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2009-01-31T07:35:00.001-08:00

The Temple of Heaven

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The Temple of Heaven

( 2008-07-08 )

In architecture the entire design is symbolic. The southern part of the Inner Temple is square, while the northern part is semi-circular, a pattern representing the ancient belief that Heaven is round and Earth square. The northern wall was built higher than the southern wall, illustrating the
notion of Heaven surpassing Earth. Compared to the imposing complexity and intricacy of royal palaces, the altar area here is simple, setting off the vastness of the sky, and the grandeur of Heaven.

In ancient China, odd numbers were regarded as heavenly or as related to the sun. Since nine was considered the most powerful of all numbers, the altar, a three-tiered terrace, was constructed with rings of stone slabs in multiples of nine, and the steps and balustrades are also in multiples of
nine. At the center of the top terrace lies a round stone known as the Center-of-Heaven Stone (Tianxinshi), which has an amplifying impact for speeches made from it.

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Chinese Pinyin - Liubo

2009-01-30T23:59:00.003-08:00

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Liubo

( 2008-07-07 )

Liubo is one of the most mysterious games. It is an ancient Chinese board-game whose rules are forgotten. However, several studies have been done, backed by several archaeological findings.

Puddingstone footed Liubo Board (41.5x41.5 cm) inlaid with bone with four ivory Liubo pieces. Han dynasty, 206 BC - AD 220.

The name Liubo comes from Chinese (liu = six, bo = sticks). This game was played in ancient China, at least since the Warring States era (4th c. BC) and maybe much earlier (7th c. BC) as it is evoked in Confucius' Analects (Book XVII, 22): "It is difficult for a man who always has a full stomach
to put his mind to some use. Are there not players of liubo and weiqi Even playing these games is better than being idle."

Liubo players. Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD The figures in this group are gambling. They are playing Liubo, a game thought to be popular among both mortals and immortals.The board is marked with divination symbols, and the game pieces show the animals of the four directions: the White
Tiger (West), the Green Dragon (East), the Vermilion Bird (South) and the Tortoise, with a snake coiled around its body, known as the Dark Warrior (North).The models are made of earthenware, covered with a green lead glaze. Lead glazes were used only for burial goods, because they are poisonous.
Height: 25.6 cm

Apparently very popular during the Han dynasties (207 BC - 220 AD) when the best players were well respected and formed a corporation, it later vanished. The very last reference dates from the Song time (before 1162) where it was quoted as an “old game”. Archaeological findings are not scarce
and there are quite a few literary evocations, nevertheless, nobody knows what the rules of the game were.

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HSK Exam - Qiu Shaoyun Memorial Hall

2009-01-30T23:59:00.001-08:00

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Qiu Shaoyun Memorial Hall

The Qiu Shaoyun Memorial Hall, located at Tongliang County of Sichuan Province and opened to the public in October 1962, is a museum of Chinese revolutionary figures. It was established in memory of Martyr Qiu Shaoyun, a volunteer army man winning the titles of Special Meritorious Fighter and
Class One Hero in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

The monument to Martyr Qiu Shaoyun stands in front of the memorial. It is 10 meters tall with the characters of Monument to Martyr Qiu Shanyun engraved in the front of the monument and the martyr's biography on the back. On the top of the monument stands a 5-meter-tall sculpture of Qiu Shaoyun and
in the front of the pedestal is a relief pattern composed of a golden star medal, an olive branch and a submachine gun.

The exhibition hall of Qiu Shaoyun's deeds takes up an area of 1,700 square meters, consisting of the vestibule, a showroom of paintings and calligraphies, and four exhibition rooms of the martyr's heroic deeds. On display are more than 190 historical relics showing the brilliant life of Martyr
Qiu Shaoyun, such as the things left behind by the martyr, pictures, the inscriptions of leaders of the central authorities, the certificate and medal bestowed by Chairman Kim-il Sung of the Korean Government as well as the gifts presented to the martyr's dependents.

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HSK - Macao Museum of Art

2009-01-24T14:38:00.001-08:00

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Macao Museum of Art

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Located in the cultural center of New Port District in Macao, the Macao Museum of Art was opened to the public in March 19, 1999. It is the only art museum in Macao, covering 10,192 square meters. The Museum houses an abundant collection of paintings, seals, western paintings, pottery and bronze.

This five-storeyed building contains five separate exhibition galleries of differing sizes, namely the Hall of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings, the Hall of Chinese Potteries, two exhibition halls on special topics, and the Exhibition Hall of History, which displays western paintings for sales.
Besides, the Museum has an auditorium that can hold more than 100 people.

It is one of the finest museums in Macao displaying fine works of art and significant cultural artifacts. The displays in the museum are to show visitors the art that has developed under the influence of both the East and the West cultures.

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Chinese language - Xikou Museum at Fenghua

2009-01-14T17:13:00.001-08:00

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Xikou Museum at Fenghua

The Xikou Museum at Fenghua, located at Xikou Town of Fenghua City in Zhejiang Province, founded and opened to the public in 1988, is a local museum of China, mainly introducing the folk customs and human relationships of Xikou and the area of Ningbo.

The buildings of the Museum used to be theWushanBuddhistTemple, an ancient architecture. On display in the three exhibition halls are 190 items of exhibits.

The First Exhibition Hall introduces the history and sceneries of Xikou and the special local products of Fenghua. On display are the stone artifacts of the Neolithic Age unearthed within the boundary of Fenghua, the bronze and ceramics from the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279) as well as the
objects introducing the splendid views of Xikou and the special local products of Fenghua, 47 objects in total.

The Second Exhibition Hall, introducing the folk customs and human relationships of Xikou and the area ofNingbo, is the main part of the Museum, displaying mainly the festival and matrimony customs with 49 items of objects. The four major items -- the boat drum, the bridal sedan chair, the 1,000
man-day bed, and the gong and drum -- are exquisitely carved and inlaid, especially the boat drum, a rare collection of large traditional handicraft article carved with pavilion over pavilion, figures, flowers and birds.

The Third Exhibition Hall introduces the handicraft articles of Henghua City, such as articles made of bamboo, carvings made with bamboo or tree roots, door curtain made with wooden beads, inlaid work of mahogany, lacquer painting, small animal samples, bamboo woven articles, embroidery and folded
fans.

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Learning Mandarin - part 3

2009-01-14T04:00:00.001-08:00

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Ox-shaped Zun

A liquor container from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC). It is 24cm high and 38cm long. Unearthed in 1962 in Hejiazhuang, Qishan County, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection of Shaanxi History Museum.

The ox is vigorous with strong legs. It is stretching out its head to bellow. Its tongue turns upward and serves as the outlet. Its tail curves into a ring. There is a square cover on its back with a tiger-shaped handle. The decorations include pattern of curves and whirlpool lines. This ox-shaped
zun is simply decorated and vividly designed. It may be rated as a fine work of art.

Yuan Foal Zun

A liquor container from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC). It is 34cm long and 32.4cm high. Unearthed in 1953 in Li Village, Mei County, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection of Xi'an Museum of China.

The foal stands firm, raising its head, with alert ears and a drooping tail. Its body is decorated with whirlpool pattern. The decoration is simple and the style is lively. It is of high practical and artistic quality. Its inscription is of important value in verifying foal-driving ceremony and
document records.

Three-year-old Xing Pot

A liquor container from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC). It is 65.4cm high with a diameter of 19.7cm. Unearthed in December 1976 in Zhuangbai Village, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection of Zhouyuan Museum, Shaanxi Province.

It has a small neck and swelling body and is decorated with patterns of netted fish scale. Two hoops are shaped like beast heads. Its cover is decorated with bird motifs. The whole pot features well-balanced shape with a large body and a novel design. Its moderate decoration well matches its
shape. Its inscription on the neck records Emperor Zhou's award for Xing.

Yuan Square Yi

A liquor container from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC). It is 22.8cm high and with a mouth of 14.4cm long. Unearthed in March 1955 in Li Village, Mei County, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection of the National Museum of Chinese History.

Its cover and handle are shaped like a roof with ridges. Its two ears are shaped like a curved elephant nose. Its body and cover are decorated with an annular pattern, its two sides with kui-dragon pattern, and its edge and foot with a curve line pattern. The whole body was carved on a
cloud-and-thunder background. The interior inscription with 108 characters records the award and post granted by Emperor Zhou for Yuan. Small and exquisite, this piece is unique in design.

Feng Zun

A liquor container from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC). It is 16.8cm high with a diameter of 16.8cm. Unearthed in December 1976 in Zhuangbai Village, Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection of Zhouyuan Museum, Shaanxi Province.

It has a large mouth, round body and encircled foot. Its body is decorated with a big phoenix pattern and the neck with little bird motifs. Its front is ornamented with beast head pattern and its upper part with a bird motif. Its interior inscription mainly records the order from Emperor Zhou at
Chengzhou to Feng to meet Daju. Feng received awards from Ju and had this bronze piece made to commemorate the event. This vessel is beautifully decorated and served as official vessel in the time of King Mu.

Weibo Xing Gui

A food container from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC). It is 13.9cm high with a diameter of 27.3cm. Unearthed in 1977 in Zhuangbai Village, Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection of Zhouyuan Museum, Shaanxi Province.

It has a shallow plate and a straight mouth. Its rim is decorated with a multi-circular pattern. Its stand is hollow and ornamented with an annular pattern. This article is exquisite and of high craftsmanship.

Xing Bell

A musical instrument from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC) used during battles, sacrificial offerings and banquets. It is 64.6cm high with a milling distance of 27.5cm. Unearthed in 1976 in Zhuangbai Village, Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection
of Zhouyuan Museum, Shaanxi Province.

The handle is hollow and connected with the cavity. The bell is decorated with a pair of birds with long beaks, large crests and falling tails. Other decorations include a cloud-and-moon pattern. The inscription records the event that Xing, the bell maker, offered sacrifices to the ancestors and
prayed for longevity and peace.

Xing Gui

A container for broomcorn, millet, rice, sorghum, etc., from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC). It is 35.8cm high with a diameter of 22.8cm. Unearthed in 1976 in Zhuangbai Village, Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection of Zhouyuan Museum, Shaanxi
Province.

The container has a swelling body, an arched cover and a square stand. The handles are animal-shaped with double horns, long tongues and falling earrings. The container and stand are decorated with a ridge pattern. Its edge and neck are decorated with a multi-circular pattern and the foot with
tile pattern. Its inscription records the owner Xing's post appointed by Emperor Zhou.

It was a popular practice in the Western Zhou Dynasty to combine the ding and kui in the use of sacrificial vessel, symbolizing the status and position of the ancient noble. For example, 9 dings and 8 kuis were designated for the emperor, 7 dings and 6 kuis for the princes, 5 dings and 4 kuis for
the ministers and 3 dings and 2 kuis for officials. All together 8 pieces of the same kind were unearthed. They are of great value in studying the protocol system of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Li Guarded by a Slave Punished by Yue Penalty

A cooking vessel from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC). It is 17.7cm high. Unearthed in 1972 in Zhuangbai Village, Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection of Zhouyuan Museum, Shaanxi Province.

It is rectangular with handles. At each corner is found a dragon design in relief. The square container is supported by four animal-shaped legs. The stove can be opened in the front. The door is guarded by a slave whose feet were cut off by a kind of penalty called Yue. The area around the window
is decorated with a slanting cloud pattern. Its back is ornamented with a hollowed-out curve pattern. Monsters are cast on each corner. Charcoal can be burned inside the stove to heat the food in the container. Square Li is very rare. The slave punished by Yue penalty serves as the material object
for the study of the criminal law of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Wei He

It is a water container from the middle Western Zhou Dynasty (approximately 1100BC -771BC). It is 29cm high wigh a diameter of 22cm. Unearthed in 1975 in Dongjiacun, Qishan County, Shaanxi Province, it is now in the collection of Qishan Municipal Cultural Center.

It has a cover with a handle and two ears. The handle is decorated with wind design and the ears with bird motif. The legs of the bird serve as earrings. It has a big mouth and three short legs. The container and its cover are both decorated with bird motifs. Its whole body is ornamented with
angular spiral patterns or leiwen on the background. The interior inscription with 132 characters records the land and economic system of the time. Unique and original in shape and style, it is a rare piece of ancient bronze.

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Chinese Mandarin - Food Symbolism

2009-01-13T17:24:00.001-08:00

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Food Symbolism

InChina, foods are given particular meanings, so that a type of food can only be eaten by some specific individuals in certain occasion, or must be eaten in specific occasion.

Usually, an honored guest will be served a snapper's head or shell to hail him and show warm welcome in some districts.

Noodles are the symbol of longevity in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with lit candles is in many countries, so that youngsters or seniors all will have a bowl of Long Life Noodle in the expectation of a healthy life. Since noodles do
symbolize long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut up a strand.

Eggs hold a special symbolic significance in many cultures, andChinais no exception. The Chinese believe eggs symbolize fertility. After a baby is born, parents may hold a "red egg and ginger party", where they serve round hard-boiled eggs to announce the birth. (InCentral China, the number of
eggs presented depends on the sex of the child: An even number, usually six or eight Red Boiled Eggs with a black point dotted on one end will be delivered for a boy and an odd number, usually five or seven without black point for a girl). Egg rolls or spring rolls resemble the shape of a gold
bar, and thus are often served on the New Year as a symbol of wealth and prosperity in the coming year.

Fish also play a large role in festive celebrations. The Chinese word for fish "Yu" sounds like the homophonic words both for wish and abundance. As a result, on New Year's Eve it is customary to serve a fish for dinner, symbolizing the wish for accumulations of prosperity and wealth in the coming
year. In addition, the fish is served whole, with head and tail attached, symbolizing a good beginning and ending for the coming year.

Ducks represent fidelity in Chinese culture. If you are ever invited to a Chinese wedding banquet, don't be surprised to spot a mouthwatering platter of Peking duck on the banquet table. Also, red dishes are featured at weddings as red is the color of happiness. (You may find them served at New
Year's banquets for the same reason.)

