1. 欢迎光临,有失远迎。 huān yíng guāng lín yǒu shīyuǎn yíng Welcome! It is a traditional Chinese greeting, usually for formal occasions. The literal translation…
A driving school in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, has announced a plan that encourages college students to learn more about Chinese literature. 湖北武汉的一家驾校招生出奇招,大学生背诵国学经典,学车就能打折甚至免单。 If…
Aside from the serious subjects being discussed during the APEC meeting, alongside attractive cuisine and outstanding cultural performances, group photos of APEC leaders in national…
谈恋爱 – Dating 小王正在和小张谈恋爱。 小李已经和小赵谈了5年恋爱了。 搞对象 – Dating 小王周末都做什么事情?是不是有出去搞对象了? 谈/处朋友 – Dating 小王正在和小张谈朋友。 小李已经和小赵处朋友处了5年了。 恋爱了 – Fall in Love 小王最近训练怎么老走神儿?–> 还用问,恋爱了吧 爱上了 – Fall in…
1. Teachers 老师 The predominant field of expats in China is education, and I am myself part of this first class of foreigners. Some foreigners…
Objchina is from Nigeria; he shares his top 9 things that foreigners should avoid doing in China while interacting with the Chinese in order to…
Here are the most commonly used question words list Placement of Question Words in Chinese In English, question words are usually placed at the beginning of…
感叹词 [ gǎntàncí ] – interjection / exclamation The Chinese language involves many exclamations and interjections. They are used in everyday speech to express various…
三人行,必有我师。 sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī This well-known Chinese idiom is literally translated into English as “When I walk along with two others,…
In Chinese language, 想 (xiǎng) basically means “to think”, “to reckon” or “to miss”, but it also acts as an auxiliary verb expressing modality. In…