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Psalm 100 第一百篇 from 2023-12-05T12:36:53
If you want to practice being grateful to you Maker while you study Chinese, the translation of this Psalm will help you do that.
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: Mastering 就 from 2023-11-23T19:05:50
The Chinese character/word 就 can be confusing. It can mean a variety of things and it can be challenging to know how to use it.
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在龍的肚皮下面The Underbelly of the Dragon from 2023-11-09T20:15:11
There are believable and numerous reports of what were called dragons in the not so distant past.
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 知道什麼時候用否定語氣 Knowing When to be Negative from 2023-10-10T19:20:57
There are some negatives that are very positive. In this longer than usual Chinese Lesson Blurb, we play games with negative words while telling a simple story.
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Four Frogs in a Glass Pond Part 3 四隻青蛙在玻璃池塘裡 第三篇 from 2022-04-19T03:09:40
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The Automatic Toilet Fiasco 用自動沖水馬桶的慌亂挫折經驗 from 2022-03-29T02:29:57
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Four Frogs in a Glass Pond Part 2 四隻青蛙在玻璃池塘裡 第二篇 from 2022-03-12T16:05:38
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Caterpillars Can Help You Read Amazon Receipts 毛毛蟲們可以幫助你讀亞馬遜購物的收據 from 2022-02-25T04:00
A happy convergence of Chinese characters made reading my receipt into a fun learning experience!
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Four Frogs in a Glass Pond Part 1 四隻青蛙在玻璃池塘裡 第一篇 from 2022-01-27T19:48:22
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I Want to Buy Wheat Flour to Make Bread 我要買麵粉做麵包 from 2022-01-21T01:36:08
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How to Treat a Cold 如何治療感冒 from 2022-01-08T22:27:08
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I Consider The Freaky Pink Christmas Tree 我認為怪誕的粉紅色聖誕樹 from 2021-12-24T14:44:39
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The Secret of the Canyon Shouting 峽谷吶喊的秘密 from 2021-12-11T04:48:37
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How to Talk About Your Husband 怎麼談論關於妳的老公 from 2021-11-24T03:03:37
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The Day We Drove Off a Cliff 我們開車墜落山崖的那一天 from 2021-11-07T01:24:17
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If you give a baby a kiss 如果你給寶寶一個親吻 from 2021-10-22T19:09:06
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Is the World Ending? 世界會終結嗎？ from 2021-10-11T23:27:54
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The Boy and the Bear 一個男孩和一隻熊 from 2021-09-10T20:56:34
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The Never Ending Corner 無止盡的轉角 from 2021-08-30T16:58:54
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Evil Lurking in the Night 邪靈在黑夜裡潛行 from 2021-08-13T22:38:07
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Fireworks Can Chase People 會追人的煙火 from 2021-08-03T02:45:25
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Walk Your Dog 遛你的狗 from 2021-07-14T00:51
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My Churning Stomach 我翻滾的胃 from 2021-07-01T03:14:40
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How Can You Tell if a Robot is Bad 你怎麼看出來一個機器人是會使壞的? from 2021-06-18T04:01:34
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Are You a Big Baby 你是個大嬰孩嗎 ？ from 2021-05-22T17:19:35
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We Interrupted a Beaver’s Afternoon Nap 我們打醒了一隻河狸的午睡 from 2021-05-11T03:13:40
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我老公的臉中槍了 ！My Husband was Shot in the Face from 2021-04-28T02:38:11
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So What 那又怎樣, No Way 那怎麼可能, and Big Deal 有什麼了不起的 from 2021-04-09T01:40:21
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My Heart and Tea Made With Hibiscus 我的心臟和含有木槿的茶 from 2021-03-20T23:09:26
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Don't Tip the Shed Over 不要把庫房弄翻了 ！ from 2021-03-05T19:13:15
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Texting 傳簡訊 in Chinese from 2021-02-16T22:38:17
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An Extremely Disgusting Big Fly 一隻非常討厭的大蒼蠅 from 2021-02-04T16:33:09
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Sing About the Mysterious Young Woman Ye Li Ya 唱一首 關於”神秘女郎耶利亞”的歌 from 2020-12-03T00:34:02
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The Thousand Dollar Children’s Book 千元天價童書 from 2020-11-16T02:57:43
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My Horse Twisted Her Leg 我的馬的腳扭傷了 from 2020-10-23T22:15:26
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: Tips and Tricks for Using Passive Voice from 2020-09-17T04:14:58
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Milking My Mini Goat 給我的迷你山羊擠奶 from 2020-08-23T23:40:33