Chicken forms part of the symbolism of the dragon and phoenix in Chinese culture. At a Chinese wedding, chicken's feet, referred to as phoenix feet, are often served with dragon foods such as lobster. Chicken is also popular at Chinese New Year, symbolizing a good marriage and the coming together
of families, and serving the bird whole emphasizes family unity.

Seeds -- lotus seeds, watermelon seeds, etc -- represent bearing many children in Chinese culture. Visit an Asian bakery during the Chinese New Year, and you're likely to find a wide assortment of snacks with different types of seeds in them.

There are other foods, snacks and fruits which symbolize good wishes under special circumstances, including dried bean curd, black moss seaweed, peanuts, pomelos and oranges.

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HSK - Introduction in Chinese

2009-01-13T08:38:00.001-08:00

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Introduction in Chinese

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Chinese School - Biggest Ancient Building Complex

2009-01-12T09:00:00.001-08:00

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Biggest Ancient Building Complex

The biggest and most complete ancient building complex is the former Imperial Palace (also known as the Forbidden City) in Beijing. It was imperial palace of both the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was first completed in 1420 and covers an area of 720,000 square meters.

The Forbidden City, now called the Palace Museum, is located in the center of Beijing. Starting in 1420, the Forbidden City was the home to 24 Chinese emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Now, it has developed into the Palace Museum, which displays art treasures of the past
dynasties and is the richest treasury of cultures and arts in China. Lofty and magnificent, the Forbidden City is acclaimed as one of the world five great palaces, ranking with Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in Britain, White House in the United States and Kremlin in Russia, and
was listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1987.

Extending 750 meters east-west and 960 meters north-south, The Forbidden City covers 720,000 square meters, and is the largest palatial complex in the world and the most complete ancient architectural group extant in China. It has 9,999 buildings, and is called the Ocean of Palaces. No matter in
terms of plain layout, three-dimensional effect or magnificent appearance, the complex is really an unparalleled masterpiece in the world. A central axis runs through the whole palace and the axis happens to be on the central axis of Beijing City. The Forbidden City is divided into southern and
northern parts by the axis: The former served as the emperor's work area and the latter as his living quarters. The main structures are arranged along the central axis, and the buildings on both sides of it are symmetrical.

The main structures in the work area that cannot be missed are the Taihe Dian (the Hall of Supreme Harmony), Zhonghe Dian (the Hall of Central Harmony) and Baohe Dian (the Hall ofPreservedHarmony). All the three main halls are built on an eight-meter-high platform covering a total area of about
85,000 square meters. The Taihe Dian is the largest and most imposing hall. It is 60.1 meters wide, 33.33 meters deep and 35.05 meters high. Here the most important ceremonies of the feudal dynasties were held, such as the emperor's enthronement, his marriage and his conferring of titles and
issuing orders on expeditions. On these occasions, thousands of people chanted "long life, long life, and long, long life" to his majesty, and hundreds of musical instruments and bells and drums sounded in unison. Behind the Taihe Dian is the Zhonghe Dian, where the emperor used to rest and
receive officials before attending major ceremonies. The northernmost structure is the Baohe Dian, in which the emperor threw banquets and interviewed successful candidates for imperial examinations.

The living quarters include the Qianqing, Jiaotai and Kunning halls and the six lesser halls on the east and west sides, which together are called "three main halls and six lesser halls", where the emperor and his concubines lived. North of the living quarters is a small but exquisite imperial
garden. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), all the emperors lived in the QianqingGong(the Palace of Heavenly Purity), while empresses lived in the Kunning Gong (the Palace of Earthly Tranquility). The Jiaotai Dian (the Hall of Union) was a place
for the activities of the empresses. But in the middle and late periods of the Qing Dynasty, the emperors and empresses all moved to the six lesser halls on the west side. The most famous is the Yangxin Dian (the Hall of Mind Cultivation). It became the place where most Qing emperors, starting
from Emperor Yongzheng, lived and handled state affairs. It is also the place where Empress Dowager Cixi attended to state affairs behind the scenes for as long as 40 years.

The whole complex is tightly guarded by two defense lines. One is the moat, which is 52 meters wide and six meters deep, surrounding the city wall; and the other is the city wall, which is 3,400 meters long, 10 meters high and 8.62 meters wide at the bottom. There are four gates: Wumen Gate to the
south, Shenwu Gate to the north, Donghua Gate to the east and Xihua Gate to the west. On the four corners stand four turret towers, each with three layers of eaves and 72 ridges. They are masterpieces of the ancient architectural art.

Some halls in the Palace Museum have developed into the Hall of Historical Arts, the Hall of Jewelry, the Hall of Watches and Clocks, the Hall of Paintings, the Hall of Potteries, the Hall of Toys and so on. The museum has a collection of 1,052,653 pieces of ancient art treasures, accounting for
one sixth of the total cultural relics in China. It is the museum with the richest collection of cultural relics in China, and also a world-famous museum of ancient cultural arts. Many cultural relics preserved in it are unique in the world.

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Learn Mandarin online - Jing (painted face, male)

2009-01-12T04:00:00.001-08:00

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Jing (painted face, male)

Zhang Dingbian

Zhang Dingbian, a loyal marshal, was dismissed because of his well-intended remonstration to Chen Youliang, king of the Northern Han. When Chen was defeated in the battle, Zhang came to his rescue, waiting for him with a boat at the Jiujiang River mouth.

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Hufa the Deity

Hufa the Deity was a character in the fairy taleThe Legend of White Snake. He was the general from the heaven, who joined hands with tricky head monk Fahai in suppressing the White Lady (the White Snake) Bai Suzhen.

Repertoire:The Legend of White Snake

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Learn Chinese online - Preface

2009-01-11T08:02:00.001-08:00

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Preface

The first objects to be used as money by the people of China were natural seashells. This marked the beginning of a transition from the old system whereby goods were traded and bartered to a new age of monetary symbols. Then came the Bronze Age, during which the Chinese used their skills and
wisdom to create a resplendent bronze culture. Bronze coins replaced shells as the currency of the age, and were supplemented by the circulation of precious metals such as gold and silver. With the emergence, growth and increase of marketplace trading, all kinds of money appeared and went into
broad circulation. Following the historical developments of modern civilization, they gradually developed into the perfectly integrated credit and currency systems in place today. The history of money in China goes back more than 4000 years, and the types of money that have been used are many and
varied, including ancient forms of money, gold and silver currency, copper coins, and paper money. The emergence of money gave people more freedom of movement and association. During every historical period or phase, the different materials and methods used in coining reflected not only political
strength, but also the state of the economy and the level of technological development. Money has always been closely linked to the development of society. The changes and replacements of currencies tell a vivid story of the vicissitudes of nations, the rise and fall of dynasties, but also amply
reflect the skill and imagination of the coiners who have made money into a rich, unique and exquisite art form. We sincerely hope that visitors to this exhibition will be able to further their knowledge and understanding of Chinese history and culture through an appreciation of the long history
of Chinese money.

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Chinese language - Xinjiang Hetian Jade

2009-01-10T15:05:00.001-08:00

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Xinjiang Hetian Jade

Hetian, located in the southwest of Xinjiang in Northwest China, is famous for its exquisite, pure white and flawless jade -- Hetian jade.

Hetian jade has a history of more than 2,000 years, originating in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). In ancient times, Hetian jade was transported into the Central Plains in batches and then engraved into all kinds of exquisite sacrificial vessels and jade ornaments. The Jade Clothes Sewn
with Gold Threads unearthed in a Western Han Tomb in Heibei Province is made of 2,000-odd pieces of Hetian jade. Through the ages, Hetian jade had been considered a priceless treasure.

Traditionally, the fine jade in Chinese refers to the soft jade, with a rigidity of only 6.5, which is very precious. Jade can be classified into white, green, blue, yellow and black, etc. and the white one is the most precious. Among the various Hetian jade, Yangzhi jade is considered the best of
the white jade.

This region was so abundant in Hetian jade that people in the past could easily find it on the ground. But now people have to climb the snow-covered mountain peak to find some, for not much is left on ground after so many years of exploration. According to current statistics, the annual output of
Hetian jade is around 20-30 tons.

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Chinese Pinyin - Stage Play Hello Kitty Dream Fantasy China Premiere Beijing Stop

2009-01-10T04:00:00.001-08:00

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Stage Play Hello Kitty Dream Fantasy China Premiere Beijing Stop

Time: 2008/3/21-2008/3/23

Venue: Peoples Liberation Army Opera House

Price: 80/180/280/480/680/800/880/1000/1200/1600 yuan

The musical featuring one of the world's favorite cartoon characters, Hello Kitty is headed for the Chinese stage. "Hello Kitty's Dream Light Fantasy" is a pan-Asia production.

Easily one of Japan's most recognizable cartoon characters, Hello Kitty is known and loved the world over. Now Hello Kitty is coming to China, along with her friends, Dear Daniel, My Melody, XO and Twin Star. The musical remains true to the original personalities of the cartoon characters.

The Chinese production of the show also welcomes three well beloved Chinese characters - the white dolphin Yangyang, the giant panda Maomao and the Tibetan antelope Lingling. The story of "Hello Kitty's Dream Light Fantasy," draws all the characters together, united in the fight against Evil.

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Learning Chinese - Climate

2009-01-09T17:49:00.001-08:00

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Climate

Brief Introduction

China has a marked continental monsoon climate characterized by great variety. Most parts of China are in the northern temperate zone while parts of the southern area are in the tropical or subtropical zone and parts of the northern area in the Frigid Zone.

Most of China lies in the north temperature zone, characterized by a warm climate and clear division between seasons, a climate well suited for habitation. In winter, northerly winds from high latitude areas keep the northern parts cold and dry; while in summer, monsoons from eastern and southern
coastal areas bring warmness and moisture.

The climate also varies with the extensive territory and various topography from region to region.

In northern China, summer is warm and short, while winter is cold and long. In southern China, summer is long, humid and hot, and the winter short and warm, with temperature rarely below freezing. In central China (the valley area along the Yangtze River), division between seasons is clear --
summer is long, hot and humid while winter, short and cold.

In northwestern China, such as Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, summer is dry and sweltering and winter is formidably cold. On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (about 4,000 meters above sea level) in southwestern China, winter is extremely cold and summer is short and moderately warm, with little
precipitation and great difference in temperature between day and night.

Climate Zone

China sees various other types of climate due to its vast territory. Temperature belts from south to north appear in this order: tropical zone, subtropical zone, temperate zone, medium temperate zone and frigid temperate zone. There is also a vertical climatic zone on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in
southwestern China.

Situated in the eastern part of the Asian continent and facing the Pacific, China also has a prominent monsoon climate. In addition, other types of climate, such as alpine climate, plateau climate, desert climate, forest climate and basin climate, coexist in China, due to complicated topography
and a great disparity in elevation.

Monsoon Climate

Most of China has a continental monsoon climate. From September to April of the following year, the dry and cold winter monsoon blow from Siberia and the Mongolian Plateau, resulting in cold and dry winters and great differences in the temperatures of northern and southern China. From April to
September, warm and humid summer monsoons blow from the seas in the east and south, resulting in overall high temperatures and plentiful rainfall, and little difference in the temperatures of northern and southern China.

In addition, cold wave, cyclone, intermittent drizzles and typhoon are also the results of monsoon climate. Caused by monsoon, the rainy season runs from May through to August and typhoons frequently occur in the southeast coast between July and September.

Precipitation

China has an average annual precipitation of 629 millimeters, which is unevenly distributed both regionally and seasonally. Precipitation gradually declines from the southeastern area to the northwestern inland area. Influenced by the oceanic warm and humid air current, most southeastern coastal
areas in China have rich rainfall, which reaches over 1,500 millimeters, while in northwestern areas annual precipitation drops to below 200 millimeters.

Temperature

China's average temperature gradually declines from the eastern area to the northern area. The Mohe area of Heilongjiang Province at the northernmost tip of China, located north of Northern Latitude 53°, has a frigid temperate averaging -5°C. Zengmu Ansha in Hainan Province at the southern end,
only 400 kilometers from the equator, is dominated by the equatorial climate with an average temperature of 25°C. Most parts of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau have a temperature below 0°C. Thus, there is great temperature difference between the south and the north.

In summer, the temperature is high nationwide, and temperature difference is small between the north and the south. In winter, most areas in China are cold and the temperature varies greatly between northern and southern parts, with the biggest difference up to 50°C. In Mohe, the lowest
temperature in a year can reach 52.3°C, while that in Sanya, Hainan, is above 20°c.

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Pnyin - China Story Part 5

2009-01-09T07:35:00.001-08:00

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China Story Part 5

Rice Seller

Watermelon Seller

Old Man from the Three Gorges

Shaolin Kungfu

Old Well

Twins

On Beijing Street

Shangrila Tibetans

Go to Market

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Learn Chinese online - Maolan National Nature Reserve

2009-01-08T14:37:00.001-08:00

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Maolan National Nature Reserve

Maolan National Nature Reserve lies in the southeast of Libo County in the Buyei & Miao Autonomous Prefecture, south of Guizhou Province. The Reserve covers an area of 20,000 hectares with forest coverage of 91.59%. As a subtropical original ancient plant kingdom, it is a karst virgin forest
rarely seen in the subtropical zone along the same latitude, and is characterized by its wildness, peculiarity and beauty. Established in 1987, Maolan National Nature Reserve was included in the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network of UNESCO in 1996.

Maolan National Nature Reserve is located in the central subtropical zone, and karst in various sizes and shapes is very representative, typical and of scientific importance. The varied karst landscapes of the Reserve always attract world attention. In the Reserve, falling leaves pile heavily and
average annual precipitation reaches over 1,700 millimeters. Rich rainfall and temperate climate provide favorable conditions for the growing of vegetation there.

Nearly a thousand specimens were collected through the preliminary investigation, among which tree species account for over 500 including most precious species such as ginkgo, Chinese tulip and yew podocarpus, and a variety of Libo bamboo that is unique in China. This dense primitive forest is
also an ideal home for wildlife such as rhesus monkeys, musk deer, South China tigers, various amphibians, reptiles, silver pheasant and insects, which are all under the state protection.

