If you are not at B2 level, I suggest you do not read it; otherwise, you are going to confuse yourself a lot. This article is written for students who have learned many different usages of direction complements from A2 to B2. If you are not familiar with what a direction complement is, I suggest you…
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Language Reactor
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Food and Clothes in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Food and Clothes Words in Chinese 食物與衣服詞彙食物与衣服词汇 shíwù yǔ yīfú cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, here’s something I love pointing out: bubble tea comes from Taiwan! The first bubble tea shop, 翰林 (hànlín), opened back in October 1986. The most famous chain in Taiwan today is 春水堂 (chūnshuǐtáng), but…
Chinese Final Particles 2
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 2 Grammar Point · HSK 2 啊 a·呀 ya·哇 wa·哪 na·啦 la — Final Particles 2 These five final particles are really just one particle — 啊 a — in disguise. 呀 ya, 哇 wa, and 哪 na are sound-changed versions that appear automatically depending on the sound right before…
Advance Direction Complements I
If you are not at B2 level, I suggest you do not read it; otherwise, you are going to confuse yourself a lot. This article is written for students who have learned many different usages of direction complements from A2 to B2. If you are not familiar with what a direction complement is, I suggest you…
10 Different Cuts of Pork and Processed Food
Chinese Final Particles 3 – 喔 喽 耶 嘛
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 6 Grammar Point · HSK 6 喔 o·嘍喽 lou·耶 ye·嘛 ma — Final Particles 3 This last set of final particles is the most nuanced: 喔 o softens a wish or warning, 嘍喽 lou is 了 le fused with 喔/哦 o, 耶 ye/欸 ei carries emotional color, and 嘛 ma…
No matter in Chinese
Grammar Point:There are three ways to express “no matter” in Chinese. 不管 bùguǎn, 無論无论 wúlùn, and 不論论 búlùn. 不管 bùguǎn and 不論论 búlùn are less formal than 無論无论 wúlùn. Structure Adding Question Word 不管bùguǎn/ 無論wúlùn/ 不論búlùn … + Question word ， 都dōu… 不管bùguǎn/ 无论wúlùn/ 不论búlùn … + Question word ， 都dōu… 不管bùguǎn/ 無論wúlùn/ 不論búlùn天氣tiānqì怎麼樣zěnmeyàng， 他tā都dōu會huì去qù遛狗liùgǒu不管bùguǎn/ 无论wúlùn/…
Korean food in Chinese
Food Vocabulary 韓國美食韩国美食 Korean Food in Chinese There is so much delicious Korean food in Taiwan and China. Do you know how to read their names in Chinese? Let’s learn the Chinese vocabulary for Korean staples — from bubbling stews to street snacks! 🇰🇷 Taiwan’s “Korean Street” Did you know? Zhongxing Street (中興街中兴街) in Yonghe…
龜毛 Guīmáo
Guimao 龜毛龟毛 · Guīmáo In one line Overly meticulous, nitpicky, or finicky about small details and trivial matters — literally translating to “turtle hair.” Definition 形容詞形容词 ADJ. Literally “turtle hair.” Since turtles don’t actually have hair, having “turtle hair” is a classic Taiwanese slang expression used to describe someone who is excessively fussy, overly demanding,…