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Frogs in My Swimming Pool 青蛙在我的游泳池裡 from 2020-07-26T00:39:18
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My Horse and the Big Metal Monster 我的馬和金屬大怪物 from 2020-07-07T10:00
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The To Do of 幹 versus 做 and Avoiding Harsh Swearing in Chinese from 2020-06-30T08:00
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How to Know if You Are Confused 如何知道自己是否糊塗了 from 2020-05-29T20:30
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Looking for Your Teeth on the Floor 滿地找牙 from 2020-05-21T19:30
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Be Careful Who You Play Frisbee With 你要小心你跟誰玩丟擲飛盤！ from 2020-05-05T16:45
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What to do in a Zombie Apocalypse 殭屍天啓的時期我們能做什麼呢？ from 2020-04-06T12:40
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A Delicious Looking Sunrise 一幅看上去絕妙無比的日出 from 2020-03-20T21:40
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Running Barefoot Makes Me Happy 光腳丫跑步讓我覺得快樂 from 2020-03-12T20:45
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How to Kill a Spider 如何踩死一隻蜘蛛 from 2020-03-02T03:25
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It is No Wonder 難怪 from 2020-02-18T20:00
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Chinese Lesson Blurb - English Homonyms for Spring 春天 and 泉 from 2020-02-04T21:00
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Would You Like to Time Travel 你是否想做的時空旅行 in Chinese from 2020-01-21T20:00
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How to Order Donuts 怎麼點甜甜圈 in Chinese from 2020-01-16T20:00
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I Explain How to Make Hot Chocolate 我說明怎們做熱巧克力 in Chinese from 2020-01-11T21:00
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Memories from a Flower Fragrance 對夜來香花香的記憶 in Chinese from 2019-08-20T14:36
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: Can You Politely Say 閉嘴 Shut Your Mouth from 2019-07-27T12:52
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 太扯了 Too Far Fetched from 2019-06-03T16:09
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God and the Snail 上帝和蝸牛 in Chinese from 2019-05-20T20:07
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The Bluetooth Speaker Speaks Chinese 藍牙音箱說中文 from 2019-04-09T02:20
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Politicians Should Meditate More 政客們應該多多冥想 in Chinese from 2019-03-02T05:42
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: Using 卻 to Spotlight Contradiction from 2019-02-21T04:03
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Fishing in the Swamp 在沼澤裡釣魚 in Chinese from 2019-02-05T03:36
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My Girl Has Already Been Taken 我女兒已經名花有主 in Chinese from 2019-01-20T04:08
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Squirrels Racing on My Roof 松鼠在屋頂上賽跑 in Chinese from 2018-12-31T00:50
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Christmas is Coming Soon 聖誕節快到了 in Chinese from 2018-12-18T00:28
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The Squirrels Hold a Meeting 松鼠開會 in Chinese from 2018-12-04T03:44
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The Math of Losing Weight 減肥瘦身法的數學 in Chinese from 2018-11-13T01:06
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From Hamburger to Chocolate 從漢堡到巧克力 in Chinese from 2018-10-05T14:18
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Happiness Keeps You Sweet 幸福讓你保有甜蜜 in Chinese from 2018-09-28T04:05
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Change Languages on Facebook 在臉書上變更語言 in Chinese from 2018-09-11T15:02
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If You Forget to Set Your Alarm 如果你忘了設定鬧鐘 in Chinese from 2018-08-27T23:12
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Alaskan Grizzly Bears and Salmon Bones 阿拉斯加灰熊和鮭魚骨頭 in Chinese from 2018-07-29T19:49
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It Depends on the Mosquitoes Outside 那要看外面是否有蚊子 in Chinese from 2018-07-16T02:45
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Raising Goat Kids 飼養小山羊 in Chinese from 2018-06-24T21:20
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Things That Will Happen Soon “快”發生的事情 in Chinese from 2018-05-26T00:37
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Can’t Keep Up 跟不上 in Chinese from 2018-05-05T16:33
One of the meanings of 跟 (see pronunciation and definitions below) has to do with ‘following closely.’ When you add 不 and 上 after it, it means you can’t keep up. The sequence of tones (...
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Experiences That Make Me Feel Very Afraid 那些我想起來就覺得驚心動快的經驗 in Chinese from 2018-04-13T14:48
I had a rather horrific and surreal freeway experience on my way to my Chinese lesson a couple of weeks ago. A car ahead of me spun wildly out of control, probably going 65 – 70 miles per hour. ...
