OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 Days and Weeks —天 tiān, 日 rì, 週 zhōu周 zhōu, 禮拜 lǐbài礼拜 lǐbài, 星期 xīngqí星期 xīngqī How many days? How many weeks? Counting them is simple — as long as you know which words need 個 ge个 ge. In Chinese, “day” is 日 rì…
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Minutes and Hour in Chinese
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 Minutes and Hours —分鐘 fēnzhōng分钟 fēnzhōng, 小時 xiǎoshí小时 xiǎoshí, 鐘頭 zhōngtóu钟头 zhōngtóu Knowing what time it is isn’t the same as knowing how long something takes. Chinese has separate words for each. In Chinese, the words used to express durations in minutes (分鐘 fēnzhōng分钟…
“And so on” in Chinese – 等 děng
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 4 Grammar Point · HSK 4 “And So On” in Chinese 2 — 等等 děng & 等等等等 děngděng 等等 děng means “etc.” or “and so on” at the end of a list. It’s more formal and written than 什麼的什么的 shénme de, and you can repeat it as 等等等等 děngděng to…
Verbal Measure Words 2
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 4 Grammar Point · HSK 4 Verbal Measure Words 2 — 場场 chǎng, 頓顿 dùn, 趟趟 tàng Three more measure words that count actions instead of nouns — for events that run their course, meals, intense concentrated actions, and trips there and back. The pattern is Verb + 了 +…
Chinese Age Expression – Suì
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 歲岁 suì — Chinese Age Expression In Chinese, the word 歲岁 suì is used to express age. It specifically refers to the number of years one has lived, or their age in years. 歲岁 suì attaches directly to a number to state someone’s —…
“All along” in Chinese 1 – 一直 yìzhí
Grammar Point:The Chinese adverb 一直 yìzhí is used to express the idea of “continuously” or “all along” in a sentence. It indicates that an action or state has been ongoing or persistent from a certain point in time up to the present or a specified point in the future. Structure S + 一直 yìzhí +…
Qu Yuan Story 2
Story · HSK 3+ · Dragon Boat Festival · Part 2 屈 Qu Yuan Story — Part 2 屈原（下）屈原（下） Posted June 26, 2023 Author Tiffany Reading time 6 mins “Qu Yuan” is a story for HSK3+ learners. Stories I share are some Chinese folk tales, and some are my own creations. This story is one…
Qu Yuan Story
Story · HSK 3+ · Dragon Boat Festival 屈 Qu Yuan Story 屈原（上）屈原（上） Posted June 25, 2023 Author Tiffany Reading time 6 mins This story is one of the most famous stories associated with the Dragon Boat Festival. However, there are three different versions of it, each with slight variations — so if you hear…
Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival — OneDotDot Chinese Chinese Festivals · 中國節日中国节日 Dragon Boat Festival 端午節端午节 duānwǔjié 端午節端午节 duānwǔjié falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month — a festival of dragon boat races, sticky rice dumplings, and a whole calendar’s worth of folk remedies against summer’s bad luck. Also known as Duanwu What is…
“All”&”Total” in Chinese – 一共 yígòng & 全部 quánbù
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 3 Grammar Point · HSK 3 一共 yígòng一共 yígòng & 全部 quánbù全部 quánbù — “Altogether” & “All” 一共 yígòng一共 yígòng and 全部 quánbù全部 quánbù both point at “everything,” but from different angles: one adds things up into a number, the other describes a whole set with nothing left out. 一共…