Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Location and Appliance Words in Chinese 地點與家電詞彙地点与家电词汇 dìdiǎn yǔ jiādiàn cíhuì Quick stat before we get into the vocab: over 33% of Taiwanese adults over 20 still live with their parents, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Interior — and about a million of those between 35 and 54 are even married…
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Synonyms of “Power” in Chinese
力氣力气 lìqìlìqi and 力量 lìliàng can both be translated to power, strength, force, or energy. Both serve as nouns. So, if you are looking for an adjective like strong, please check the difference between 強 qiáng and 強壯 qiángzhuàng. 力氣 lìqì /力气 lìqi 力氣力气 lìqìlìqi generally refers to physical strength or effort, particularly the strength required for manual labor…
Location Words in Chinese I
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Location Words in Chinese I 地點詞彙地点词汇 dìdiǎn cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, a story from my first year of teaching, back when I didn’t know much about how things worked in China. A student asked me, “Tiffany, I’m going to Kenting next month to relax — do you know…
Synonyms of “Strong” in Chinese
強 qiáng and 強壯强壮 qiángzhuàng both can be translated to strong.Both serve as adjectives. So, if you are looking for a noun like power, or strength, please check the difference between 力氣力气 lìqìlìqi and 力量 lìliàng 強壯 / 强壮 qiángzhuàng 強壯强壮 qiángzhuàng indicates the physical conditions or vigor. 多duō運動yùndòng可以kěyǐ讓ràng你的nǐde身體shēntǐ變biàn得de更gèng強壯qiángzhuàng多duō运动yùndòng可以kěyǐ让ràng你的nǐde身体shēntǐ变biàn得de更gèng强壮qiángzhuàngRegular exercise can make your body stronger. 老虎lǎohǔ是shì很hěn強壯qiángzhuàng的de動物dòngwù老虎lǎohǔ是shì很hěn强壮qiángzhuàng的de动物dòngwùThe tiger is a strong…
Occupation Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Occupation and Identity Words in Chinese 職業與身份詞彙职业与身份词汇 zhíyè yǔ shēnfèn cíhuì Quick heads-up before we get into the vocab, because this one can actually get you in trouble: in Taiwan, calling a woman you don’t know — or a waitress — “xiǎojiě” is totally normal and polite. Try that in China,…
Synonym of Times in Chinese
There are 4 different measure words that can be translated into “time” in Mandarin Chinese: 次 cì, 遍 biàn, 趟 tàng, and 場场 chǎng. Let’s have a small quiz. Do you know which one is correct? A – HSK 考試kǎoshì一yì年nián有yǒu幾jǐ遍biàn？ HSK 考试kǎoshì一yì年nián有yǒu几jī遍biàn？ B – 我wǒ要yào去qù一yí趟tàng台北Táiběi我wǒ要yào去qù一yí趟tàng台北Táiběi C – 我wǒ洗xǐ了le三sān場cháng的de衣服yīfú我wǒ洗xǐ了le三sān场cháng的de衣服yīfu 次 cì — general “time (occurrence)” It emphasizes…
Chinese Measure Words 4
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 3 Grammar Point · HSK 3 7 Measure Words — 輛辆 liàng, 節节 jié, 所所 suǒ, 班班 bān, 段段 duàn, 頭头 tóu, 句句 jù Seven more common measure words: for vehicles, sections, institutions, scheduled runs, stretches of time or distance, livestock, and sentences. The pattern is always Number + Measure…
Chinese Measure Words 1
Grammar Point:In this article, we are going to introduce the following Chinese measure words: 個个 ge, 位 wèi, 本 běn, 杯 bēi, 枝支 zhī, 瓶 píng, 罐 guàn, 塊块 kuài 個/个 (ge) This is the single most common measure word in Chinese. It is also sometimes used as a substitute for other measure words. While…
Two in Chinese
The difference between 二 èr and 兩/两 liǎng In Chinese, both 二 èr and 兩两 liǎng mean “two.” However, we use them in completely different ways. When using 兩两 liǎng, it is placed in front of measure words to express quantity, whereas 二 èr is only used when counting numbers. The best way to remember…
Hanyu Pinyin Initials Part 2
聲母 声母 · Initials Part 2 — OneDotDot Chinese 聲 OneDotDot Chinese · Pronunciation 聲母声母Initials — Part 2 The ten trickiest initials in Mandarin — where English speakers usually stumble. This is a listening-first guide to j · q · x · zh · ch · sh · r · z · c · s…