The natural vegetation in the Reserve remains lush and thriving and there are plants that have survived from a very early period. High arbors, dense shrubs and various rattans in the Reserve intertwine inextricably. Picturesque stones and rocks due to the hydrologic effect are covered with
bryophytes. Many tree roots grow on rocks nakedly and some have already permeated the rocks and become part of them. All these mentioned form the unique doline karst landscape.

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Learn Mandarin online - Old Operas and Young Hearts

2009-01-08T04:00:00.001-08:00

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Old Operas and Young Hearts

Two master performers of Kunqu and Peking operas will sing their hearts out this weekend in special Lunar New Year's performances that highlight traditional theater for the young.

Keeping traditional Chinese opera alive and appealing to younger audiences is a never-ending challenge in the face of fast-paced modern entertainment, talent shows and pop music. Kunqu and Peking opera highlights are on tap this weekend.

Both entertainment groups and artists themselves are trying to innovate and expand the appeal of the ancient theatrical art forms. Long, drawn-out stories are shortened and new elements - both thematic and choreographic - are added to attract young people accustomed to fast-food entertainment.

Since last April, the Shanghai Media Group has been preserving valuable audio-visual recordings of 30 Yueju Opera masters and 32 musicians from old videotapes and floppy disks and transferring them to DVDs.

The recordings span 80 years, covering stage performances and interviews. Some are black and white silent video clips.

"This is an important campaign to prevent traditional art forms from fading into history," says Yuan Xuefen, a famous Yueju Opera performer.

According to SMG's program materials center, the digital copies will be used for research and screened to increase public awareness.

Popular entertainment shows also have kept alive the spirit of opera. Two TV programs "Kefan Hours," an interview show hosted by Cao Kefan, and "Yueju Opera Young Actors TV Challenge Tournament" were honored at the 20th Chinese TV Entertainment Star Lighting Awards.

Opera producers are being encouraged to preserve tradition while adding modern elements, like dramatic stage settings and lighting, to interest young people and help revive old arts.

Over this weekend, fans of traditional Chinese opera can enjoy two performances featuring veteran singers and their young apprentices.

Tomorrow night, renowned Kunqu Opera artist Liu Yilong and his apprentices, Hou Zhe and Hu Gang, will stage a Lunar New Year's show at the Yifu Theater. Liu, 68, from the Shanghai Kunqu Opera House, is renowned for his portrayals of clowns (chou), a classic role.

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Chinese School - Labyrinths, Visual Arts Show Celebrating Cultural Year of Greece

2009-01-07T09:32:00.001-08:00

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Labyrinths, Visual Arts Show Celebrating Cultural Year of Greece

Marking the Cultural Year of Greece in China, the “Labyrinths” exhibition brings together two ancient civilizations through contemporary art expression, from January 12 to February 15, 2008, at 798 Art Space in Beijing.

The labyrinths of the ancient Greeks were complex structures with convoluted passages and crossing galleries, and it was almost impossible to find a way out of them. Yet, mythical Theseus and Ariadne managed to make their way out using a simple thread.

With this thread as their guide through the labyrinths of today –modern life, crowded metropolises and the fast pace of urban and financial growth in cities such as Beijing and Athens– Babel and 31 Greek artists have come here to share and exchange images and ideas, and to celebrate together
the creative communication of cultures.

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Chinese Online Class - Sika Deer

2009-01-07T09:00:00.001-08:00

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Sika Deer

With the alias of Flower Deer, it belongs to the Cervidae family of Artiodactyla order. Its scientific name is Cervus nippon (Latin) or Sika Deer (English).

Sika Deer is a medium-size deer, with about 140 to 170 centimeters in body length, 85 to 100 centimeters in shoulder height, and 100 to 150 kilograms in weight (adult). The female deer is much smaller than the male. The male has horns, mostly four forks. In the middle of the back is a dun back
line. Its tail is short, with black backside and white ventral side. In summer its hair is brownish yellow, full of vivid white plum blossom spots, hence it gets the name. And its hip has white spots.

It inhabits forest fringes or upland meadows. Its habitats vary with the change ofseasons.Male deer mostly leads a solitary life, in oestrus and mating period it returns to the group. Moving about in the morning and dusk, it feeds on green grass and leaves, fond of lapping salt and alkali. Oestrus
and mating are usually between September and November, with impetuous contention for females among the male. Each male possesses a definite domain scope. Between April and June in the next year, the female gives birth to baby, with one baby per fetus, and the baby body with white spots.

Distributed in Anhui, Jiangxi and Sichuan provinces and Northeast China, Sika Deer is of very high economic value. But due to past excessive hunting and killing, the quantity of wild Sika Deer is very small. In the common boundary of Jiangxi, Anhui and Zhejiang, the amount is about 200 to 300;
while in northern part of Sichuan, the number is between 500 and 600. In Taiwan wild Sika Deer has disappeared, with only breeding population remaining. There may still be some wild population in Northeast China. Now the bred population has reached several ten thousand.

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Chinese Online Class - Ten recommended Beijing shopping streets

2009-01-06T09:00:00.001-08:00

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Ten recommended Beijing shopping streets

( 2008-07-21 )

Beijing is a great place for shopping. From the latest fashions to fine arts to more types of tea than you can think of, it is most likely that it can be found in the capital.

Here are 10 streets for great shopping as recommended by Xinhua.

Liulichang Street

Liulichang, or Glass Street, near the Hepingmen metro station on subway Line 2, aka the "loop line," got its name from the colored glaze factories set up in the Yuan (1271-1368) and Ming(1368-1644) dynasties.

It evolved into a commercial area focusing on traditional Chinese culture starting at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911) when merchants opened the first antique stalls along the street.

If you have an interest in calligraphy and art, china or traditional Chinese ornaments, and you're looking for a memento of your trip other than Olympic souvenirs, Liulichang is highly recommended -- and don't forget to try on the eye-catching jewelry if you fancy something.

Almost 100 traditional-style shops on both sides of the street will take you away from the bustle of modern life into a Qing bazaar.

Shishahai Bar Street

After cheering for your country or favorite athlete at the Games, you may want to wet your whistle at Shishahai bar street.

The best way to get there is by cab. Just tell the driver to take you to the north gate of Beihai Park - or Beihai gong yuan in Chinese.

Modern night life in a traditional Chinese courtyard makes the street a favorite for foreigners in Beijing. It's also a great place for a little shopping.

We recommend a stroll down Xieyandai Street.

The 200-meter-long alley is lit by palace lanterns glowing above the steps of the small shops.

The establishments here mainly win the hearts of shoppers for their collection of designed stationery, jewellery,stylish clothing and accessories, which shop owners have gathered in their journeys to such areas as China's southern Yunnan province, Tibet, India and Nepal.

Its highly possible that what you pick up here will not be found anywhere else in the world.

Nanluoguxiang, South Gong and Drum Lane

The history of this 800 meter-long, south-north lane, which is just a block east of Shishahai, can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty.

It is up to you to push open the wooden doors to the shops and discover fine silk shawls and various handicrafts designed by local artists.

Like some of its counterparts in Beijing, Nanluoguxiang is also featured by its fusion of the modern and old, East and West.

Among the popular shops is the t-shirt store Plastered. Its British owner has Chinese characters of the famous Beijing dish gong bao ji ding, or kung pao chicken, printed on white t-shirts and it sells well.

Creativity is a major attraction of Nanluoguxiang as many shops are owned and run by local designers and artists. Places like Le Tian and Shi Jie specialize in handmade potteries.

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Chinese Speaking - The Third Lianzhou International Photo Festival 2007

2009-01-06T07:49:00.001-08:00

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The Third Lianzhou International Photo Festival 2007

The 2007 Lianzhou International Photo Festival is the third edition of this hugely successful event in Guangdong Province, China. It is an annual international festival enabling collaboration between photography, art, sociology, anthropology and urban studies. The festival unveiled on December. 8
and will run till 22.

Centered on Photography the festival consists of over 90 exhibits that also cover art, video, installations, sound and other forms. Top photographers, artists, and experts from around the world will participate in the exhibition, related forums and screenings.

The festival strives to entertain, educate, enlighten and inspire through a programme that is characterised by a high artistic level and a strong academic background. All exhibitions are curated by industry professionals.

Enhancing the festival's cultural mission, this year's central theme The Alchemy of Shadows will head a host of well-planned thematic exhibitions that will explore contemporary photography in terms of its nature as an event taking place in world, its temporality and narrative capacity through the
academic theme exhibition The Theater of Time.

This year LIPF will take the relationship between photography and contemporary art experimentation one step further by hosting a show of the most recent works of experimental art photography.

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Chinese Character - Synchronized Swimming

2009-01-05T19:23:00.001-08:00

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Synchronized Swimming

( 2008-07-10 )

Venue: National Aquatics Center

Time: Aug 18 - 20, Aug 22 - 23

It looks like perhaps the most effortless event in the Olympic Games, but there is more to synchronised swimming than what appears on the surface. Besides demanding strength, endurance, flexibility, grace and artistry, it requires exceptional breath control.

Unusual, but vital, equipment helps the women maintain the illusion of effortlessness, no simple task considering they perform strenuous movements upside down and underwater while holding their breath. A nose clip prevents water from entering the nose, allowing the swimmers to remain underwater
for long periods. Gelatine keeps the hair in place. Make-up brings out the features.

Most importantly, an underwater speaker lets the swimmers hear the music clearly while underwater, helping them achieve the split-second timing critical to synchronised swimming.

Originally known as water ballet, synchronised swimming began in Canada in the 1920s. It spread to the United States in the early '30s, where a display at the 1934 Chicago World's Fair drew rave reviews. Its popularity soared further when Esther Williams performed in a string of MGM "aqua
musicals" in the 1940s and '50s.

COMPETITION

Synchronised swimming emerged as an exhibition sport at the Olympic Games from 1948 to 1968, then debuted as a full medal sport in Los Angeles in 1984. It is open only to women, with medals offered in two events: duet and team.

Competition for both events consists of a technical routine and a free routine, each performed to music within a time limit. In the technical routine, swimmers perform specific moves in a set order, including boosts, rockets, thrusts and twirls. In the free routine there are no restrictions on
music or choreography. Judges of each routine look for a high degree of difficulty and risk, flawless execution, innovative choreography and seemingly effortless performance.

The judging for synchronised swimming resembles the judging for figure skating. Two panels of five judges assess a performance, one panel scoring technical merit and the other assessing artistic impression. In both cases, each judge awards a mark out of a possible 10.

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Chinese Pinyin - Packing List

2009-01-05T07:57:00.001-08:00

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Learning Mandarin - Henan Province

2009-01-04T12:14:00.001-08:00

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Henan Province

Geography

Henan, an agricultural province, lies in the middle-lower reaches of the Yellow River. Situated 110"22"-116"38" east longitude and 31"23"-36"22" north latitude, it covers an area of more than 167,000 square kilometers.

Climate

Henan has a continental climate of the North Temperate Zone, with hot, rainy summers, dry, inclement winters and windy springs. It has a mean temperature of 13oC-15oC, increasing from north to south, an annual frost-free period of 6-8 months, and a mean annual precipitation of 600-900 mm., also
increasing from north to south.

Administrative Division and Population

It is divided into 17 prefecture-level cities, 21 county-level cities and 89 counties, with a population of 92.56 million as of 2000, mainly including ethnic groups of Han, Hui, Mongolia, and Manchu.

Food

Liyu Beimian (Carp Covered with Baked Noodles in Sweet and Sour Sauce), Luoyang Shuixi (Feast Characterized by Its Soup in Luoyang Style), Songgong Miangao (Pastry Originating From the Imperial Palace of the Song Dynasty), etc.

Culture

Yuju (Henan Opera) is the most important opera genre; other operas include Quju, Yue Diao, and Henan Zhuizi, etc.

Special Local Products

The traditional specialties are Henan embroidery in Kaifeng, Maojian Tea in Xinyang and Dukang Wine in Luoyang.

Brief Introduction

Yu is the shortened form of Henan Province, with Zhenzhou as the provincial capital.

Henan (South of the River) gets its name from its geographic characteristic -- the greater part of the province is lying south of the Yellow River. Being one of the earliest developed regions in the country, it was a political and cultural center in ancient China. In the remote past, China was
divided into nine geographical regions, and Henan was called the "Central Region" or "Central Plain" because it was situated in the middle of the nine regions. During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Kaifeng of Henan was not only the political, economic and cultural center, but also one of the most
prosperous international capitals.

Henan has highly developed agriculture and industries. Its agricultural products of wheat, cotton, tobacco, sesame and peanut are among the most important in the whole country. Its output of coal and petroleum holds an important position in China.

Henan, holding a very important position in Chinese history, abounds in tourist resources. The places of interest include Songshan Mountain, Jigong Mountain, the Imperial Mausoleum of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256BC), the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, the Longmen Grotto, the Chancellor Temple
in Kaifeng, the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, the Zhongyue Temple and so on.

Luoyang City of Henan is a renowned historic city, which was once the capital of 13 dynasties. It is recognized as the Capital of Poems for its abundance in literati and the Capital of Flowers for its typical flower peony.

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Speak Chinese - Chinese Modern Arts Exhibition in Vienna

2009-01-04T07:38:00.001-08:00

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Chinese Modern Arts Exhibition in Vienna

With the theme of “China: Facing the Reality,” the Chinese Modern Arts exhibition was unveiled on Oct.25 in Vienna, Austria and will run until Jan. 21, 2008. Over 100 pieces of art works by 27 Chinese artists were on display at the exhibition.

Visitors take a look at the art works at the Chinese Modern Arts exhibition in Vienna, Austria, Oct. 25, 2007.

The works used visual art forms including equipment, videos and paintings to achieve their desired effects.

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Learn Mandarin online - Xiamen to Hold the Fourth China International Piano Competition

2009-01-03T23:18:00.001-08:00

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Xiamen to Hold the Fourth China International Piano Competition

Official website:http://cipc.cc/eindex.asp

The fourth China International Piano Competition will be held from October 15-25 in Xiamen, and is expected to attract roughly 100 contestants, from China and abroad..

