Welcome to our “Chinese Language Practice” category, your go-to resource for mastering the four key pillars of learning Mandarin Chinese: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Designed for kids and beginning learners, our posts offer practical tips, engaging activities, and expert insights to help you develop these essential skills. Discover effective listening exercises, speaking drills, reading strategies, and writing techniques that make learning Mandarin enjoyable and accessible. Dive into our comprehensive guides and resources to enhance your language practice and achieve fluency in Mandarin Chinese.
We all get sick once in a while. How do say when a person does not feel well in Chinese? Here are some expressions talking about feeling unwell. In Chinese, when a person feels unwell, he can say “我不舒服。” （Wǒ bú shūfú）When the person feels sick, he can say “我生病了。”（Wǒ shēngbìngle.） [Tweet “In Chinese, when a […]
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太 is a common word in Chinese. It literally means “too” or “so” in the sense of “excessively”. Usually 了 needs to be added after the adjective to make it sound natural in Chinese. This Chinese Vocabulary Study guide tai 太 features the basic grammatical rules on how to use the word with many useful examples. Here
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There is one short story made of words that used only one sound, shi (sounds like ‘sure’). We call it “The Story of Mr. Shi Eating Lions” which was written by Zhao Yuanren, a linguist in Chinese, the author of “A Grammar of Spoken Chinese”. This short story is composed of 91 words and all
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It is well known that children need “positive enforcement” (“正面激励”). By definition, “positive enforcement occurs when a desirable event or stimulus is presented as a consequence of a behavior and the behavior increases.” (Wikipedia). Praise is one of the strategies to provide positive verbal feedback. However, if we praise our child all the time with
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都 is one of the commonly used characters in Chinese. Literally it means “both” and “all”. This Chinese Vocabulary Study guide you 都 features the basic grammatical rules on how to use the word with many useful examples. 葡萄和苹果，我都喜欢。 This sentence can be translated into English as “Grapes and apples, I like both. “ As
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也 (yě) means “too” or “also”.Chinese vocabulary study guide Ye 也 explains the basic rules of how to use 也 in Chinese as well as some common mistakes and how to avoid them. Let’s have a look at a sentence first. My friend is going to the library. I am going there too. This is
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不 (bu) is a common word in Chinese. It literally means “no, not”. In this vocabulary study guide, I would like to list some rules of how to use it in Chinese. to Negate a VERB 不 is generally used to negate a verb in the present of future tense by simply putting it in front
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Some proverbs have the similar meanings in both Chinese and English, although the expressions are different. For example. “Burnt child dreads the fire. ” in Chinese, the corresponding proverb is “一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 (literally means, “He who was once bitten by a snake is frightened at the sight of a coiled rope.” ) Can you make the
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Safety and discipline are two big topics adults cannot talk about enough to our children. How to say them in Chinese? Here are a list of sentences you can use when it is necessary. SAFETY 1. 小心。 xiǎoxīn Be careful. | Watch out. 2. 小心路滑。 xiǎoxīn lù huá Be careful. It is slippery. 3. 小心楼梯。
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Public signs are very important. Many signs in China look similar to the ones available in Europe, USA and other countries in the world. Familiar Public Area Signs For example, NO SMOKING is pretty much the same. 禁止吸烟 Jìnzhǐ xīyān No Mobile Phone looks similar too. 请勿使用手机 Qǐng wù shǐyòng shǒujī Although a person does
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It is very important to know the basic Chinese sentences in order to conduct conversations in Chinese. Here are 30 sentences you can learn to start dialogues in Chinese. 能耽误你一点时间吗？ Néng dānwù nǐ yīdiǎn shíjiān ma? Have you got a minute? 有笔借我吗？Yǒu bǐ jiè wǒ ma Have you got a pen I could
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How is the weather? In Chinese, we say 天气怎么样？Tiānqì zěnme yàng? Is it sunny? Is it rainy? Is it little cloudy? Is it snowy? Is it windy? Is it foggy? 是晴天吗？ Shì qíng tiān ma? 是下雨吗？ Shì xià yǔ ma? 是多云吗？ Shì duōyún ma? 是下雪吗？ Shì xià xuě ma? 是刮风吗？ Shì guā fēng ma? 是多雾吗？
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How to say Year, Month and Date in Mandarin Chinese? Are they very different from their equivalents in English? Are they difficult? These are common questions Chinese learners ask. First of all, year, month and date are easy in Mandarin Chinese If one knows the basic numbers in Chinese, she or he can easily conjugate
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Compared to English, weekdays or Counting weeks in Chinese are extremely easy. As long as the basic Chinese numbers are learned, it is as easy as a piece of cake. Weekdays in Chinese To learn the weekdays, we first need to know that a week in China starts with Monday instead of Sunday. So the
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Greetings are important for all of us. It is useful to know some greeting phrases in various languages even if we do not know the languages. So even if you don’t want to learn Chinese, it is good to know some phrases to say hello and goodbye. And they are quite easy. Here are 7
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There are some sayings in English that are so inspirational that we would like to find out how to say them in other languages. Here I have selected 8 great sayings that I believe all of us can get strength, encouragement and inspiration, in both English and Chinese. 1. Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。
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Like English, there are many punctuation marks to organize and clarify the Chinese language. There are some similar punctuation marks as well as some different marks. So, what are the Chinese punctuation marks? In fact, we can categorize the Chinese punctuation marks into two groups: the ones that are similar to the western punctuation marks
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If you ask a Chinese learner, “what is the most difficult part when you learn Chinese? ” Most likely, you will hear “Chinese characters” and “Chinese Pronunciation” as the answers. To learn Chinese characters, it takes time, patience and a lot of exercises. To get the pronunciation right, it also takes time and a lot
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There was a baby owl who, unlike other owls, is afraid of darkness. This worried his parents because it is owls’ duty to watch out the forest at night. So they took the baby owl to the witch asking for advice. The advice is that the baby owl has to get a courage grass by
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Over time, Chinese characters are developed based on several strategies. Some basic Chinese characters were originally pictograms, or pictographs (象形, literally meaning “form imitation). They symbolize objects or express meanings iconically. Pictogram Chinese characters are easy to recognize as the objects represented in the symbols can be seen as soon as the meaning is revealed.
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