Grammar Point:The terms “these” and “those” in Chinese can be translated as follows: 🌈 Basically ”This“ and “that” + 些 xiē Structure 這这些 or 那些 + Noun 這些zhèxiē人rén是shì誰shéi？ 这些zhèxiē人rén是shì谁shéi？ Who are these people? 我wǒ不要búyào買mǎi那些nàxiē書shū我wǒ不要búyào买mǎi那些nàxiē书shūI don’t want to buy those books. 這些zhèxiē東西dōngxī要yào怎麼辦zěnmebàn？ 这些zhèxiē东西dōngxi要yào怎么办zěnmebàn？ What should we do with these things? 她tā想xiǎng跟gēn那些nàxiē中國人Zhōngguórén練習liànxí中文zhōngwén她tā想xiǎng跟gēn那些nàxiē中国人Zhōngguórén练习liànxi中文zhōngwénShe wants to practice Chinese with…
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Counting Money in Chinese
Grammar Point:Counting money in Chinese involves using the Chinese numerals and currency units. Here is a guide on how to count money in Chinese: Chinese Numerals 📌 Review Numbers: Chinese Numbers Currency Units China Taiwan However, there is another informal term commonly used to talk about the basic unit of currency in Chinese, which is…
Food – 음식 – 食べ物
🔊 雞jī鸡jī 🔊 豬zhū猪zhū 🔊 牛niú牛niú 🔊 魚yú鱼yú 🔊 鴨yā鸭yā 🔊 羊yáng羊yáng 🔊 麵miàn面miàn 🔊 飯fàn饭fàn 🔊 湯tāng汤tāng 🔊 菜cài菜cài 🔊 蛋dàn蛋dàn 🔊 沙拉shālā沙拉shālā 🔊 肉ròu肉ròu：meat – 고기 – 肉 🔊 海鮮hǎixiān海鲜hǎixiān：seafood – 해산물 – 海産物 Taste 🔊 酸suān酸suān：sour – 시다 – 酸っぱい 🔊 甜tián甜tián：sweet – 달다 – 甘い 🔊 苦kǔ苦kǔ：bitter – 쓰다 – 苦い…
Chinese Separable Verbs
Why Are Chinese Separable Verbs Important? One of the key reasons is that among the 1,000 commonly used verbs in Modern Chinese, a whopping 685 of them are separable verbs. You’ll frequently come across them, especially in basic words like 睡覺觉 (to sleep), 吃飯饭 (to eat), and 看書书 (to read), when learning Chinese. Knowing which…
Verbs – 동사 – 動詞 -2
V VO 🔊 買mǎi买mǎi buy – 사다 – 買う 買mǎi東西dōngxī、 買mǎi票piào买mǎi东西dōngxi， 买mǎi票piào 🔊 賣mài卖mài sell – 팔다 – 売る 賣mài東西dōngxī、 賣mài股票gǔpiào卖mài东西dōngxi， 卖mài股票gǔpiào 🔊 學xué学xué learn – 배우다 – 学ぶ 學xué中文zhōngwén、 學xué游泳yóuyǒng学xué中文zhōngwén， 学xué游泳yóuyǒng 🔊 教jiāo教jiāo teach – 가르치다 – 教える 教書jiāoshū、 教jiāo中文zhōngwén教书jiāoshū， 教jiāo中文zhōngwén 🔊 搭dā搭dā take (ride) – 타다 – 乗る 搭dā車chē、 搭dāUber 、 搭dā電梯diàntī搭dā车chē， 搭dāUber…
Verbs – 동사 – 動詞 -1
V VO 🔊 吃chī吃chī eat – 먹다 – 食べる 吃飯chīfàn、 吃chī牛肉麵niúròumiàn、 吃chī小籠包xiǎolóngbāo吃饭chīfàn， 吃chī牛肉面niúròumiàn， 吃chī小笼包xiǎolóngbāo 🔊 喝hē喝hē drink – 마시다 – 飲む 喝hē水shuǐ、 喝hē酒jiǔ、 喝hē飲料yǐnliào喝hē水shuǐ， 喝hē酒jiǔ， 喝hē饮料yǐnliào 🔊 睡shuì睡shuì sleep – 자다 – 寝る 睡覺shuìjiào睡觉shuìjiào 🔊 玩wán玩wán play – 놀다 – 遊ぶ 玩wán遊戲yóuxì、 玩wánPS5 、 玩wán手機shǒujī玩wán游戏yóuxì， 玩wánPS5 ， 玩wán手机shǒujī 🔊 站zhàn站zhàn stand – 서다 – 立つ…
Adjectives – 형용사 – 形容詞
長cháng长cháng 🔊 Long길다長い 短duǎn短duǎn 🔊 Short짧다短い 高gāo高gāo 🔊 Tall높다高い 矮ǎi矮ǎi 🔊 Short작다低い 胖pàng胖pàng 🔊 Fat뚱뚱하다太る 瘦shòu瘦shòu 🔊 Thin날씬하다痩せる 快kuài快kuài 🔊 Fast빠르다速い 慢màn慢màn 🔊 Slow느리다遅い 貴guì贵guì 🔊 Expensive비싸다高い 便宜piányí便宜piányi 🔊 Cheap싸다安い 多duō多duō 🔊 Many많다多い 少shǎo少shǎo 🔊 Few적다少ない 大dà大dà 🔊 Big크다大きい 小xiǎo小xiǎo 🔊 Small작다小さい 熱rè热rè 🔊 Hot덥다暑い 冷lěng冷lěng 🔊 Cold춥다 寒い Adverb 🔊 太tài大dà了le太tài大dà了le：too big – 너무…
“Usually” and “sometimes” in Chinese
Grammar Point:To express the frequency adverbs “usually” and “sometimes” in Chinese, we use the terms 常常 chángcháng and 有時时 yǒushí. Structure S + 常常 chángcháng + VO 常常 chángcháng (often, usually) refers to a behavior or action that occurs frequently and with short intervals between occurrences. Therefore, it cannot be used in the negative form….
Immediately in Chinese
Grammar Point:馬马上 mǎshàng is an adverb in Chinese that translates to “immediately” or “right away” in English. It conveys a sense of urgency and suggests that something will happen or be done without delay. Structure 馬上/马上 + V FYIEver wondered why we say 馬马上 mǎshàng (on the horse) in Chinese to mean “immediately” instead of…
“From” in Chinese “cóng”
Grammar Point:In Chinese, the word 從从 cóng can be used as a preposition to indicate the origin or starting point of something. It is often translated as “from” in English. Structure 從/从 cóng + place or time 你nǐ從cóng哪裡nǎlǐ來lái？ 你nǐ从cóng哪里nǎlǐ来lái？ Where are you from? 我wǒ從cóng台灣Táiwān來lái我wǒ从cóng台湾Táiwān来láiI’m from Taiwan. 她tā從cóng八點bādiǎn開始kāishǐ上課shàngkè她tā从cóng八点bādiǎn开始kāishǐ上课shàngkèShe starts her class at eight o’clock. 我wǒ從cóng2010 年nián開始kāishǐ教jiāo中文zhōngwén我wǒ从cóng2010…