The competition is organized by the Ministry of Culture and is one of China's top piano contests. It has been admitted by the Association of Friends at the Geneva International Music Competition.

The first competition was held in September 1994 and drew 37 contestants from 18 countries, while the second, in December 1999, attracted 47 competitors from 19 countries and the third, in May 2004, was attended by 38 contestants from 25 countries. Notable past winners include Chen Sa, Li Yundi
and Qin Chuan.

Bao Huiqiao, vice chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association, will lead a jury of 13 musicians from China, Italy, the United States, Japan, Australia, Norway, and Spain. Chinese composer Wu Zuqiang, known for his cantata "Fighting with the Flood," will serve as art director, and the China
National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) will be the accompanying orchestra, playing under the guidance of conductor Li Xincao, who became the organization's youngest permanent conductor at 28.

The competition, which will feature three separate rounds, will be open to pianists of all nationalities between the ages of 17 and 32. No more than 12 contestants will make the semi-final round, and no more than six will be admitted to the final round.

The first place prize is US$30,000; the second to sixth prizes are US$20,000, US$10,000, US$8,000, US$6,000, and US$5,000 respectively. The total monetary amount of the prizes, according to the organizing committee, is the highest among similar competitions.

Traveling expenses to and from Xiamen of China will be paid by the competitors. A travel allowance of US$500 will be given to competitors from Europe, America, Oceania and Africa; US$250 will be given to competitors from Asian countries, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.

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Learning Chinese - Beijing Municipality

2009-01-03T07:00:00.001-08:00

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Beijing Municipality

Geography

Beijing, the capital of China, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain. It is situated at 39"26" north latitude and 115"25"-117"30" east longitude, with an area of 16,807 square kilometers, of which 2,738 square kilometers for the city center. In terms of outlying geographical
features, the extensive Yanshan Mountain range forms a silvan screen to the northeast, the long, winding Taihang Mountain range to the west. Just beyond, to the northwest, the vast Mongolian plateau begins. The Bohai Gulf lies 113 kilometers to the east and to the south, the vast North China Plain.

Climate

Beijing has a continental monsoon climate commonly found in the temperate zone. In winter, cold, dry winds blow out of Siberia and Mongolia in the northwest; in summer, warm, moist air currents from the southeast take over. It has an annual average temperature of 11.5oC. The coldest month in
Beijing is January, with an average temperature of -9 to -4oC; the hottest month is July, with an average of 25oC. The average annual rainfall is 609 millimeters.

Administrative Division and Population

Beijing is divided into 14 districts and 4 counties, with a population of 13.82 million, mainly with Han, Hui, Manchu and Mongolian ethnic groups.

Official Trees and Flowers

Official city trees: the Chinese scholar tree and oriental cypress

The stately cypress symbolizes the courage and strength of the Chinese people, their simple, and hard working nature and their defiance in the face of aggression. The scholar tree is a symbol of good fortune, joy and well-being.

Official city flowers: China rose and chrysanthemum

The rose, a Chinese native, has been cross　bred many times, but it still has half of the original Chinese traits. Known as Perpetual Spring, Monthly Red, Snow Challenger and Victorious, it grows quickly, regenerates easily and is graceful and long blooming (May to October).

The chrysanthemum has many names and varieties. In Beijing potted chrysanthemums may be seen year round. They flower in summer and fall naturally but can be forced to bloom any time of year.

Food

Dishes with special flavor such as the Peking roast duck, imperial court food, imperial official food and medicinal food, hot pot; traditional snacks such as sausage, quick-fried tripe, soya-bean milk, jellied bean curd, seasoned flour mush, jimmy meat and fried pasty, etc.

Brief Introduction

Beijing is the one of the birthplaces of Chinese Civilization and one of the six ancient capital cities in China. During the last 3,000 years it served as a capital for several dynasties. Since the discovery of a complete skull of Peking man living approximately 200,000 to 500,000 years ago in
Zhoukoudian, situated 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing proper, Zhoukoudian became world-famous as the home of the Chinese ape-man.

Beijing, a municipality directly under the Central Government, is the capital of the People's Republic of China and the country's political, economic, cultural and transportation center as well as a famous historic city. Beijing is the second largest city in China.

Beijing is the political center of China where the Party's Central Committee, the State Council, ministries and commissions under the government, and more than 140 foreign embassies are located. It is also an international exchange center.

Being one of the biggest industrial bases in China, Beijing's industrial production is the second largest in value among all Chinese cities. An industrial system with iron and steel, coal, machinery, chemical and petroleum, textiles, electronics and other industries as its mainstays has already
taken shape. Beijing's arts and crafts are famous for their long history, great variety, and superb workmanship. The most popular ones among them are cloisonne, ivory carving, jade ware, carved lacquer ware, snuff bottles, silk flowers and Beijing's embroidery etc.

As the country's center of culture, education, science and technology, Beijing has more than forty state scientific research institutions, over thirty universities and various exhibition halls, museums, cinemas and palestras. The National Library of China is the largest library in Asia.

It is a hub of communications, with good railroad and air links with all parts of China, as well as with major international cities, thus facilitating the rapid development of tourism as an important industry in Beijing.

Beijing is an ancient city with a long cultural history. The four feudal dynasties -- Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing had all set up their capital here. That's why it became a most concentrated place of the country's scenic spots and historical sites, with 23 State-protected Sites of Cultural Relics.
Among them, the best known are the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, Zhoukoudian Site, and the Ming Tombs, etc. Beijing's Hutong (narrow bystreets) and Siheyuan (quadrangle) are quite worth a visit.

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HSK Exam - Xiamen to Hold the Fourth China International Piano Competition

2009-01-03T04:00:00.001-08:00

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Xiamen to Hold the Fourth China International Piano Competition

Official website:http://cipc.cc/eindex.asp

The fourth China International Piano Competition will be held from October 15-25 in Xiamen, and is expected to attract roughly 100 contestants, from China and abroad..

The competition is organized by the Ministry of Culture and is one of China's top piano contests. It has been admitted by the Association of Friends at the Geneva International Music Competition.

The first competition was held in September 1994 and drew 37 contestants from 18 countries, while the second, in December 1999, attracted 47 competitors from 19 countries and the third, in May 2004, was attended by 38 contestants from 25 countries. Notable past winners include Chen Sa, Li Yundi
and Qin Chuan.

Bao Huiqiao, vice chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association, will lead a jury of 13 musicians from China, Italy, the United States, Japan, Australia, Norway, and Spain. Chinese composer Wu Zuqiang, known for his cantata "Fighting with the Flood," will serve as art director, and the China
National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) will be the accompanying orchestra, playing under the guidance of conductor Li Xincao, who became the organization's youngest permanent conductor at 28.

The competition, which will feature three separate rounds, will be open to pianists of all nationalities between the ages of 17 and 32. No more than 12 contestants will make the semi-final round, and no more than six will be admitted to the final round.

The first place prize is US$30,000; the second to sixth prizes are US$20,000, US$10,000, US$8,000, US$6,000, and US$5,000 respectively. The total monetary amount of the prizes, according to the organizing committee, is the highest among similar competitions.

Traveling expenses to and from Xiamen of China will be paid by the competitors. A travel allowance of US$500 will be given to competitors from Europe, America, Oceania and Africa; US$250 will be given to competitors from Asian countries, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.

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2009-01-02T07:00:00.001-08:00

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Kaiping Diaolou and Villages(Kaiping City, Guangdong Province)

Kaiping Diaolou and Villages, the unique residential and defensive buildings in Guangdong's Kaiping, were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on June 28.

The cultural site nomination was approved by the ongoing 31st session of the World Heritage Committee, which convened June 23 in Christchurch New Zealand June 23.

Kaiping Diaolou and Villages feature the Diaolou, multi-storied defensive village houses in Kaiping, Guangdong Province, which display a complex fusion of Chinese and Western structural and decorative forms. They reflect the significant role of émigré Kaiping people in the development of several
countries in South Asia, Australasia, and North America, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the close links between overseas Kaiping and their ancestral homes.

The property inscribed consists of four groups of Diaolou, totaling some 1,800 tower houses in their village settings. They reflect the culmination of almost five centuries of tower-house building and the still strong links between Kaiping and the Chinese diaspora.

These buildings take three forms: communal towers built by several families and used as temporary refuge, of which 473 remain; residential towers built by individual rich families and used as fortified residences, of which 1,149 survive; and watch towers, the latest development, which account for
221 of the buildings. Built of stone, compressed earth, brick or concrete, these buildings represent a complex and confident fusion between Chinese and Western architectural styles. Retaining a harmonious relationship with the surrounding agricultural landscape, the Diaolou testify to the final
flowering of local building traditions that started in the Ming period (1368-1644) in response to local banditry.

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Chinese Studies - Chinese Podcasts (w/ transcripts?) - Page 3 -

2009-01-01T16:38:00.001-08:00

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venture160 -

you could always buy copies of talk and news shows on DVD and then extract the subtitles. I don't
know how to do it but I know it can be done.

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flameproof -

The link I posted is some Xiangsheng / 相声 audios. Sound quality is not really good.

Would "Xiangsheng" be suitable? I know it's famous in China, there must be some scripted audio out
there.....

Quote:

you could always buy copies of talk and news shows on DVD and then extract the subtitles.

To rip the subtitles and audio from a DVD..... good idea! I will look into that!

rherschbach -

The frustrating thing about CRI is that the files are all streaming audio and can't be downloaded.
At least not as far as I can tell -- does anyone else know a way? I sure wish they would catch on
to the notion of podcasting.

ironlady -

Pretty advanced listening stuff, and focused mostly on US topics, but the Voice of America has
quite a few of their short newscasts in .mp3 format with transcripts. Same with the United Nations
newscasts (a bit more general in content).

slattery -

Quote:

The frustrating thing about CRI is that the files are all streaming audio and can't be downloaded.
At least not as far as I can tell -- does anyone else know a way?

Using FlashGet, I just downloaded an audio from there with no problems. I also have the FlashGot
plugin in Firefox, which works together with FlashGet. Hope that helps!

imron -

Quote:

The frustrating thing about CRI is that the files are all streaming audio and can't be downloaded.
At least not as far as I can tell -- does anyone else know a way?

Use SDP. It works great.

rherschbach -

Thanks for the suggestions and links, will try them out!

Shadowdh -

Thanks for the info peop's... also Imron thanks for the SDP thingy...

roddy -

iMandarinpod.com might be worth a look. Small number (so far) of downloadable audio files, with
PDFs, etc. No awards are going to be won for production values - dialogs are acted out by a single
speaker for a start - but you get a fair chunk of fairly simple Chinese spoken at a comprehensible
pace.

rherschbach -

Had a listen to them yesterday. Liked the podcasts a lot -- though you're right, the production
isn't exactly state of the art. On the bright side, it's all free. Also noticed this on their
website:

"We also provide private lessons and group lessons. A private lesson is good for people who want
to learn Chinese systematically, especially want to speak correct Chinese fluently like a native
Chinese. We will make use of the advantage of internet to conduct the lesson; so that, you don't
need to travel to take part in the class personally. It is a great save of your time and money! In
addition, the private lesson is customized and meet your own requirement. It is on demand service,
and it is just for you!

For the small group lessons, we recommend 2 to 4 people at most. It is a great opportunity to
practice speaking among classmates. We will evaluate each participant to make sure they are at the
same level."

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2009-01-01T16:37:00.001-08:00

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Yup, it is all live.

To edit the XML associated with an entry look it up using the advanced editing interface
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Duelling definitions

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It's an open question. I've added it - if someone finds it unnatural in other circumstances we can
always delete it easily enough. We're getting this translation now, which isn't too bad despite
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We can add an entry for "还要看" which will translate as "depending on" using similar logic,
and resegment itself into two (or three) words if 看 is the main verb in the sentence.

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Best solution is probably using XML to get Adso to ignore the "even more" entry by default. Then
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2008-12-24T06:59:00.001-08:00

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Hi. I was a member of this site about a year ago and I was lookin to move to china permanently.
But I've given up on that
I want to go to Shanghia and work and live for a few months. I do not have any degrees or high end
skills. Is it easy (or even possible) to go to china for a few months and work in an unskilled
job. And is there much unskilled work for foriegners????

Also how cheap can u get apartments for in Shanghia? (I mean cheap but decent )

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Ha ha! Ri is NOT the same as the S in...

Ha ha!

Ri is NOT the same as the S in pleasure.

Many Chinese cannot pronounce the S in pleasure or French Js.

"J'taime," for example. A nice, soft J.

The S in pleasure is a voiced SH. Just say SH...

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Chinese Mandarin - Which language is the hardest (for a native Chinese speaker) or an English speaker -

2008-12-23T07:00:00.001-08:00

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English 0 0%
French (français) 1 5.56%
German (Deutsch) 0 0%
Russian (русский) 3 16.67%
Mandarin (汉语 / 漢語) 9 50.00%
Japanese (日本語) 3 16.67%
Korean (한국어) 4 22.22%
Arabic (عربي) 6 33.33%
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atitarev -

Hello,

I hope you don't mind taking part in this poll.

I learned and dabbled in a number of different languages and I won't include languages I have no
idea about (like Suahili, Hindi or American Indian languages). Please vote using your feeling,
experience or knoweldge.

My feeling is standard Mandarin (and other dialects) are almost complete opposites to standard
Arabic. (I saw a few Japanese forums for learners of Arabic but couldn't find many Chinese of
those, is there any interest to Arabic in China?).

(The vote is public - you can see who voted), multiple choices are allowed.

I voted for 2 most difficult ones in my opinion, although each language has easier aspects.

Regards,
Anatoli

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gato -

I don't quite understand the question. Hardest for an native Chinese OR a native English speaker?
Chinese wouldn't be hard for the former, and English wouldn't be hard for a native English
speaker. I don't see the logic for setting up the question this way.

atitarev -

If you're English native speaker but you insist that your native language is the hardest (your
objective opinion), you can still vote that way, I thought about such questions but allowed to
vote in any direction because I know such opinions exist and they have some merit.

flameproof -

I have some doubts that there are too many people out there who learned a large number of
languages and could say which one the hardest is.