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What is Happiness 什麼是幸福？ from 2018-03-06T22:53
Every language has particular ways you can play with it. The character of the Chinese language makes it easy and normal to make up words. The lack of filler words makes it easie...
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What is Your Life Philosophy 你的人生哲學是什麼？ from 2018-02-22T03:57
My Chinese tutor and I got a bit philosophical last week. It began when we were discussing vocabulary that had to do with having enough time. She asked me this question:
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More Ways to Use 打 ：「打」有更多用法 from 2018-02-10T00:38
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The Many Ways to Use 打 ：「打」有很多用法 from 2018-01-11T03:37
Finding the hand in the action
The character 打 has the particle in it that is derived from the character 手. Here are their respective pronunciations, along with ba...
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 孔子曰 Confucius says from 2017-12-07T18:36
When my Chinese tutor was a young girl in school, she remembers being taught about Confucius. When Confucius was quoted, they were always supposed to use t...
Available 有空，沒事，有錢，可以用，有賣，空缺 in Chinese from 2017-12-02T04:10
Sometimes English words seem vague to native Chinese speakers.
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 沒關係就是有關係 from 2017-11-14T02:59
In English, there is a common saying “Methinks thou dost protest too much.” It is spoken in mock old English because it is Listen
Translating the Chinese of Deshun Wang the 80 Year Old Model from 2017-11-04T20:41
Who is Deshun Wang?
Deshun (sometimes spelled Dushun) Wang is an 80 year old Chinese actor. You can listen to his short bio on YouTube here.
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Chinese Almost Counting Words 大致上算是計數詞彙 from 2017-10-08T18:13
Do you know what an “almost counting word” is? Do you realize how much everyone uses them in everyday conversation? We all use such words that approximate or hint at counting, b...
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Figure It Out 算出來，想出來 … in Chinese from 2017-09-26T00:08
The English phrase figure it out means
to solve, to understand, to reason out
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The Ups and Downs of 一 Yī in Chinese from 2017-09-12T02:28
The Chinese word and character 一 (yī) is one of the first that people learn, and for good reason. My dictionary devotes about 6 pages of words made with it. It not only means “...
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The Many Faces of Chinese Names from 2017-08-11T19:13
Why do Chinese people choose English names?
Every Chinese person I have met has had an English name. Whether they were living in Taiwan, living in the United State...
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: One Handed Counting Idioms from 2017-07-21T19:31
Idioms in any language are phrases that are not well explained by literal translation. I have been introduced to some counting idioms as my Chinese tutor and I work on translati...
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Are You Coming or Going 進來或出去 in Chinese from 2017-07-16T22:37
People are always coming and going. Suppose someone asks you:
你知道我的兒子在哪裡？
(你)(知道)(我的)(兒子)(在)(哪裡)
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: Key Chains and Donuts from 2017-06-30T02:24
A fun word association that came up in my Chinese lesson today is going to help me remember how to say “key chain,” or more accurately “key ring,” in Chinese.
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Are You Finished 你完成了嗎 in Chinese from 2017-06-22T21:34
The other day I accidentally told my Chinese tutor that I was perfect.
我說「我完全了！」
(我)(說)「(我)(完全)(了)！」
(ㄨㄛˇ) (ㄕㄨㄛ) [(ㄨㄛˇ...
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You Want to Do More of Something 你想要多做某件事情 in Chinese from 2017-05-31T03:03
你想要多做某件事情
(你)(想要)(多)(做)(某件)(事情)
(ㄋㄧˇ) (ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄠˋ) (ㄉㄨㄛ) (ㄗㄨㄛˋ) (ㄇㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ) (ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ)
(nǐ)(xiǎng yào)(duō)(zuò)(mǒu jiàn)(shì...
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得 is a pò yīn zì 是一個破音字 from 2017-05-18T16:59
破音字 ㄆㄛˋ ㄧㄣ ㄗˋ are kind of like Chinese homonyms. In English, homonyms are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently (look different) and have different m...
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Just Want 只要, Just Think 只想, Just Have 只有, and Just Am 只是 in Chinese from 2017-05-01T00:41
Recently, my Chinese tutor decided to help me understand the possibilities and nuances for using the character 只 ㄓˇ (zhǐ) in combination with some other common verbs. Like many things in languag...
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Understanding the words he 他, she 她, and it 牠 or 它 in Chinese from 2017-04-21T02:27
Understanding the Chinese pronouns that are translated to he, she, or it requires knowing a couple of things. First of all, the pronouns that mean he, she...
