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HSK4 – Food and Ingredient
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Food and Ingredient Words in Chinese 飲食與食材詞彙饮食与食材词汇 yǐnshí yǔ shícái cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, here’s something that might surprise you: 速食快餐 (“fast food”) in Taiwan is often surprisingly healthy. McDonald’s sells fresh fruit boxes, fresh milk, chicken breast salad, and quinoa salad, and you can customize a burger…
“Why” in Chinese
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 Question Words 5 — Why為什麼为什么 wèishénme 為什麼为什么 wèishénme is how you ask “why” in Chinese — and it’s the one question word that doesn’t follow the usual “answer goes in the same spot” rule. In this part of the question-word series, we look at…
“How many, how much” in Chinese
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 Question Words 3 — Asking Numbers多 duō, 多少 duōshǎo多少 duōshao & 幾几 jǐ How tall? How far? How many? How much? What time? In Chinese, all of these questions come down to three words: 多 duō, 多少 duōshǎo多少 duōshao, and 幾几 jǐ. In part…
“Where, which” in Chinese
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 Question Words 2 — Where & Which哪 nǎ, 哪裡哪里 nǎlǐ, 哪些 nǎxiē & 哪一 nǎ yī One little character, 哪 nǎ, is behind every “where” and “which” question in Chinese. Add a place ending and it asks “where”; add a measure word and it…
Body, Health, and Medical Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Body, Health, and Medical Words in Chinese 身體、健康與醫療詞彙身体、健康与医疗词汇 shēntǐ, jiànkāng yǔ yīliáo cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, here are two body-part expressions worth knowing. 小鼻子小眼睛小鼻子小眼睛 (xiǎo bízi xiǎo yǎnjing) literally means “small nose, small eyes,” and it’s used to describe someone who’s petty or narrow-minded — fussing over tiny,…
Emotion and Personality Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Emotion and Personality Words in Chinese 情緒、性格與態度詞彙情绪、性格与态度词汇 qíngxù, xìnggé yǔ tàidù cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, here’s a story from my years teaching Chinese: students have asked me, more than once, how to say “I am so proud of you” in Chinese. Honestly, in my whole life I don’t…
Clothing, Daily Items, and Home Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Clothing, Daily Items, and Home Words in Chinese 衣物與日常用品詞彙衣物与日常用品词汇 yīwù yǔ rìcháng yòngpǐn cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, here’s something that surprises a lot of visitors: garbage collection in Taiwan doesn’t work the way it does in most places. There are no curbside bins — instead, garbage trucks drive…
Chinese News – AI agent breaks into a website
News reading An AI agent breaks into an Australian government website Read a real Taiwanese news report about an AI security incident, learn the key words, then check what you understood. HSK 6 About 500 characters 10 questions International news OneDotDot News Page A1 Reprinted from udn.com Hide English OpenAI代理dàilǐ入侵rùqīn澳洲Àozhōu澳大利亚Àodàlìyà政府zhèngfǔ網站wǎngzhàn网站wǎngzhàn 總理zǒnglǐ总理zǒnglǐ批pī不可bùkě接受jiēshòu OpenAI agent breaks into Australian…
Chinese News – Trump greets Xi in person
News reading Trump greets Xi in person, breaking a 60-year precedent Read a real Taiwanese news report on U.S.–China relations, learn the key words, then check what you understood. HSK 7–9 About 1,000 characters 10 questions International news OneDotDot News Page A1 Reprinted from udn.com Hide English 打破dǎpò60年nián慣例guànlì惯例guànlì！川普Chuānpǔ特朗普Tèlǎngpǔ高gāo禮遇lǐyù礼遇lǐyù親迎qīnyíng亲迎qīnyíng習近平Xí Jìnpíng习近平Xí Jìnpíng 對中duì Zhōng对华duì Huá鷹派yīngpài鹰派yīngpài受挫shòucuò「這zhè这zhè事shì成chéng轉折點zhuǎnzhédiǎn转折点zhuǎnzhédiǎn」 Breaking a 60-year…