I think you should have knowledge of at least 10 languages to take part in the poll.

And then the term "hard" is relative in itself. Hard to pronounce would mean many phonetic
elements which are not used in the native language. Or you can refer to writing, sentence
structure, etc, etc.... And last not least the impression of the learner itself.

In short, there is no answer.

atitarev -

You take it too seriously guys, I know it's all relative to your background and you need to know
other languages so you can compare but people have different life experiences and why not share
some ideas about diffculties learning a language? I haven't heard much from Chinese speakers,
especially about their experience learning a language other than English, well this is an
English-speaking forum, but still, there might be some around.

I want to meet more people who are interested in a few languages, meet some polyglots, hear what
they have to say, etc.

nephridium -

Actually, to have an objective survey about 'language difficulty' we'd have to use an ideal
"empty" model (akin to the 'black body' in physics). The results may not be very practical;
creating a relational graph between the languages might prove more useful.

How fast babies aquire certain language skills may be an indicator, but is affected by lots of
surrounding factors (such as education of parents, efficiency of school etc.).

Ok, enough of the preliminary blabla. In your list I'd go for Mandarin if you include the writing
system, seeing as even adults have considerable problems writing many words.

Korean and Japanese could be considered difficult because they don't show many similarities with
most other language one might know beforehand (whereas learning Chinese with a
Korean/Japanese/Vietnamese background will be easier). They are categorized as 'isolated
languages' or as the members of the 'altaic language family' (which is a very loosely-knit
family). The writing systems, especially the Korean Hangeul, are very intuitive and easy to learn,
which in turn facilitates easy learning and pronunciation of new vocabulary. Thankfully we
nowadays have Pinyin for Mandarin, even Chinese children in school use Pinyin to learn the
pronuncation of words.

Pronunciation can be a hurdle complicating the learning process. In the list I'd go for Japanese
as the easiest one to aquire followed by Mandarin and Korean. The other languages all used
alphabets for centuries and thus created a wider range of phonemes per syllable. This makes it
hard e.g. for grown up Chinese to learn the correct pronunciation of "tent" (often resulting in
"tente").

"Arabic" has a special role here, because similar to "Chinese" it encompasses a family of dialects
that historically had the same writing system (which didn't encode vowels), but have created
strong regional diffrerences (especially in terms of pronunciation). An Arab from Syria will have
a huge problem trying to comprehend an Egyptian talking.

Arabic is also special in that many of its words (as well as the numbers) have found their way
into languages like Spanish and even English (e.g. alcohol, guitar or coffee).

Within the alphabetical languages there are also differences between the difficulty of
orthography. E.g. in English you have words with the same spelling but different pronunciations
(e.g. route) and vice versa (e.g. 'plane' and 'plain'), whereas German for instance sports a less
sloppy use of the alphabet. On the other hand this makes English spelling bees more interesting
than German or Spanish ones. Another example I read about recently was the word 'polish', which
changes its meaning AND pronunciation when you capitalize it.

If we disregard the writing system Mandarin becomes one of the easier languages, the number of
phonemes and tones e.g. in Cantonese or Vietnamese is considerably higher. Solely looking at the
phonology I believe Russian is the most complex of the languages listed.

Argh, this reply has gotten longer than I thought.. Suffice it to say that this is a very complex
question and even if we use the "black body model" from above the answer varies from individual to
individual. Some may find aquiring grammar is easy, some may find it impossible to twist the
tongue in a way the native speaker does etc. In any case it's an interesting discussion. It leads
into equally interesting questions such as "How does the language we are thinking in affect our
thinking?" or "What effects does a certain language have on culture and philosophy?"

HashiriKata -

Nice post, nephridium!

Quote:

"How does the language we are thinking in affect our thinking?" or "What effects does a certain
language have on culture and philosophy?"

Difficult languages lead to difficult thinkings ?

gato -

Quote:

If we disregard the writing system Mandarin becomes one of the easier languages, the number of
phonemes and tones e.g. in Cantonese or Vietnamese is considerably higher. Solely looking at the
phonology I believe Russian is the most complex of the languages listed.

That's a big "IF." The writing system is a big part of the language. I assume that you mean
reading as well as writing. If you can't read the language you are trying to learn, it would be
very difficult to acquire new vocabulary in that language. You would have to learn everything
orally (or, let's say, by pinyin in the case of Chinese). While it is quite feasible to learn
enough survival Chinese without being able to read characters, I doubt that anyone would be able
to speak Mandarin like an educated adult (say with a high school-level vocabulary) without being
able to read Chinese characters.

wushijiao -

Nice post nephridium.

I think that all spoken languages are equally complex. Part of that reason is due to Steven
Pinker's The Langage Instinct. In that, he writes:

"Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the way we learn the way we learn to tell time
or how the federal government works. Instead, it is a distinct piece of the biological makeup of
our brains. Language is a complex, specialized skill, which develops in the child spontaneously,
without conscious effort or formal instruction, is deployed without awareness of its underlying
logic, is qualitatively the same in every individual, and is distinct from more general abilities
to process information or behave intelligently.” He then goes on to term language an
“instinct”. And the term “instinct”, “….conveys the idea that people know how to talk
in more or less the sense that spiders know how to spin webs”

So, from that point of view, all languages created by children are equally complex because our
brains our equally complex.

If all spoken languages are equal, then what could make one language than another?

My personal opinion is that there are few important factors:

1) Difficulty of the writing system. Chinese, of course, is more difficult than the fairly
straight-forward systems like Korean or Spanish.

2) As far as speaking, the degree of standardization makes a big difference. For example, some
countries have hardcore diglossias in which people speak a standard at official events and places,
but then speak a colloquial dialect or language at informal gatherings. These two types of speech
are sometimes merged as well. Arabic and Chinese are examples of this. Other languages have
basically completed the process of standardization. It seems that Japanese and Koreans have
accents, it isn’t too common to completely not understand someone who is a native of those
languages. The case is fairly similar with English and Spanish.

Another notorious example of the spelling of a language being hard to learn is Tibetan. They do
have a phonetic alphabet, but it was fixed over 1000 years ago. English, in contrast, (I think)
started to become set around 500-350 years ago. So, it is hard to learn the contemporary Tibetan
spoken language and the writing system at the same time, while the Spanish alphabet almost always
reflects the sounds of spoken language.

3) As Gato mentioned, to what degree does the written language influence the spoken language is
another factor that is worth considering. Mandarin has the unique situation in which most of the
spoken language consists of two syllable words but the ancient written language mainly consisted
of single characters. Similarly, Chinese words can be abbreviated in ways that are not obvious. In
most European languages, to my knowledge, words are abbreviated with letters (USA, YMCA, NBA, UN,
UK…etc). While listening, you mat not know the specific abbreviation, but because it is in
letters, it’s not hard to realize that someone just said an abbreviation. With Chinese on the
other hand, you may not know what běidà, zhōnggōng, máoxuǎn, wéngě…etc. are
abbreviations when listening to them for the first time because they sound more like plausible
words than abbreviations using letters do.

My point is that the terseness of the Chinese written language can sometimes carry over into the
spoken language, especially when talking to people who read a lot. Of course, every language has a
written language that differs from the spoken language, but in Chinese that difference is
stretched pretty far.

So, in absolute terms, I think because of the character system, widespread diglossia, and the
influence of the characters system into the spoken language, there is a decent case to be made
that Chinese is one of the hardest languages in the world to learn. But even with that said, I
still don’t think it is that much different than other languages, just slightly harder. (By the
way, I’ve heard from some people feel that Japanese is harder because it contains the a
difficult grammar combined with the difficulty of kanji. I don’t know.)

In terms of “what is the hardest language” for an individual person, that mainly depends on
that person’s native language and what that person is good at. If you native language is Dutch,
it will be easier to learn German or English than it would be to learn French or Korean. Or to use
another example, for me, a native English speaker, it is easy to remember the Spanish word
universidad because it is similar to the English "university". Also, when learning Spanish, I had
a much more difficult time remembering the words that weren’t related to English, via Latin or
French

Also, some people like grammar. Some people are good at mimicking foreign sounds. Some people can
do both well. All languages require a combination of those skills, but some languages are more
grammar-intense than others, while others require more agile tongues. From that personal,
subjective point of view, it’s hard to measure what the hardest language is.

bhchao -

The grammar structure of Mandarin Chinese is similar to English, SVO, while the grammar structure
is SOV for Korean and Japanese. Therefore some people may find Mandarin easier to learn than
Korean and Japanese because its grammar pattern is "straightforward" and similar to English.

Japanese has the verb and adjective conjugations that Mandarin doesn't have.

Korean has the honorific verbal endings that are used to indicate politeness, casualness, or
bluntness. This social hierachy influence found in Korean is also lacking in Mandarin. Examples
like "sarang hae" and "sarang haeyo", or "odi ga" and "odi gayo", or "adasu" (I understand) and
"adasumnida". How you include these endings have a big impact on the level of politeness perceived
by the listener. There are also the difficulties in pronunciation regarding aspirated and
unaspirated sounds. Also dual counting systems are another issue; one set of numbers ("pure
Korean") for counting purposes; and another set of numbers ("Sino-Korean) borrowed from Chinese
numbers that are used for expressing years, months, days, and currency.

Mandarin has the complexity of the written language (no alphabet versus an alphabet writing system
for English and Hangul), the difficulties of Classical Chinese, and the tones. But once you get
past that, I think the rest is a breeze compared to Korean and Japanese when taking into account
grammar patterns, conjugations, and honorifics.

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doumeizhen -

不好意思。

It seems my group of friends is overly polite and are close to abusing "不好意思"， and if It
weren't for the fact that they tend to do it over the phone, I would pinch them. Instead, I need a
response that says: Don't be 不好意思。(or else...) Of course, I reailze its a cultural thing
to say 不好意思 and I promise I will only use any information given in the rarest of
occasions. So, with that in mind:

I was once told that you can say: 没有这个意思 or 没有什么意思。And then I was told
that this was wrong by someone else.

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Quest -

standard responses:
不好意思 excuse me. 什么事？yes?
不好意思 sorry. 没关系。that's ok.
不好意思 thank you. 没关系。no problem / 不要不好意思，应该的。it's my
pleasure/it's my job.

skylee -

I am not sure what you need. But usually the response is 沒關係, though this may not be what
you want.

Fun123 -

If you want to express "Don't be 不好意思", you can say 没什么不好意思的 or
别那么客气。

doumeizhen -

Yup! That's what I wanted to know. Basically for those people who are 太不好意思 and use the
saying all the time...

Thank you!

Fun123 -

You are welcome. I'm glad that you got what you wanted.

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Study Chinese - 半角拉丁字母 -

2008-12-21T07:00:00.001-08:00

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Ian_Lee -

Some Japanese-based websites, i.e. hotel, will ask customers to input their names by
半角拉丁字母 (half corner Latin alphabet) on their Chinese websites after making
reservation. Does anyone know what is 半角拉丁字母?

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zhwj -

This refers to the "byte-case" of the latin characters - full-width vs. half-width.

全角：ｆｕｌｌ－ｗｉｄｔｈ，　ｄｏｕｂｌｅ－ｂｙｔｅ　（ＤＢＣ　ｃ�
��ｓｅ）
半角:half-width, single-byte (SBC case).

I imagine some sites request half-width characters since their systems aren't equipped to
manipulate strings of double-byte latin text - to do comparisons and indexing and such.

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Does anyone know of any web blogs that would be a good source or reading practice? I'm sick of
reding the news all the times.

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dustymemory -

here are two blogs written by two American guy, both talking about learning Chinese and both are
in Chinese. hope it would be helpful:

喜爱学中文的美国老外
http://aradosh.spaces.live.com/

中文newbie
http://zhnewbie.spaces.live.com/

dingmuti -

but my chinese is still aweful and I'd hate to drag anyone else's down.

Danwei.org has a list of their favorite chinese blogs here:
http://www.danwei.org/media_and_adve..._of_favori.php

-dingmuti from 中文newbie

pattifranklin -

Dusty Memory and Dingmuti-

Thanks for the input. I'll go check them out.

Patti

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我们老外同志大部分都是学习者! 顶!　:mrgreen: 尽管我的写作和语法太差,...

我们老外同志大部分都是学习者!

顶!　:mrgreen:

尽管我的写作和语法太差,
我还是想有一个用汉语的小区可能让我们有一个机会练习我们的写作.

还有一个好事.
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2008-12-19T07:00:00.001-08:00

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I heard this song on the radio this morning. The lyrics are in fact a mix of Cantonese and
standard Chinese and not really what I would normally approve of but I do like what they try to
convey.

愛得太遲
歌手：古巨基　作曲：楊鎮邦　填詞：林夕

我過去　那死黨　早晚共對
各也紮職以後　沒法暢聚
而終於相約到　但無言共對　疏淡如水
日夜做　見爸爸　剛好想呻
卻霎眼　看出他多了皺紋
而他的蒼老感　是從來未覺　太內疚擔心

最心痛是　愛得太遲
有些心意　不可等某個日子
盲目地發奮　忙忙忙其實自私
夢中也習慣　有壓力要我得志
最可怕是　愛需要及時　只差一秒　心聲都已變歷史
忙極亦放肆　見我愛見的相知
要抱要吻要怎麼也好　偏要推說等下一次

我也覺我體質彷似下降　看了症　得到是別要太忙
而影碟都掃光　但從來未看　因有事趕
日夜做　儲的錢都應該夠　到聖誕　正好講跟我白頭
誰知她開了口　未能挨下去　已恨我很久

錯失太易　愛得太遲　我怎想到　她忍不到那日子
盲目地發奮　忙忙忙從來未知　幸福會掠過　再也沒法說鍾意
愛一個字　也需要及時　只差一秒　心聲都已變歷史
為何未放肆　見我愛見的相知
要抱要吻要怎麼也好　不要相信一切有下次

相擁我所愛又花幾多秒
這幾秒　能夠做到又有多少
未算少　足夠遺憾忘掉

多少抱憾　多少過路人　太懂估計　卻不懂愛錫自身
人人在發奮　想起他朝都興奮
但今晚未過　你要過也很吸引
縱不信運　你不過是人　理想很遠　愛於咫尺卻在等
來日別操心　趁你有能力開心
世界有太多東西發生　不要等到天上俯瞰

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Excellent thread, I know it's a bit old but I'm throwing mine in the ring.

