Basic Chinese vocabulary are simple Chinese words perfect for young and/or beginning Chinese learners. You can find easy-to-learn vocabulary flashcards with fun visuals to make learning engaging; Chinese words around one theme; phrases and sentences, etc. to make Chinese vocabulary learning engaging.
Chinese characters with the same radical many times have something in common. Chinese characters containing “口” (mouth) are often grouped together in the “口” section in Chinese dictionaries and usually involves “mouth”. What is a radical? A Chinese radical is so called 部首 bùshǒu, literally meaning, “section header”. It is sometimes translated as an indexing […]
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When the weather is good, isn’t it nice to get an ice cream? Isn’t it cooler to know Chinese around ice cream? How to say ice cream in Chinese Ice cream is a foreign word. There are two terms, both referring to ice cream, both are the combination of the word meaning （ice冰）+ pronunciation of cream.
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The four seasons in a year are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. In Chinese, we say “春夏秋冬“, that means, for Chinese people, Spring 春天 is the first season, indicating the start of a year and Winter 冬天 is the last season of a year. WHAT ARE THE 4 SEASONS IN CHINESE Season in Chinese
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HLet a child look at himself/herself in the mirror. What would he/she see? As children are curious about themselves, they are eager to learn different parts of their bodies, such as eyes, nose, hands and more. Because they can identify and point to the different body parts, learning the Chinese words is quite easy and
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Having had meals with many friends in Chinese restaurants and it was always a struggle for my foreign friends to order from the menus. Well, apart from the fact that Chinese cuisine is very different, the way Chinese dishes are organised on menus is different: they are not organised by courses; instead , they are
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It is dark and cold in winter. It can be however a really interesting season for children, especially on the snowy days. Here let’s learn a Chinese nursery rhythm named “It’s Snowing”. 下雪了 It’s Snowing 下雪了，下雪了 xià xuěle, xià xuěle It is snowing, it is snowing 屋子长高了 wūzi zhǎng gāole Houses grow higher 小路变胖了 xiǎolù
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Let’s say, you read a book and find many new Chinese words. You want to learn these new Chinese words, what do you do? You probably will look up in the dictionary and write them down in a notebook. The words help you to understand the book. But After a while, you may forget about
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Halloween time is always a fun time for kids. Parties, costumes, trick and treat, candies… so much enjoyment! We can make it also a fun Chinese learning opportunity. We’ve created Halloween Chinese Learning Pack for Children so they can learn some Chinese while getting ready for this very exciting day. What’s in the pack?
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Food is an essential part of our lives. For Chinese people, food is more than its necessity to feed. It provides joy, serves as a medium to entertain, to connect and to unite. In Chinese, a common greeting is “吃了吗？(Chīle ma?Did you eat?)” When friends meet in the street, they would invite each other “一起去吃顿饭吧！（Yīqǐ
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In this harvest season, apples are everywhere. It is interesting for children to learn Chinese around the theme of apples, and there are so many things to learn about apples. Here are some examples: parts of an apple, apple products, apple life cycle, and so on. This Apple Theme Chinese learning Pack Contains the Following
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Research supports the idea that “learning is an integrated process, a process focused on constructing meaning, and a process largely dependent on the ability to communicate. “(Sandra Rollins Hurley, Ph.D., and Sally Blake, Ph.D.). When we identify the facts and ideas that connect with each other across subjects, we construct meaning. When we learn to
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Kids like zoo and the animals living in the zoo. They also like the creatures living under the water. With so much unknown, the sea world is fascinating. The creatures living in this world are even more amazing: just imagine those colourful fish, mysterious octopus, lovable dolphins, and much more! How about we learn these
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After last week’s “Insects Chinese Vocabulary” post, I’ve received many requests for more of this kind of lessons. So here you are, let’s learn how to say zoo animals in Chinese! Zoo is always a fascinating place for kids to visit, again and again. There are many animals living in the zoo and that makes
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When the weather gets warmer, we start to see insects everywhere: in the garden, we can find ants; in the park, we can see butterflies, ladybugs and bees. Have you introduced these little friends to your child? Let’s learn some insects Chinese vocabulary together! Insects Vocabulary in Chinese Insect is called 昆虫(kūnchóng) in Chinese. Here
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Flash cards are a simple and common tool for studying foreign languages. It is well used for Chinese learning, especially for learning Chinese vocabulary – Chinese characters, words, and Chinese expressions. There are many ways, and here I am going to talk about 4 types of flash cards we can usein Chinese vocabulary learning. Text-Only
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We use numbers nearly everyday. Actually we use simple math everyday. Do you know how to say math in Chinese? How about we learn some math vocabulary together? Math in Chinese is 数学(shùxué). Basic Calculation Words in Chinese 基本计算词汇 jīběn jìsuàn cíhuì + 加 jiā add, plus, addition – 减 jiǎn subtract, minus, subtraction ✕
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A study guide is a condensed version of important information one needs to know in order to understand a concept, a word or rules. Chinese vocabulary study guide provides assistance and support for Chinese learners as a reference to some basic yet essential Chinese words. WHAT IS A STUDY GUIDE A study guide is “a
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The word 会 basically can be used in two ways: 1. to express an ability (a skill or knowledge) that has been learned; 2. to express the possibility of an action which happens in the future. Here is the Chinese vocabulary study guide 会. EXPRESS AN ABILITY WITH 会 The sentence structure is Subj +
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One of the most exciting festival for kids is around the corner — Halloween is coming! Do you know how to say Halloween in Chinese? It is 万圣节(or 鬼节). There are many other Halloween Chinese words, do you want to learn them all for this very special day? key Halloween Chinese words 蝙蝠
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If we translate 很 （hěn）into English, 很 literally means “very, quite”. However, it is often used before adjectives and its meaning is simply “to be”. Here is the Chinese vocabulary study guide 很. 很 （hěn）vs 是 （Shì ) Both 很 and 是 can be translated into “to be”. The difference is that 是 is used in front
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