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There are many audio files on this Tone Pair Charts page. If you can’t hear the sound, please wait 10 seconds and try again. Full Chart 1st tone 2nd tone 3rd tone 4th tone 1st tone 🔊 tiānkōng 🔊 yuángōng 🔊 shǒujī 🔊 dàjiā 2nd tone 🔊 zhīzú 🔊 qíngrén 🔊 měiguó 🔊 bàngqiú 3rd…
In this article, we are going to discuss the feature of Chinese nouns. – What is the difference between Chinese nouns and English nouns? – How to express plural in Chinese nouns? – Do Chinese nouns countable? Syllables of Chinese Noun Nouns in Chinese usually consist of one or two syllables. While a few may…
Hanyu Pinyin is the official romanization system for Mandarin Chinese in mainland China, used to represent the sounds of Chinese characters using the Latin alphabet. Here are some basic rules for using Hanyu Pinyin: Pinyin Spelling Rules – Spacing and Capital Letters Examples: kāfēi (咖啡, coffee)míngtiān (明天, tomorrow)bùhǎoyìsi (不好意思, excuse me) Examples: Wǒ hē kāfēi. (我喝咖啡, I drink coffee.)Xībānyá yǒu hěn…
HSK1 Reading Practice 1 Offer HSK1 Mandarin Chinese reading materials, encompassing simplified and traditional characters, Pinyin, English translations, and comprehension questions, all available for free practice. 你好我叫小明 小明是一個學生，他來自中國。他很喜歡學習英語。他每天早上都會去學校上課。今天早上，他起床很晚，沒有時間吃早飯就出門了。他從家裡走到學校，路上看到了很多漂亮的花和樹。他很喜歡這個城市。到了學校，老師給他們出了一個很簡單的測驗。小明做得很好，他很高興小明是一个学生，他来自中国。他很喜欢学习英语。他每天早上都会去学校上课。今天早上，他起床很晚，没有时间吃早饭就出门了。他从家里走到学校，路上看到了很多漂亮的花和树。他很喜欢这个城市。到了学校，老师给他们出了一个很简单的测验。小明做得很好，他很高兴。 Questions Nǐhǎo，wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng Xiǎomíng shì yíge xuéshēng, tā láizì Zhōngguó. Tā hěn xǐhuan xuéxí yīngyǔ. Tā měitiān zǎoshang dūhuì qù xuéxiào shàngkè. Jīntiān zǎoshang, tā qǐchuáng…
Grammar Point: Equative verbs connect two equal nouns or nominal expressions, such as “I am a teacher” or “He is John.” The three most common equative verbs in Chinese are 是 shì, 叫 jiào, and 姓 xìng. If you want to negate an equative verb, you should always use 不 bú. 是 shì Is, am,…
Grammar Point:Chinese indicates the existence of something in a particular place by adding the verb 在 zài. In this function, 在 zài can be translated as ‘be in’ or ‘be at’ in English. Structure S + 在 zài + location 我wǒ在zài家jiā我wǒ在zài家jiāI am at home. 老師lǎoshī在zài美國měiguó老师lǎoshī在zài美国měiguóThe teacher is in the U.S. 圖書館túshūguǎn在zài學校xuéxiào的de3 樓lóu图书馆túshūguǎn在zài学校xuéxiào的de3 楼lóuThe library is…
In this article, we will discuss the features of Chinese verbs. Verbs in Chinese, like in English, can be divided into three major categories: the verb 是 shì meaning “to be,” the verb 有 yǒu meaning “to have,” and a broad set of verbs that can be loosely referred to as action verbs. * Some…
What is Stative Verb? Stative verbs (also known as Chinese adjectives) are used to describe the mood, weather, appearance, or characteristics of a person or an object. For example: 累lèi累lèi tired 漂亮piàoliàng漂亮piàoliang pretty 熱rè热rè hot 開心kāixīn开心kāixīn happy 難過nánguò难过nánguò sad 興奮xīngfèn兴奋xīngfèn excited The Difference Between Chinese and English In English, we describe people or things using…
Grammar Point:The Chinese language features the “you sentence,” which is known as 有字句 yǒuzìjù. The word 有 yǒu has many functions. In this article, we are going to talk about “to have” and “existence.” have has in Chinese Structure S + 有 yǒu + O This simple structure can express ownership. As Chinese does not…
Grammar Point:The term 一邊一边 yìbiān…一邊一边 yìbiān… is used to express the idea of doing one thing while doing another thing simultaneously, with both actions being intentional. It emphasizes that the two actions are happening at the same time and are equally important. If you want to express that something happened while another thing was happening,…