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梓橦山南麓 -

1.嘿(hei4),喂(wei4),哎(ai4),I usually use them when I want to draw my friends' attention,but to
straners or people much older than you it's not polite,so you can say “你好”after them to
make it more polite.
2.不好意思：I live in Shandong province and I usually use it.If you want to ask something you
can say"不好意思，请问……"or"你好,不好意思,(我想)请问一下……".They can
used to any people.I also say"那个，我想请问一下".Here "那(nei4 ,not na4)个" has no
meaning，it's not a 代词，just to draw people's attention.“对不起，请问……”is
also right.
3.“师傅”can be used when you talk to a taxi driver.I think it can be used to any kind of
bluecollar workers.
4.I usually use "劳驾" when someone is getting in my way and I want to let him or her give way
to me.You can say "劳驾（or 麻烦or对不起or不好意思），请让一下".

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QiHaoMing -

I heard and used 不好意思 a lot when I was in China. Of course I was in Kunming though and as
someone already mentioned earlier, it's a phrase that's more likely to be used as "excuse me" in
the south.

Aside from that though I would just use the typical: 请问。

coalminer -

I am a chinese and planning to write a line for your information/reference.

in general, 你好/您好 would be more applicable and widely used word when you want to start a
talk, draw an attention to a stranger or just say hello for a little kid or a young girl in the
street. it is formal and friendly. The situation to use this word is much likely to be similar to
that when some people unfamiliar each other meet in the morning in a narrow morning trail of some
hill parks. it is almost identical to Hey owing to the fact that both of them are simple words and
you can say them to any people no matter their different ages, sexes and professions an so on, but
你好 in Chinese is much formal than Hey. For example, Premier Wenjiabao is also say 你好 to
foreign guests when there is an official interview.

In the case above, I can not say 劳驾. it will be more appropriate to use 劳驾 only if someone
is in the way and you just want him to be noticed (similar to Excuse me???). personerly, I think
the work might have been out of fashion now. On the other hand, pay attention to your
pronunciation and accent "laojia", simply becuse it is almost identical to the 老家(also
"laojia") but meaning hometown.

be careful when you say 喂，嘿，哎. it is not formal word and might be a little impolite or
rude, especially the word 喂. The best occasion for you to use them is when someone happen to
lost his wallet in the street, and then you, behind of him, want to get him informed (if you do
not want to pick it up and hold it in private). On the other hand, there is no universal and fixed
criteria for the usages of Chinese characters. for example, I can use this words above to my good
friend with a much warm tone or mood "喂~/嘿~/哎~, so long no see" and subsequently I usuall
prefer to give him a big hug and shake hands.

师傅，服务员，阿姨 etc. have specific meaning, and thus are only suitable for specific
pepole. Therefore, they will be a little bit difficult to master the usage for some foreign people
who are too lazy to learn Chinese well. for details, pls look up for you dictionary.

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你最好把自己的想法直接告诉对方，我想大多数中国人都会配合你的。
当然，你也别光顾着自己联系中文，也...

你最好把自己的想法直接告诉对方，我想大多数中国人都会配合你的。

当然，你也别光顾着自己联系中文，也多给别人一些练习英语的机会。

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Hello,

I wish to travel from Hangzhou to Jinhua and stay some days in Jinhua. I will be flying in from
Wuhan to Hangzhou around 1040pm at night.

I understand that you must take a train to Jinhua. Therefore, there seems to be a train
(1033/1036) that leave Hangzhou at 6:43am and arrives in Jinhua at 10:28am.

I will therefore spend 8 hours in Hangzhou.

http://treehouse.ofb.net/guide/sear...5%8D%8E&lang=en

Does anyone know what the tickets cost to be on the train? 1st class? soft seat? hard seat?

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I will have to fly back to Wuhan from Hangzhou a few days later. A plane leaves Hangzhou at 6:00pm
and arrives in Wuhan at around 7:20pm. This means I would have to catch a train from Jinhua to
Hangzhou that arrives in Hangzhou before 6:00pm. There is a train (5090) that leaves Jinhua at
11:06am and arrives in Hangzhou at 3:19pm. This would give me just over 2 hours to get from
Hangzhou Train Station to Hangzhou Airport.

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Does this sound like a good place? What advice do you have for me?

Thanks!

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showylily -

Have you set out to hangzhou and jinhua? But now I am in beijing. I don't know if you are a
bussinessman or traveller. So I don't know what advice you need. I hope you enjoy your travel

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flameproof -

Did anyone here do the Pimsleur Cantonese? I did some of it. But with only 30 lessons it's WAY too
little. 90 lessons as with Mandarin would be a good start.

Maybe we should do a wiki style project! Write down a transscript of each Mandarin lesson, and
then do a voice recording with some native speakers. So basically do our own Pimsleur.

Those interested in SHnese could do the same too.

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pookie -

That's a great idea if we could find poeople willing to do the transcript - a big project. I found
the same with Pimsleurs Korean. Only lessons 1 - 30. I'm on lesson 87 with Mandarin and would love
the same detail for the Korean.

I'm being a bit adventurous really. I'm doing Pimsleurs Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and Cantonese
all at the same time. Scientifically speaking this should be detrimental to my learning but so far
it's working ok. It's about 3 hours per day if you include the pauses but is an effective way to
learn for me. Mandarin is my dominant second language so sometimes I answer Japanese questions in
mandarin automatically by accident.

I'm finding Japanese the hardest, Korean the most interesting (maybe because this is newest for
me), and Cantonese the least interesting. As I would like to live in all four regions I have all
the motivation i need.

Anyone else tried concurrent multiple pimsleur learning?

skylee -

Commuting for 2 hours twice a day? From where to where?

flameproof -

Quote:

Pimsleur Cantonese is junk ->

I think their system is good. You can do it while driving, or whatever. But 30 lessons is not
eneugh. 90, as in Mandarin, is a good jumpstart for further studies. I really like that there is
no book. The Yale writing is really hard to understand and one is bound to pronounce words wrong.

Quote:

my releatives who laughed at my ROBOTIC innoations.

People may speak bad English to me, but I never recall laughing at one. I always have respect for
people who speak another language. Specially with Chinese, they usually don't have the 'don't
care' approach and are very afraid of errors.

BTW, I recall one error in the Pimsleur course. Somewhere when they talked about open/close it
said "mun' had no literal meaning, but actually means 'door'.

skylee -

Wollongong = 臥龍崗, nice name.

mikeedward -

I really think highly of the Pimsleur courses as an introduction to a language. It is just an
introduction though, even if you go through all 90 lessons in the Mandarin course. I don't think
anyone has to worry about sounding like a robot afterwards though. If you're studying 10 hours a
day, you could do all 90 lessons in about 10 days, allowing an hour per 30 minute lesson. Not bad
for 500 words. But I think they recommend 1 lesson per day, which gives you lots of time to use
other learning resources such as books, videos, software, etc, while letting the Pimsleur recall
method sink in. If you get nothing else out of Pimsleur except solid pronunciation with correct
tones, it's still worth it. It isn't really a vocabulary building tool, so hopefully no one gets
hung up on how many words they learned. Pimsleur really helps build a solid foundation in your
language of study. Increasing your vocabulary can come later after that foundation has been built.

Mike

gato -

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If you're studying 10 hours a day, you could do all 90 lessons in about 10 days, allowing an hour
per 30 minute lesson. Not bad for 500 words.

Learning only 500 words in 100 hours of study? That sounds highly inefficient to me, even if you
are studying the notoriously difficult Chinese. Can you carry a conversation after learning these
500 words?

mikeedward -

I'm saying learning 500 words in 10 days isn't bad... especially the first 500 words you learn in
a new language. Anyways, I was trying to say Pimsleur isn't for learning vocab, but for building a
solid foundation in a language.

rose~ -

I am using Pimsleur at the moment. I find it OK, but I would be happy for it to move a little
faster. Also, it makes me chuckle a bit as it is tailored to the American male...

e.g., an actualy sentence was along the lines of:

Quote:

"You are sitting in a restaurant with a Chinese woman. Ask her if she would like to come to your
place."

What is a better alternative to Pimsleur?

mikeedward -

Wannabeafreak, you mentioned in another thread that you did each Pimsleur lesson 6 times. I
totally agree with you that that was a complete waste of time.

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I don't think that's fair. I recorded myself...

I don't think that's fair.

I recorded myself speaking English and I took long pauses while trying to think of what to say
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Chinese Speaking - Warning: Cheated in China AGAIN HELP!!!!!! -

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I don't know if you guys know this but there is a trend going around now that if a Chinese dude
buys a car that is foriegn in order not to pay the tax he gathers a foriegner passport for a
couple of days and in exchange the foriegner is supposed to get like 7,000-10,000 yuan. Don't fall
for it. I did and I got screwed big time. The middle man was supposed to be a good friend of mine
from America who lives in Shenyang. Two weeks later I got my passport back with the seaming ripped
from the middle and taped back together again. It is altered and tattered and I don't know what to
do. What I think they did is got what they wanted and decided not to give me my cut. Chinese
business men huh? Can't be trusted. But I am so stupid for being so naive, but I needed that
money; the school I'm working for pays me 3000 yuan a month. It's next to nothing!!! I want to
retaliate and I want to get them in trouble for what they did to me. I don't want them using my
information to get what they want. Any suggestions fellow foriegners? I hate being cheated over
here. Everyday my opinion of China just drops like 5 points. Where are the honest people(including
foriegners)? HELP!!!!!!!!

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Any suggestions fellow foriegners?

I find it hard to believe that anyone would be this daft, but that's nothing new. Go and tell the
consulate now (there's a US consulate in Shenyang, yes?).

How did they alter it? Draw a moustache on your photograph?

imron -

Yeah this scheme's doing the rounds where I live at the moment too, and if something sounds too
good to be true, it probably is.

What I find slightly ironic is that you ask where all the honest people are, yet do so after
personally taking part in a scheme with dubious honesty/legality surrounding it. After all, if the
scheme had worked out, it's unlikely you would have been complaining about the dishonesty of it.
So I guess the answer to your question is, they, like you are just out there chasing the money
(sorry for the brutal honesty there).

Anyway, I don't imagine the police will be of much help in this matter, but perhaps you can report
what happened to your embassy, and perhaps even get your previous passport cancelled and reissued
with a new one. All of which is a pain, but at least doing so may prompt the embassy to issue a
warning to people travelling to/working in China not to get involved in this sort of scheme.

geraldc -

I wouldn't report it to the Chinese authorities as basically you've helped someone commit tax
evasion, and you're more likely to get in trouble than they are.

I would go to the embassy and get a new passport though, you're probably better off reporting that
your current passport went missing and then reappeared in its current state, rather than
explaining how you basically hired it out for 2 weeks and then got ripped off.

You haven't lost any money, so just chalk it up to experience and move on.

gougou -

Whenever I have to hand over my passport in a hotel, I start praying; I'd never dream of giving it
to somebody for two weeks to use as they see fit

Is your friend from America American? If so, why didn't he use his own passport? There should have
been plenty of alarm bells!

Quote:

Chinese business men huh? Can't be trusted.

While that is true for every country, I also am much more wary with Chinese people then I would be
with Germans (for example). But contrary to you, I don't hold it against them. If I get screwed, I
believe I have nobody to blame but myself, for being too naive.

Consider it a valuable experience: it will teach you to become less naive, yet more cunning.

imron -

Quote:

you're probably better off reporting that your current passport went missing and then reappeared
in its current state,

If you're going to say your passport went missing, I imagine it might be better to leave out the
whole reappearing part. Just leave it as missing. Otherwise it might prompt them to look more
closely into the reason it disappeared. If you say it's missing, it's not like they're going to
come and check your apartment for it.

got_no_jaffas -

you have to put it down to a learning experience. it usually happens when we are desperate, either
for money or for other pleasures. i just read a huge thread on another forum about singaporeans
getting conned in china which saved my ass a few times, and singaporeans are not naive to this
kind of activity.

sometimes you take risks & it works out fine, sometimes you get burnt. you're not alone.

gougou -

Quote:

i just read a huge thread on another forum about singaporeans getting conned in china which saved
my ass a few times

Do you still have the link? Maybe you could save some other people's asses too.

aeon -

You got cheated because you could be, and more to the point deserved to be. You loaned someone
your passport in order to make a quick illegal buck. Then you didn't get paid. Boo hoo...

Who're you going to complain to? No-one. What you did was illegal, so you have no legal way to get
your money. Short of hiring a bunch of goons and going over there to beat it out of them, you are
out of luck. PT Barnum was sooo right, and the same thing would happen in any country... Come back
and ask for sympathy when you actually deserve it!

In the meantime, report your passport stolen. Get the old one cancelled and destroy it and try and
be a bit more honest yourself next time.

mlomker -

You work for only 3k/month? I wonder what kind of gig that is. I've seen a couple of the Beijing
universities offer numbers that laughable but I didn't think anybody actually took the jobs (who
wasn't wealthy and just there for the experience). 5-6k jobs seem plentiful all over the country
as long as you're qualified.

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Like someone else said earlier, I'm actually quite surprised that people think Cantonese is
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Ian_Lee -

If you want to start a lively debate among the students, you shouldn't take a stand first but just
be the faciliator.

Moreover, the stand that you take is even more deviated from what US government stands for --
technically Taiwan is a part of China.

Third, the stand that you take is even deviated from what Taiwan stands -- which now is embroiled
in the controversy on the "One China Principle" between the adminstrative and the legislative
branches.

So what the students perceive from you is that on this issue, you are an "extremist".

