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Before we talk about nature and animal words in Chinese, let me tell you a fun fact. In Taiwan, if you see “yáng” on the local restaurant menu, usually it is the goat, not sheep. I am not a goat or lamb lover. But I like one thing called Yangrouchuan. It is a snack, that…
1. 工作 gōngzuò VERB。To work; operate 我每天都要工作Wǒ měitiān dōu yào gōngzuò.I need to work every day. NOUN。Work; job 為什麼我的工作永遠做不完为什么我的工作永远做不完Wèishénme wǒ de gōngzuò yǒngyuǎn zuò bù wán.Why my work is never finished. 2. 上班 shàngbān VERB + OBJECT。Go to work; start work; work 我每天早上九點上班我每天早上九点上班Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn shàngbān.I start work at 9 every morning. 你上幾個小時的班？你上几个小时的班？Nǐ…
請qǐng給gěi我wǒ看kàn那裡nàlǐ的de________请qǐngú给gěi我wǒ看kàn那里nàlǐ的de________ Could you please show me the _______ over there? Dialogue 店員diànyuán： 歡迎huānyíng光臨guānglín， 請問qǐngwèn在zài找zhǎo什麼shénme呢ne？店员diànyuán： 欢迎huānyíng光临guānglín， 请问qǐngwèn在zài找zhǎo什么shénme呢ne？Clerk: Hi! Are you looking for anything in particular? 我wǒ： 請qǐng給gěi我wǒ看kàn那邊nàbiān的de香水xiāngshuǐ我wǒ： 我wǒ： 请qǐng给gěi我wǒ看kàn那边儿nàbiānr的de香水xiāngshuǐI: Could you please show me the perfume over there? 店員diànyuán： 好的hǎode， 請qǐng稍等shāoděng店员diànyuán： 好的hǎode， 您nín等等děngděngClerk: Sure, Just a moment, please!___________________________ 我wǒ： 就jiù這個zhège吧ba！ 我wǒ要yào送禮sònglǐ， 請qǐng幫bāng我wǒ包bāo起來qǐlái我wǒ： 就jiù这个zhèige吧ba！ 我wǒ要yào送人sòngrén的de， 你nǐ能néng给gěi我wǒ包bāo一下yíxià吗maI: I’ll take it. This is a gift, would you wrap…
我wǒ要yào______ ， 謝謝xièxie！ 我wǒ要yào______ ， 谢谢xièxie！ I would like _______ , Thank you! Dialogue 空kōng服fú員yuán： 請問qǐngwèn您nín要yào喝hē什麼shénme飲料yǐnliào？乘chéng务wù员yuán： 请问qǐngwèn您nín要yào喝hē什么shénme饮料yǐnliào？Flight attendant: Anything to drink? 我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào可樂kělè， 謝謝xièxie！我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào可乐kělè， 谢谢xièxie！I: I would like a coke, thank you! 空服員kōngfúyuán： 餐點cāndiǎn有yǒu雞肉jīròu和hé海鮮hǎixiān， 請問qǐngwèn您nín要yào哪一種nǎyìzhǒng？ 乘务员chéngwùyuán： 餐点cāndiǎn有yǒu鸡肉jīròu和hé海鲜hǎixiān， 请问qǐngwèn您nín要yào哪一种něiyìzhǒng？ Flight attendant: Would you like chicken or seafood? 我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào海鮮hǎixiān， 謝謝xièxie！我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào海鲜hǎixiān， 谢谢xièxie！I: I would like seafood, thank you! Simplified (China) Traditional (Taiwan) Vocabulary 魚yú鱼yú🔊 fish 豬肉zhūròu猪肉zhūròu🔊…
Before we look up the food and color words in Chinese, let me explain one word first. “Bǐnggān” in Chinese Mandarin, can be translated into the cookie, biscuit, potato chips, cracker, and wafer.The original meaning of “Bǐng” is something shaped like a cake and usually made with flour or rice flour. “Gān” means dry. So…
The word “the” is used frequently in English, and you may wonder how to translate it into Chinese. However, there is no direct equivalent for “the” in Chinese. One common usage of “the” in English is to refer to specific nouns. In Chinese, there are three ways to express this concept. Using Topic-comment Structure In…
The Difference Between 安心 ānxīn and 放心 fàngxīn Both 安心 ānxīn and 放心 fàngxīn indicate a sense of peace or ease, but they have slightly different nuances. 安心 emphasizes a feeling of calmness that results from a sense of safety and security, and it is often used to describe a general sense of well-being. For…
What is the most common sentence order in Chinese? 📌 Time + Subject + How + Location + Action * Time words can either go after the subject or before the subject.* If you want to specify the direction, the directional word should come after ‘how’ and before ‘location’. Time Subject How Direction Location Action 去年 弟弟 坐船…
There are 4 different measure words that can be translated into “time” in Mandarin Chinese: 次 cì, 遍 biàn, 趟 tàng, and 場场 chǎng. Let’s have a small quiz. Do you know which one is incorrect? A – HSK 考試kǎoshì一yì年nián有yǒu幾jǐ遍biàn？ HSK 考试kǎoshì一yì年nián有yǒu几jī遍biàn？ B – 我wǒ要yào去qù一yí趟tàng台北Táiběi我wǒ要yào去qù一yí趟tàng台北Táiběi 次 cì It emphasizes the frequency of a repeated action rather…