Results found with the tag 'Mandarin' , 147 articles in total.
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[Brief Intro]
Why Learn Mandarin?
Mandarin is “too hard” to learn, right? Despite this widely-held belief, millions of people are studying Mandarin Chinese as a second language.
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[Brief Intro]
History of Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese is the official language of Mainland China and Taiwan, and it's one of the official languages of Singapore and the United Nations. It is the most widely-spoken language in the wo
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[Brief Intro]
Chinese Language
As one of the six official languages used by UN (United Nations), Chinese now has earned itself greater status in the World. The official language of China is the Mandarin (Standard Chinese).
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[Basic Dialogue]
Mandarin Chinese Greetings
Mandarin greetings follow the rules of conduct for Chinese society, and should always be observed when meeting someone for the first time.
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[Pronunciation]
Pronunciation Challenges
Many of the sounds of Mandarin have approximate counterparts in English, but there are few sounds which are more challenging.
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[Grammar]
Usage of Chinese Number
Chinese grammar requires the use of classifiers (measure words) when a numeral is used together with a noun to express a quantity. For example, "three people" (三个人sān ge rén),
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[Customs]
Chinese Numerals汉语数字
Chinese numerals(汉语数字hànyǔ shùzì) are words and characters used to denote numbers in Chinese. Today speakers of Chinese use three written numeral systems
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[Customs]
Lucky Number(2)
The number 5 (五wŭ) is associated with the five elements (Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, and Metal) in Chinese philosophy, and in turn was historically associated with the Emperor of China.
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[Customs]
Seven七
The number 7 (七qī) symbolizes "togetherness" in Chinese. It is a lucky number for relationships. It is also recognized as the luckiest number in the West, and is one of the rare numbers that is
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L27: You did well in the exam. Congratulations!
In the classroom the teacher returns graded exams to the students. Dachuan is happy with his grade. Sun Dachuan congratulates him.
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[Speaking]
Lesson 28: Don't ride a bike too fast!
Dachuan and Sun Dawei are walking through the campus when they notice a bike coming at them. Sun Dawei is not able to get out of the way and is knocked over.
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L26: Let's go to see Beijing Opera tomorrow!
Dachuan comes to Wang Jun's home as a guest. Dachuan is very interested in the Peking Opera masks that addorn Wang Jun's home. They make an appointment to see Peking Opera together.
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L29: What plans do you have for the holiday?
Winter vacation is coming. Dachuan, Wang Jun and Li Mei are making a snowman while discussing what to do for the break.
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L30: I'm returning home.
At a restaurant Dachuan invites Gao Qiang to eat "huoguo (hot pot)" and to say goodbye to him.
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L25: Sorry. I'm late.
The people are just about to blow out the candles at Lei Mei's birthday party when there is a knock on the door.
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L24: What a beautiful dress!
Hu Man comes to Li Mei's home to attend her birthday party. She says that Li Mei's cheongsam is very beautiful.
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L23: Can you come to my birthday party this Thursday evening?
On a street in campus, Sun Dawei meets Li Mei holding many things that she bought from the supermarket.
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L16: How much is this clothes?
Dachuan is strolling in a clothing store and sees cheong-sam and Tang Dynasty garments of different colors and styles. He wants to buy a red cheong-sam for Li Mei.
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L17: My stomach aches very badly.
Dachuan is wakened by the alarm clock in the morning. He doesn't want to attend class, so he rings his teacher Mr. Zhang and tells him that he is sick.
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[Tutorials]
Learn Chinese L18: What's your opinion on this issue?
Li Mei and Dachuan are seeing a horrible movie. Li Mei feels sick, and Dachuan falls asleep from boredom. After the film ends, Li Mei asks Dachuan what he thought about the film.