And a teacher shouldn't be an extremist.

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adrianlondon -

a teacher shouldn't be an extremist

But pupils shouldn't start to cry when they hear a predictable viewpoint.

Most people I spoke with in Beijing know the true status of Taiwan (it comes up in conversation as
that's where my partner is from) and just give a wry smile when they see stuff like "Taiwan
province" in the newspapers. The Chinese government controls and applies censorship just for the
sake of it; it should realise that its population is more indifferent than they think

Even my Taiwanese partner doesn't really care.

geraldc -

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Even my Taiwanese partner doesn't really care.

But that's the thing, Taiwan has an independence movement, there's no corresponding movement in
China to give Taiwan independence.

Westerners like to think that anti Japanese feelings, and the Taiwan issue are just fuelled by
Communist propaganda, but people really do feel that strongly. There are overseas Chinese who feel
just as strongly about those issues, and they haven't been exposed to the government line.

Ian_Lee -

Pupils cry on various reasons. And I guess they are most likely Middle or High School kids who are
very emotional. They may cry after watching soap opera.

IMO teachers should not talk politics (not history) with Middle or High School students. Because
most likely the teachers have already taken a stand on the issue and the information (also likely
biased) that he acquires is more than what those pupils have got.

If anyone wants to talk politics, he should discuss with a college student or an adult.

ask_weasal -

Listen....
This is an oral English language class. Our goal is to teach them how to speak but most of the
time if you are to assist in the English language you have to give them some kind of motivation.
My school gives me a 200 page small black and white oral English book that seems like its about 20
years old with that ol' A and B dialougue.....The students despise this and there was many a times
where I have tried to teach them out of this book with no avail. If I want to get any copies of
something I have to pay for it out of my own pocket. What devices are we left with?
A board..
An Eraser..
And intellectual stimuli..
I've always noticed that foriegners learn curse, words of feeling and argument words very quickly.
I've always thought that when you learn how to argue in a language it is the quickest way to learn
the language.
In this class on Taiwan I didn't take sides. I don't care that Taiwan should be independent and I
also don't care that Taiwan should be apart of China and that's how most Americans feel. My point
was that this is not a problem that ordinary people should toil over or catch feelings over
because nothing will be gained in the long run. Of course the problem with Japan is a People and
Gorvernment problem.

In the opinon of the students, the students believe that Americans like myself agree that Taiwan
should be independant when most don't care. I said what i said because I was playing devil's
advocate and it back-fired. I am supposed to be a cultural expert and in my culture thats how we
learn sometimes by arguing constructively. I do agree that perhaps I was wrong in this approach. I
never considered my self a professional teacher this is simply trial and error over here in China.
I refuse to call myself a teacher....on the certificate we are called Foriegn Experts(which I am
not either). Those of us who think we are foriegn teachers lets not fool ourselves because we will
be quickly reminded that we are not when we head back to or respective countries. Now if you want
to say Randall...you should be teaching them how to speak....most of them will fall asleep.....you
know what most students want to hear and talk about....girlfriends/handsome people/jokes/and how
great China is. I mean thats basically the limitations of our topics. Movies...ha my school
doesn't even have these type of facilities....History...History is politics so history is bad. So
i guess I'll stick to Tom Cruise for now on. I am absolutely going nuts because I am unable to
speak a smigit of something intellectual because it always floats into that topic of politics.
Well i had fun with it that day and I learned a lot.

Randall

ask_weasal -

THEY ARE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. Do you think I am that stupid to discuss it with a middle school
student? Come on man!!!

Ian_Lee -

Ask_weasal:

I apologize because I was misled by adrianlondon when she mentioned that the pupils were crying.

Of course, I have no objection against you discussing politics with college students (but I also
agree with another poster that classroom is not the proper arena).

I guess that some students cried because most likely they could not express their ideas thoroughly
in the debate owing to their limited English proficiency. Maybe you should try talking with them
in Mandarin on this subject.

roddy -

Playing devil's advocate about Taiwan in a college class is only marginally less daft than doing
so in a middle school class. There are any number of topics actually relevant to student's lives
(one child policy, the job market, rules on dating / relationships for college students,
responsibilities towards elderly parents) where you can set up debates which will work as well as
can be expected in the kind of class you describe. Jumping in on Taiwan, even in desperation, is
not likely to succeed.

But frankly, teaching oral English to that kind of class is thankless at best. Do as much as you
can and enjoy the rest of your time here. That's about as much as you can do.

atitarev -

I had bad experiences talking with Chinese about Taiwan, they are too sensitive about. I prefer
not to talk about it any more. I think they too (Taiwanese, in their majority) also want to rejoin
China but on their terms or (probably) want to see China changed first.

wushijiao -

In my first job, I was thrown into 9 classrooms of 63 students. The Dean of the English Dept. only
gave me this useful piece of advice, "The students are shy. Get them to open their mouths." The
students weren’t sorted by ability, so some were close to fluent, while others had no
communicative skills whatsoever. We had no access to a copier. No DVD’s. We had to buy our own
stereos and tapes. We used the provocatively titled book Oral Workshop: Reproduction, which
prepares the kids to speak fluent 1940’s American slang. Classes were once a week, two hours
long. Hehe.

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Re: please help me translate sentences for practice

How about combine "homes and businesses" to "家业"?
家业 usually means your family’s property. 业 here means "财产 property".

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How about “嚴肅而沉悶”？
在狄更斯的小說《艱難時世》中，格萊恩先生是個性格嚴肅而沉悶的例子。

面對摧毀家園打擊百業的洪水，密西西比三角州的居民白鷳出非凡的堅忍。
First, “house” is “房子” and “home” is “家”.
Second, “businesses” here means “all kind of business in this area”,...

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In Japanese, 'photograph' is referred to as 寫真. Is this term also used in Chinese?
Intuitively, it seems that 寫真 is a more accurate translation of 'photograph' than 照片 or
even 相片, in the same way 傳真 is an accurate translation of 'facsimile' (i.e. "to transmit a
true image of something").

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muyongshi -

Why do think it is a better translation?? Writing has nothing to do with a photograph....

Both 照片 and 相片 make sense as it requires light on film to make a picture and 相 has to do
with appearance and looks and a photograph is...a piece of paper with someone's likeness....

skylee -

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Is this term also used in Chinese?

Yes, in the manner of fashionable loan words like 水着, 達人, etc.

Mark Yong -

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muyongshi wrote:
Why do think it is a better translation?? Writing has nothing to do with a photograph....

Colloquially speaking, you are right. The angle I am speaking from is similar to asking whether or
not 計算機 is a better translation than 電腦 for 'computer'. Technically speaking, 計算機
is more accurate, because strictly speaking, 'compute' is 計算. But colloquially and practically
speaking, a computer is essentially an 'electrical brain', i.e. 電腦.

I am just trying to establish whether in this case, semantically-speaking, the Japanese got it
more accurate than the Chinese.

zhwj -

写真 means 'likeness' (as a type of representational portraiture; check pre-photography examples
in Chinese literature); you could argue that as technology advances, 真 takes on new meanings, so
写真 should be updated to apply to the representation that is closest to the original. When
holograms become widespread, perhaps we should call them 写真, too.

Edit: There's a great book on this subject by Lydia Liu; she addresses how western ideas were
translated into Chinese phonetically, conceptually, and with Japanese as an intermediary.
Translingual Practice translated as 《跨语际实践》.

liuzhou -

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Writing has nothing to do with a photograph

Well, actually, the English word 'photograph' comes from the Greek for 'light writing.'

'graph' means 'write'.

c_redman -

It's an interesting discussion how different languages name things differently, but I don't think
you'll get a definitive answer for which is more semantically accurate.

As muyongshi stated, photographs aren't written (it is a chemical process). Thus, perhaps the
Chinese word is more semantically accurate than the English photograph. In a similar way, many
languages use the term "flying machine" instead of airplane, a vehicle which is neither an
unbounded two-dimensional shape, nor does it skim the surface of the air.

adrianlondon -

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many languages use the term "flying machine" instead of airplane

And some use aeroplane ;)

Mark Yong -

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zhwj wrote:
写真 means 'likeness' (as a type of representational portraiture; check pre-photography examples
in Chinese literature...

Yes, that is what I meant. Semantically, a 'photograph' is the capturing of the likeness of
something. 相片 is too limiting, in that it refers only to portraiture. Perhaps something like
照寫真 would be the most semantically-accurate!

Quote:

zhwj wrote:
When holograms become widespread, perhaps we should call them 写真, too.

"三維寫真", perhaps?

Mark Yong -

In some of the 閩南 Minnan dialects, 'aeroplane' is referred to as 飛船 pue-chun, rather than
飛機. Strangely, I actually find the former more semantically-accurate, since it refers
specifically to a 'flying passenger vessel', rather than just a 'flying machine'. Comments?

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Any advice you can give would be great!

Post questions and information on the forum so that more people can answer and benefit. Trust me,
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xray83 -

You are right Roddy! That is what the forums are for to learn from other peoples' experiences.

Anyways some questions I have now are:

First question. Has anybody used emoo to try to change their L visa to 6 months or 1 year F visa?
How legitimate is their company?

Second question. I know you can get 60 to 90 day L-visas here in Canada. My last L-visa was 60
days. Say I want to stay longer what kind of extension can I get. I read you can renew your L-visa
once for another 90 days? So that makes 6 months? Lets say my L-visa expires and I go to HK and
apply for another L-visa how does that work and how long does it take and how many times can I
keep doing that? Basically I am seeing what is the longest I can stay in China by coming on a
normal L-visa. Buying time so to speak so I can spend time with my GF and job search.

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大家好，

下列句子有正確嗎？
全球各地的留學生大多希望在主流國家讀書。
(i tried to use 全球各地,大多,and 主流)

中國是全球暖化的主要貢獻者之一。
(i tried to use 全球暖化 and 貢獻)

東京舉行1964年的奧運是第一在亞洲舉行的近代奧運會。

先謝了！

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中國是全球暖化的主要貢獻者之一。
(i tried to use 全球暖化 and 貢獻)

貢獻者has some kind of positive meaning in Chinese, so it should be used to express some
positive meaning. In your sentence above, there is some kind of black humor, I’m afraid. Hehe.

Quote:

東京舉行1964年的奧運是第一在亞洲舉行的近代奧運會。

The more proper expression should be :
1964年在東京舉行的奧運會是在亞洲舉行的第一届近代奧運會。
In Chinese, the basic expression order is time + place + something, i.e. when, where, what/how. Of
course, "where, when, what/how" is also frequently used.

Cheers!

skylee -

For the second one, also consider 美國對於對抗全球暖化並無重大貢獻 or
世界各國都為對抗全球暖化積極作出貢獻.

For the third one, also consider 1964年在東京舉行的奧運會是首次（第一次）
在亞洲舉行的近代奧運會.

OracleBone -

下列句子有正確嗎？
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In this statement, "有" is not required.
下列句子正確嗎？

In the mainland of China, "近代" generally means a period from 1840 to 1919. The period since
1919 is mostly called "现代". So "现代奥运会" is better to distingguish the modern Olympic
Games from the ancient Greece precursor.

82riceballs -

那麼，要如何翻譯: "China is a leading contributor to global warming"?

謝謝大家！

skylee -

As studentyoung has pointed out, 貢獻 is used on contribution to something positive. Unless you
consider global warming is something positive, it is difficult to make a sentence in Chinese
saying ""China is a leading contributor to global warming" using the word 貢獻.

muyongshi -

You might need to change your sentence to something like the influence of china is one of the
greatest...

中國是全球暖化的主要原因之一
中國对全球暖化影响最大之一

Maybe one of those work

82riceballs -

thanks!

semantic nuance -

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要如何翻譯: "China is a leading contributor to global warming"

How about this: 中國是全球暖化最主要的罪魁禍首.

David Huo -

全球各地的留學生大多希望在主流國家讀書。
Grammatically correct, but I am not clear about "主流国家"

中國是全球暖化的主要貢獻者之一。
Here in mainland China, we often use 全球变暖.
You can say 中国是全球最大的温室气体排放国之一, or
中国的温室气体排放是全球变暖的主要因素之一。

東京舉行1964年的奧運是第一在亞洲舉行的近代奧運會。
1964年在东京举行的（第18届）奥运会是第一届在亚洲举行的现代奥运会。

to semantic nuance:

You can save the word 最主要，罪魁祸首already had the meaning.
However, “罪魁祸首”带有过分的主观色彩，所以这样翻译也不合适。
Moreover, it is not the truth.

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imron -

It's pretty slow going at the beginning, and it can be frustrating trying to figure out the
correct keys for some characters, but it does serve as a very useful tool.

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Quote:

Another thing that helped was getting a cell phone that enabled me to handwrite characters. Then,
for about two months or so, I only sent Chinese texts messages by handwriting, often having to
look up characters.

One thing that I noticed after I started handwriting my text messages was that there was a good
amount of characters that I knew I knew but all of the sudden I realized that I was missing a part
or I just simply couldn't remember how to write it. I type it all the time but don't use it
anywhere else than text messages (meaning not in class) and the really obvious ones, there were a
few that just couldn't write out... So it helps

trien27 -

繁

=

每 + a form of the character on the right side of this combined character 敲, not 欠 + half of
丝 in traditional form [on the bottom]

roddy -

I think you might have missed the point there, but never mind. One down . . .

shibole -

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Use Wubi when typing on computers.

I basically just started learning Mandarin but I'm glad that I looked at wubi today, if only
because I noticed that 言 is in the "dropping to the right" section of the keyboard. Before that
I was like "what? direction matters for dots?" I was also thrilled to see that I already knew all
the primary radicals for each key (well all but one of them, and now I know that one too).

Anyway I feel like this has given me more insight into what matters when writing characters and
I'm certainly going to pay attention now to what direction dots are written from. I'm not sure if
I'm going to dive into wubi just yet, but maybe it makes sense to try learn the wubi code for a
character each time I learn a new character. Even if I don't test myself on it or use wubi
seriously just seeing how someone decomposed the character to fit wubi might be insightful.