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What Color is Your Crayon 你的蠟筆是什麼顏色 in Chinese from 2017-03-23T03:26
你的蠟筆是什麼顏色
(你的)(蠟筆)(是)(什麼)(顏色)
(ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄜ˙) (ㄌㄚˋ ㄅㄧˇ) (ㄕˋ) (ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙) (ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ)
(nǐ de.)(là bǐ)(shì)(shén me.)(yán sè)
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When You Are Lost 當你迷路的時候 in Chinese from 2017-03-13T00:17
當你迷路的時候
(當)(你)(迷路)[(的)(時候)]
(ㄉㄤ) (ㄋㄧˇ) (ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄨˋ) [(ㄉㄜ˙) (ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ)]
(dāng)(nǐ)(mí lù)[(de.)(sh́í hòu)]
(jus...
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What Mood Are You In 你今天的心情怎麼樣 in Chinese from 2017-02-24T23:27
Like it or not, there are stereotypes and bantering between men and women of all cultures. Sometimes it can be quite entertaining, like in some of the sentences that ...
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Understanding the i’s in Pinyin from 2017-02-13T03:39
The use of the letter “i” in pinyin can be confusing. Pinyin is the use of the ABC’s, such as is used in English, to symbolize sounds in the Chinese language. Sometimes the piny...
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When the Chicken Tries to Talk with the Duck 雞同鴨講 －a Chinese Idiom from 2017-02-04T03:01
當我跟中文老師聊天關於我在墨西哥度假說不同語言的經驗時，
(當)(我)(跟)(中文)(老師)(聊天)(關於)…
(ㄉㄤ)(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄍㄣ)(ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ)(ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ)(ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ)(ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˊ)
(dāng)(wǒ)(gēn)(zh...
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Driving in the Snow 在雪地上開車 in Chinese from 2017-01-01T23:26
在雪地上開車
(在)(雪)(地)(上)(開車)
(ㄗㄞˋ)(ㄒㄩㄝˇ)(ㄉㄧˋ)(ㄕㄤˋ)(ㄎㄞ ㄔㄜ)
(zài)(xuě)(dì)(shàng)(kāi chē)
(at, on)(snow)(ground)(on)(drive car...
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Preparing for Thanksgiving 準備過感恩節 in Chinese from 2016-12-05T02:40
準備過感恩節
(準備)(過)(感恩節)
(ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋ)(ㄍㄨㄛˋ)(ㄍㄢˇ ㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ)
(zhǔn bèi)(guò)(gǎn ēn jié)
(to prepare)(to celebrate)(Thanksgiving) Listen
An Interview with My Chinese Tutor from 2016-11-17T02:05
I recently interviewed my Chinese tutor. In the first part of the interview, she answered my questions in Chinese, which I will have written out for you in the blog. In the second part of th...
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How Things Are Made 如何製成物品 in Chinese from 2016-11-05T17:43
如何製成物品
(如何)(製成)(物品)
(ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ)(ㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ)(ㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ)
(rú hé)(zhì chéng)(wù pǐn)
(how to, in what way)(to turn out [a product])...
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It is Impossible for My Dog to Speak in Chinese 我的狗不可能說中文 from 2016-10-27T14:53
有一天我告訴我的中文老師：
[(有)(一)(天)](我)(告訴)(我的)(中文)(老師)
[(ㄧㄡˇ)(ㄧ)(ㄊㄧㄢ)](ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ)(ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ)(ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ)
[(yǒu)(yī)(tiān)](wǒ)(gào ...
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44 Rock Lions, a Chinese Tongue Twister 四十四隻石獅子 ，一個中文繞口令 from 2016-09-25T22:20
四十四隻石獅子 ，一個中文繞口令
(四十)(四)(隻)(石)(獅子) ，(一個)(中文)(繞口令)
(ㄙˋ ㄕˊ)(ㄙˋ)(ㄓ)(ㄕˊ)(ㄕ ㄗ) ， (ㄧ ㄍㄜ˙)(ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ)(ㄖㄠˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ)
(si4 shi2)(si4)(zhi1)(s...
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What TV Program Would You Like to Watch 你喜歡看什麼電視節目 in Chinese from 2016-09-16T20:27
你喜歡看什麼電視節目？
(你)(喜歡)(看)(什麼)(電視)(節目)
(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ)(ㄎㄢˋ)(ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙)(ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ)(ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋ)
(ni3)(xi3 huan1)(kan4)(shen2 me.)(dian4 shi...
