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Before we look up competition and season words in Chinese, I want to share with you an article. The author Alan is a famous headhunter who lived in Taiwan for several years. He mentioned a lot of different aspects of Taiwan that I had never thought about them. And for sure Taiwan is not the…
Before we look up body parts and vehicle words in Chinese, I want to tell you a ridiculous fact. There are not many psychologists in Taiwan or China. Doing therapy is still considered if you have a terrible mental problem or you are psychotic in my parent’s generation. Since people usually would not share their…
Grammar Point:There are 3 functions of 把 bǎ in Chinese. Determination, command, and doing a movement on something that makes a change to it. And since 把 bǎ cannot be translated into English, many English speakers feel awkward using it. But it is a piece of grammar that Chinese native speakers use a lot in…
Grammar Point:“In order to” translates into Chinese as 為为了 wèile. It is a preposition used to indicate the purpose of an action or the intention or goal behind an action. Structure 為为了 + aim/goal, do sth. 為了wèile學xué中文zhōngwén， 我wǒ決定juédìng去qù台灣Táiwān为了wèile学xué中文zhōngwén， 我wǒ决定juédìng去qù台湾TáiwānIn order to learn Chinese, I decided to go to Taiwan. 我wǒ為了wèile減肥jiǎnféi， 開始kāishǐ運動yùndòng我wǒ为了wèile减肥jiǎnféi， 开始kāishǐ运动yùndòngI started to exercise…
Shrimps Traditional Taiwan Simplified China English 櫻花蝦 yīnghuāxiā 樱花虾 yīnghuāxiā Sakura shrimp 草蝦 cǎoxiā 草虾 cǎoxiā Penaeus monodon 天使紅蝦 tiānshǐhóngxiā 天使红虾 tiānshǐhóngxiā Argentine Red Shrimp 蝦蛄 xiāgū 虾蛄 xiāgū Mantis shrimp 明蝦 míngxiā 明虾 míngxiā Chinese white shrimp 白蝦 báixiā 白虾 báixiā Whiteleg shrimp 牡丹蝦 mǔdānxiā 牡丹虾 mǔdānxiā Botan Shrimp 龍蝦 lóngxiā 龙虾 lóngxiā Lobster…
Before we look up money related and nature words in Chinese, I want to tell you a fact. Taiwan has one of the most efficient recycling programs globally, with a 55% collection rate from households and businesses and a 77% collection rate from industrial waste in 2019. Why do we so good at recycling? Definitely not because…
Before we look up media and location words in Chinese, I want to tell you a fact. Taiwan is the only country that has no embassy, but every country still sends its ambassador here. Due to the special political status and One-China policy, all the embassy in Taiwan has to be called trade centers, the Taipei…
Grammar Point:The particle 著着 zhe is used to indicate ongoing actions or a continuous state in Mandarin Chinese. While it’s common in narratives or storytelling, it’s not something you’ll hear often in everyday conversations. In daily life, people usually use 在 zài to talk about actions in progress. When do we use it? How would you describe these 2…
WORD Taiwan China English Abbreviation Example 名詞 míngcí 名词 míngcí noun n. 水、狗 代名詞 dàimíngcí 代词 dàicí pronoun pron. 你、我 動詞 dòngcí 动词 dòngcí verb v. 跑、看 助動詞 zhùdòngcí 助动词 zhùdòngcí auxiliary verb aux. 可能、必需 形容動詞靜態動詞 jìngtài dòngcíxíngróngdòngcí 形容词 xíngróngcí adjectivestative verbs adj.sv 高、胖、美 副詞 fùcí 副词 fùcí adverb adv. 非常、很 數量詞 shùliàngcí 数量词 shùliàngcí…
What is Measure Word A group of birds, a herd of cows. Similar to English, Chinese also uses measure words. However, Chinese uses them much more frequently than English. In English, you can say “There is a flock of birds” or “There are five birds.” In Chinese, we always need to use the specific measure…