Also, in order to avoid forgetting how to write I'm using Anki and actually testing myself on
writing each character rather than just recognizing it. Hopefully this will work out well and I
won't have to make sure I can still write 大 and 中 every time I go through the deck.

I'm curious what people think of this: Whenever I run into a new element of a character that I
haven't seen before I have this urge to learn the radical or character the element is based on and
find and learn at least one other character using that element. I'm not yet sure if this is good
or not as it seems like I'm just forcing my brain to learn too much at once, but on the other hand
if I can put a name or concept to a strange new squiggly mark and see that it really does occur
elsewhere too then it keeps me from feeling like I'm going to have to learn thousands of totally
unique unrelated squiggley marks and makes learning hanzi seem less overwhelming.

imron -

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but maybe it makes sense to try learn the wubi code for a character each time I learn a new
character

I'm not sure if I agree that this is really necessary. It might be worth thinking about how the
character is composed, and how you might type it using wubi, but learning, or trying to remember
the code is probably overkill.

Just in the same way that when I touch type in English I don't think about what finger needs to
type which key, when typing in wubi, I don't really think about the wubi code - my fingers just
know which keys to go based on how the character is made up. E.g. when I type 想 I don't think
SHN, I think 木目心, and my fingers automatically know which keys to press.

shibole -

Quote:

It might be worth thinking about how the character is composed, and how you might type it using
wubi, but learning, or trying to remember the code is probably overkill.

Yea, I see what you mean. I might as well learn the unicode or GB encoding value if I were going
to do that. I think I was thinking I'd try to type each new character in wubi and look up the key
sequence if I couldn't figure it out right away, then try to figure out the logic behind the key
sequence. Maybe eventually I'd learn something from that, but I wouldn't try to test myself on
remembering how to type each character or put a high priority on learning wubi just yet. I will
try out that wubi program you recommended though as it looks pretty cool.

imron -

Quote:

I think I was thinking I'd try to type each new character in wubi and look up the key sequence if
I couldn't figure it out right away, then try to figure out the logic behind the key sequence.

Yes, this is something completely different, and is not only worthwile, it is almost essential for
some of the trickier characters e.g. 追. The important thing though is knowing the logic as once
you know that you can apply to future characters.

DoraYao -

I am new here, and I would like to say that I am very impressed with all of your posts, both
Chinese learners and natives. Everyone is so enthusiastic and this really motivates me to keep
learning and improving my Chinese. Thanks everyone.

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Quest, Ian_Lee: borders don't work. migration is...

Quest, Ian_Lee:

borders don't work. migration is inevitable in every culture in every part of the world.

and also, cantonese will become strong again. it's an innovative language that is evolving....

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Quest makes some good points.
hard to disagree. is there an area of study for this topic?

i'd like to read more into it.

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Pravit -

There's a certain 80s-ish saxophone song that plays EVERY TIME a train, ship, or plane is about to
reach its destination. It's also used quite often when stores or malls are closing. I can even hum
the tune, but I don't know what it's called - does anyone else know what I'm talking about? What
is it called?

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889 -

It's Kenny G's Jasmine (茉莉花).

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/m4S0NUEvIa8/

I hope he collects royalties.

Pravit -

That's definitely one of the jazz songs they play on trains! But I'm so sure there's another one -
it sounds exactly like something that would play at the end of an 80s TV show.

889 -

Well, then, perhaps it was Kenny G's Silhouette.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3arpl7QEdDc

Or maybe Forevever In Love by, yes, Kenny G.

http://www.lalaq.com/view/108525.html

I hope he collects royalties on these, too.

Honestly, there are times when travelling around China seems like one long Kenny G album (or, if
you take the bus, an Andy Lau film festival).

zhwj -

Appropriately enough, it's called "Going Home"! You can listen to it here.

There's probably a video on Youtube.

889 -

Overdose on Kenny G and it all starts to sound the same.

Here's a direct link to Going Home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM_11xIZGh8

cdn_in_bj -

I hate Kenny G!

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Chinese language - help please: translation -

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i need to know what is written here... i cant read it can any one please help me?

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muyongshi -

好无聊

How boring....

twistmyheart -

thanx ^^

help me translate this please???

studentyoung -

Picky 和弟妹幸福得像花一样
Picky and 弟妹 are as happy as blooming flowers.

弟妹in Chinese has two meanings. One is brother and sister, the other is your younger bother’s
wife.

Cheers!

muyongshi -

Just a little correction that probably is and R not a P so it would be Ricky... but I'm sure the
OP wasn't confused about that part...

gougou -

Merged two threads (and two posts). No need to ask the same question twice.

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Hi there all, I have come across this term in my class and was wondering the exact meaning... its
"AA制"... as far as I can make out it means share the bill, is this correct... thanks in
advance...

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gato -

It means "to go Dutch," as far as I know. Do the Dutch always "go Dutch"?

imron -

Yep, split the bill is exactly what it means.

zozzen -

When I was asked the same question by my Swedish friend and I said "to go dutch", he found it
offensive. Does Dutch feel the same way?

imron -

I don't really think the term "go dutch" is used that much except in China - I guess it's in one
of their English textbooks and it just stuck. I'd heard of it, but would never have used it (and
still wouldn't for that matter).

adrianlondon -

We always call it "go Dutch" here in England. I'm not sure whether it means "split the bill into
equal parts" or "split the bill and pay for what you ate/drank". I think the former.

When I was working in Frankfurt (Germany), the locals always seemed to do the latter which meant
the waitress had to go to each person to ask what they ate, take their credit card, take the money
etc. It was always fun wondering what would happen after she'd been around the table and there was
still some stuff left unpaid for.

Anyway, I heard "AA zhi" a couple of times when I was in Beijing, but it sounded like three first
tones in a row, however 制 is fourth tone.

So ... why do they say "AA制"? I asked my teacher once and she had no idea, even though she knew
what it means.

Luobot -

AA - How do you pronounce that? Is it "Ay" or "Ay Ay" or is it like sticking your tongue out for
the dentist and saying "Ahh" ? Is there a character for it?

ps - I’ve never experienced anything remotely like that with my Chinese friends. Someone always
pays for the table, and it’s usually a verbal if not a physical struggle to get your hands on
the check. My understanding is that this competition to pay the bill is a Chinese cultural
tradition.

adrianlondon -

"ay ay zher" in totally non-pinyin.

Shadowdh -

Woo hoo, I am glad I got that right... one more off the list... about 10000 to go... Thanks for
the confirmation folks.

I'm with Adrian, well not "with" Adrian but you know what I mean , In the UK and NZ we use it alot.

The pronunciation we have been using is AA (as in the sound of the letter A) zhi (in the pinyin)...

adrianlondon -

OK, I'm getting closer. According to this

http://baike.baidu.com/view/2930.htm

the AA is latin, meaning each/every. It then says it means "Algebraic Average" which is very
non-latin. Can someone with better Mandarin skills than me read that page and post here if it
offers a good explanation for what AA actually is and why it's made its way, untranslated, into
Mandarin? It seems that whoever wrote that page is a bit confused (or, more likely, I didn't
understand it very well).

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Luoman -

So, what is 蓝色心情？ I asked one Chinese, and he said it means "good mood". I asked
another, and he said it`s "sad mood". So is it both?

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I know this is hardly a good way of translating, but in English if you say you're feeling "blue"
then it means you're a bit down/sad/depressed.

Why that's the case, I don't know. When younger I thought it was because most Blues music was
depressing! I read somewhere that it's a nautical thing ... boats would fly a blue flag to signify
that the captain or other senior officer had been lost at sea during that voyage.

Han-tiger -

What causes you confused about the meaning of “蓝色心情” is that “蓝色心情” is
definitely not a Chinese native expression. It is originally from some English spoken country,
like US. It is only a direct translation of BLUE. Therefore, the correct meaning of
“蓝色心情” is the meaning of blue, which means sad or depressed, to describe a person at a
bad mood.

Actually, we Chinese use “灰色心情” to this effect.

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I don't think it is a Cantonese word because it...

I don't think it is a Cantonese word because it is stressed that it is Mandarin as following
A Chinese (Mandarin) client of mine recently called me her "sempo."

maybe sempo =婶婆
But it is a little...

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Lu -

I don't think that explanation of laoshi/jiaoshi is completely correct. All the time I hear people
say things like 我是老師 or 妳是老師嗎?, referring to occupation. There is a difference,
but it's not really like stated in that post.

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你会讲中文吗？

我寻找一个教师会教我讲普通话，写汉字，等等。我到中文学校为五个年。�
��为我是一个美国人所以学习中文很难的，但是我能学习努力。

如果你感兴趣，我电话号码是：................

非常感谢，

I'd like to revise yours flyer as below,

您会讲中文吗？

我急需找位老师来辅导我的中文，例如：会话能力以及口语等。我目前学习�
��文的学校为五年制，由于本人是美国人，所以学习中文感觉比较吃力，但��
�相信通过自己的努力学习可以达到熟练应用的水平。

如果您有兴趣的话，我的电话号码是。。。。。。。。

最后表示诚挚的谢意。

If you want to improve yours Chinese, why not make some Chinese friends and they can teach you,
also maybe you can teach them English.

If you have interest, pls e-mail me hejm2008@yahoo.com.cn, maybe I can help me, but the
pre-condition is you must teach me English。

Han-tiger -

geoffkhan is an elementary language learner, so I thought this simple explanation was OK. But I
agree with Lu. I’d like to make some modification on my explanation, and further to confirm the
following points:

(1) there is definitely a difference between “教师” and “老师”.

(2) “教师” refers to an occupation. For example, what is his occupation? He is a
teacher.（他是一名教师）

(3) “老师” is a respectful appellation to a person whose job is a teacher. For example,
“Good morning, Sir!” In Chinese, “早上好，老师！”but we Chinese never say,
“早上好，教师！”

(4) “老师” is so frequently used in daily oral communication that it trends to take the
place of “教师” even in an occasion where people talk about occupations. For example, what
is his occupation? He is a college teacher.（他是一名大学教师. It is OK.）
（他是一名大学老师. Also OK, or sounds better!）

(5) In no event shall “教师” take the place of “老师” in occasion “(3)”.

(5) “教师” can only be replaced by “老师” in daily oral communication. In an official
or formal occasion, when referring to occupation, “教师” will of course be employed. For
example:

Teacher’s Day------教师节
P.R.C. Teacher’s law-----中华人民共和国教师法
Certificate of Teacher’s Qualification------教师资格证书

。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

geoffkhan -

I think I understand what you're getting at regarding 老师 vs 教师.

Hejmcn, thanks for your revision. While I could understand Han-tiger's, this rewrite is above my
head. I'm sure it's a better way to write what I intended, but as long as what I had written, with
Skylee's revision (and I also used the "phone number" sentence from Han-tiger's) is
understandable, and without grammatical errors, I'm fine.

Hejmcn, I'll send you an email about the English/Chinese exchange.

I've done online correspondence before, but it can't replace face-to-face interaction. However, I
want to take every opportunity to improve my Chinese, so I'm going to contact you about that right
now.

Thanks for all the input everyone!

Li Yuzuo -

hey, guy, you do it quite well, as an Chinese he can undersatand you totally.

just think about it, if you write it so fluently, even more fluently than a Chinese do, then who
dare to apply.

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BTW, if anyone does buy the Peking University 中国古代简史, make sure you get the version
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Follow up post on some of the books I bought - hopefully it can be useful to someone else.

History:
I thought Beijing University Press 《中国古代简史》 was quite easy to read and written in
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I just picked up 易中天's 《闲话中国人》 and am enjoying it, although I haven't gotten
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Thanks for the suggestions gato! I remember seeing 知道点中国历史 last time at the
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1. se4 ba1 si1 sen1
2. qiao2 shu1 ya4
3. rui4 shi4 bao3
4. rui4 zhi4 xian4

Sorry about the numbers. I don't yet know how to type accents on pinyin.

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Reading my book

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'and we, in turn 又, are the king of the salmon.'

吸 also means 'to suck', a straw (for drinking) is called 吸管.

非常 means very, extremely. As long as you're clear on the meaning, you don't need to...

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Not sure if it's an expression (the dictionaries don't know it, so perhaps not), but 跳舞 means
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From the story, it seems this thing is a larvae transforming into a dragonfly. 'I want some quiet,
I'm going to transform [into a dragonfly]'

It's also a measureword, which is what it is here.
Then,...

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Reading my book

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交朋友means 'to make friends'. Here the word is not 交到, 到 is to indicate an 'arrival' or
result: Tom makes 交 a lot of friends and 'arrives' 到 at having a lot of friends.

I hope this helps!

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Reading my book

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The pattern is used both with and without the 外, I wouldn't say that either is an exception.

You got it! :-)
...No, can't really explain it. The pattern works with either 也 or 都, both are fine....

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'Xcept that's not what it means... 有時候 means 'sometimes'. 'Tom sometimes...'. (There's a
song by Wang Fei 王菲 that goes 有時候,有時候 all the time. '紅豆', video and lyrics
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好了 here doesn't mean 'good' or 'best', but more something like 'let's just...' or '...and be
done with it'. Literary, it would be something like '[let us suppose there are fairies in the
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Reading my book

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None of the things in the room was missing.
一件也没有少 one item even wasn't less => there wasn't even one item less [than there had
been originally]
There's a movie called 一个都不能少 Not One Less.
房间的里 looks...

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Yes. 'eating but doesn't go down'

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What jade said, 小姑娘 is not anyone's mother but means 'young girl', I'd say in her teens.

嚇 doesn't really mean 'fear', but that you got quite a scare. For example you're sitting
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However, she still jumped up. (Ok that doesn't look like good English, but I'm sure you
understand).

起來 doesn't (always) mean 'wake up', it mostly means 'up'. (In the Chinese national anthem,
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Already found it myself on google :clap but...

Already found it myself on google :clap

but why is 0 used as 你 ? :conf

35925想我就爱我
1799一起走走
5366我想聊聊
246饿死了
918加油吧
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I've studied a few languages. The hardest I've encountered were Finnish and Hungarian for the
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