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…
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Chinese Measure Words 1
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 9 Measure Words — 本本 běn, 個个 gè, 家家 jiā, 口口 kǒu, 塊块 kuài, 件件 jiàn, 隻只 zhī, 元元 yuán, 杯杯 bēi Every noun in Chinese needs a measure word before it when you count it. These nine are the everyday essentials — the…
Two in Chinese
OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 1 Grammar Point · HSK 1 Two in Chinese二 èr二 èr vs. 兩 liǎng两 liǎng Chinese has two words for “two”: 二 èr二 èr and 兩 liǎng两 liǎng. They mean the same number, but they’re used in completely different ways. In Chinese, both 二 èr二 èr and 兩 liǎng两 liǎng…
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…
Love You
Song 愛你爱你 Love You Lyrics — Pan Ying, Tan Xiaozhen, Chen Siyu · Composition — Lee Young-min Cyndi Wang built her career on being cute and sweet, and most of her songs match that image — which meant people underestimated her actual singing ability for years. A recent appearance on a Chinese TV show, where…
Your Name Engraved Herein
Song 刻在你心底的名字刻在你心底的名字 Your Name Engraved Herein Lyrics & Composition — Xu Yuanting, Jia Wang, Chen Wenhua · Arrangement — Huang Yuxun This song is the theme from the Taiwanese film of the same name, set in 1980s Taiwan. It follows two high school boys who fall for each other at a time when being gay…
Chinese Tone Test
OneDotDot Chinese · Tone Practice Tone Practice, out loud To make the listening experience a bit more interesting, I’ve decided to share some not-so-polite words with you. Hopefully, you’ll never need to hear or use them in real life.
Hanyu Pinyin Initials Part 1
聲母 声母 · Initials Part 1 — OneDotDot Chinese 聲 OneDotDot Chinese · Pronunciation 聲母声母Initials — Part 1 Every Mandarin syllable opens with a consonant, and the trick isn’t voicing — it’s breath. This is a listening-first guide to the first 11 initials: b · p · m · f · d · t ·…
Tongue twisters
OneDotDot Chinese · Pronunciation Training Tongue Twisters, out loud Practicing tongue twisters is one way to train your pronunciation and tones. The speed is not that important while you read it. You should pay more attention to each word. Make sure you have perfect pronunciation and tone before you go to the next sentence. After…
What is Chinese language
A field guide for learners So, which “Chinese” do you mean? English flattens it into a single word. Mandarin speakers reach for five — and each one quietly reveals where the speaker is from, or who they’re speaking to. 中文中文zhōngwén 漢語汉语hànyǔ 普通話普通话pǔtōnghuà 國語国语guóyǔ 華語华语huáyǔ Quick reference Five names, five contexts Term Literally means What it…