Placo (Dictionary) Website | iOS | Android ✅繁體 ✅简体 Pleco is the most extensive Chinese dictionary app, with features like handwriting recognition, flashcards, and text translation. Basically free, but if you want to use those extension functions, then you need to pay a little bit. How to use Placo Download and open it! Functions Anyway, all my students are using…
Category: HSK 1
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 some Korean food in Chinese! The main meal (주식) Korean English Simplified China Traditional Taiwan 쫄면 springy noodle 溜面 liūmiàn Q麵 Q miàn 죽 porridge 粥 zhōu 粥 zhōu 덮밥 stir-fried ingredients…
Restaurant Words in Chinese
Restaurant words are the most complicated ones in Chinese. Since eating and food are an essential part of the cultures in China, each area has developed their customs. The way people serve food and order food also becomes diverse. Therefore, if you travel around China, you may hear some different expressions. No need to worry!…
HSK1 Reading Test 1 Answer
~ See the Question ~ Answers Part 1 Correct or incorrect 1. Worng 生氣shēngqì生气shēngqì Angry 2. Correct 起床qǐchuáng起床qǐchuáng Wake up 3. Correct 圖書館túshūguǎn图书馆túshūguǎn Library 4. Worng 醫生yīshēng医生yìshēng Doctor 5. Correct 上網shàngwǎng上网shàngwǎng Surf the Internet Part 2 Match the right picture with the conversation 1. C老師lǎoshī的de家jiā很hěn乾淨gānjìng老师lǎoshī的de家jiā很hěn干净gānjìngTeacher’s house is very clean. 2. F我wǒ和hé朋友péngyǒu一塊兒yíkuàir吃飯chīfàn我wǒ和hé朋友péngyou一块儿yíkuàir吃饭chīfànI eat with my friend. 3. B孩子háizi在zài外面wàimiàn玩wán球qiú孩子háizi在zài外面wàimiàn玩wán球qiúThe kid is playing ball outside. 4. A學生xuéshēng很hěn認真rènzhēn讀書dúshū学生xuésheng很hěn认真rènzhēn读书dúshūThe student…
HSK1 Listening Test 1 answer
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Chinese Final Particles 1
Grammar Point:Final Particles in Mandarin Chinese is a nightmare for most Chinese learners. In this article, we are going to learn the most common final particles in Chinese 嗎吗 ma, 吧 ba, and 呢 ne. Just in case, I provide audio files to help you know how we change intonations without changing any tones. Please make…
Express Distance – 離/离 lí
Grammar Point:離离 lí is a Chinese preposition that can be used to indicate distance, separation, or departure. It is often translated as “away from,” “off,” or “from” in English. Structures A 離/离 lí B + 近 jìn or 遠/远 yuǎn 日本Rìběn離lí韓國Hánguó非常fēicháng近jìn日本Rìběn离lí韩国Hánguó非常fēicháng近jìnJapan is very close to Korea. 加拿大Jiānádà離lí墨西哥Mòxīgē不bú太tài遠yuǎn加拿大Jiānádà离lí墨西哥Mòxīgē不bú太tài远yuǎnCanada is not too far from Mexico. 我wǒ公司gōngsī離lí車站chēzhàn很hěn近jìn我wǒ公司gōngsī离lí车站chēzhàn很hěn近jìnMy company is very close…
HSK1 Reading Test 1
Part 1 Correct or incorrect 1. 生氣shēngqì生气shēngqì 2. 起床qǐchuáng起床qǐchuáng 3. 圖書館túshūguǎn图书馆túshūguǎn 4. 醫生yīshēng医生yīshēng 5. 上網shàngwǎng上网shàngwǎng Part 2 Match the right picture with the conversation A B C D E F 1. _____ 老師lǎoshī的de家jiā很hěn乾淨gānjìng老师lǎoshī的de家jiā很hěn干净gānjìng 2. _____ 我wǒ和hé朋友péngyǒu一塊兒yíkuàir吃飯chīfàn我wǒ和hé朋友péngyou一块儿yíkuàir吃饭chīfàn 3. _____ 孩子háizi在zài外面wàimiàn玩wán球qiú孩子háizi在zài外面wàimiàn玩wán球qiú 4. _____ 學生xuéshēng很hěn認真rènzhēn讀書dúshū学生xuésheng很hěn认真rènzhēn读书dúshū 5. _____ 小姐xiǎojiě在zài休息xiūxí小姐xiǎojiě在zài休息xiūxi Part 3 Answer the questions A. 對不起duìbùqǐ, 我wǒ忘記wàngjì了le! 对不起duìbuqǐ, 我wǒ忘记wàngjì了le!…
Compound Finals
6 Sets a piece of cake 😉 Just combine the finals together! If you are not familiar with how to pronounce 6 Chinese finals, please check this post : Simple Finals ai…ei…ao…ou tai…hei…hao…tou…gao…fei zao…chai…dao…lou…shao…bai an…en…ang…eng…ong tan…hen…hang…sheng…gong…ben gang…feng…gen…ken…kong…fan ia…iao…ie…iu*…ian…in…iang…ing…iong Remember:If there are no initials before “i”, we need to spell it as “y”.iu = iou:The main vowel…
Simple Finals
a 🔊 Like the “a” sound of the English word “ha“. 🔊 ha…la…ma…za…ta…fa o 🔊 Like the “o” sound of the English word “Orange”. / lips round However, when “o” compounds with initials b, p, m, and f, “o” will change the sound to “uo”. 🔊 o…bo…mo…po…fo… i (yi) 🔊 Like the “ee” sound of…