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What Are You Not Used To 你對什麼不習慣 in Chinese from 2016-09-02T22:29
If you are asking generally what sorts of things that someone is not used to, you ask:
你對什麼不習慣？
(你)(對)(什麼(不) (習慣
(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄉㄨㄟˋ)(ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙)(ㄅㄨˋ)(ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ) Listen
How to Get a Boyfriend 如何獲得男朋友 in Chinese from 2016-08-21T17:19
如何獲得男朋友
(如何)(獲得)❶(男)(朋友)
(ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ)(ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄜˊ)(ㄋㄢˊ)(ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ)
(ru2 he2)(huo4 de2)(nan2)(peng2 you3)
(how to)(obtain, get...
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Chinese BoPoMoFo Stickers for My Computer Keyboard from 2016-08-06T22:10
I have been using bopomofo more in my Chinese learning lately. In case you haven’t heard of it, it is a phonetic system for Chinese sounds that was designed to teach Chinese-spe...
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Talking About Picking Up Chicks 談論關於把馬子 in Chinese from 2016-08-04T18:15
談論關於把馬子
(談論) (關於)❶ (把)❷ (馬子)
(ㄊㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ) (ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˊ) (ㄅㄚˇ) (ㄇㄡˇ ㄗ˙)
(tán lùn) (guān yú) (bǎ) (mǎ zi.)
(to discuss, talk about) (pertaining to, a ...
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How to Take a Photo 如何拍照片 in Chinese from 2016-07-27T01:42
如何拍照片
(如何) (拍) (照片)
(ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ) (ㄆㄞ) (ㄓㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ)
(ru2 he2) (pai1) (zhao4 pian4)
(how) (to pat, to clap, to take) (photograph)
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Daoism 無為 versus Nike 做就對了 in Old Chinese Script from 2016-07-15T02:32
The photo showed up in my Facebook feed, so I figured I would try to translate it. It looks like a photo of a section of an ancient Chinese document.
A Simple BoPoMoFo Chart Helps Me Learn Chinese from 2016-07-06T23:01
Why I switched to bopomofo
The first year or so, I stuck to pinyin for learning about Chinese pronunciation. I made some progress, but when I moved back to the USA...
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When You Want to Do Something First 當你要先做某件事情的時候 in Chinese from 2016-05-30T17:43
當你要先做某件事情的時候
(當)(你)(要)(先)(做)(某)(件)(事情)(的時候)
(ㄉㄤ)(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄧㄠˋ)(ㄒㄧㄢ)(ㄗㄨㄛˋ)(ㄇㄡˇ)(ㄐㄧㄢˋ)(ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ)(ㄉㄜ˙ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ)
(dāng)(nǐ)(yào)(xiān)(zuò)(m...
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We Discuss Buying a Car 討論買一部車子 in Chinese from 2016-05-21T03:16
As I promised, here is what I wanted to tell my Chinese tutor I was discussing with my husband. She had also just given me the assignment of writing out a conversation in Chinese, in order to pr...
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The Grammar of Chinese Color: When to Use 藍色的 or 藍色 from 2016-04-15T02:14
Just like in English, there are ways of saying things in Chinese that are basically the same, with very subtle differences in connotation. For instance, in my new children’s sto...
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Just About To 正要 in Chinese from 2016-04-10T23:21
Last week, my tutor introduced me to a very helpful phrase and grammar structure for Chinese. The gist of the English translation is:
“just when (someone) was going to proceed to do _(this...
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Travel to Palm Springs 到棕櫚泉旅行 in Chinese from 2015-11-25T21:41
Travel to Palm Springs 到棕櫚泉旅行 in Chinese.
到棕櫚泉旅行
(到)[(棕櫚)(泉)](旅行)
(ㄉㄠˋ) [(ㄗㄨㄥ ㄌㄩˇ) (ㄑㄩㄢˊ)] (ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ)
(dào) [(zōng lǚ)(quán)] (lǚ xíng)
(a...
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Eat a Midnight Snack 吃宵夜 in Chinese from 2015-10-07T01:25
To find out how to become a FLC Firecracker member and get access to the fully diagrammed translations, go to the Fun Learning Chinese homepage at funlea...
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The Dangerous Missing Foot 危險走失的腳丫子 in Chinese from 2015-05-02T14:00
This foot was apparently added, rather than lost, in the translation. In fact, the Chinese characters on the sign in question, found by someone while hiking in China ...
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Why People Need a Hug 為什麼人們 需要擁抱in Chinese from 2015-04-23T14:00
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