wǒ de mèi mei hěn chǒu ，

我 的 妹 妹 很 丑 ，

suó yǐ ， wǒ de mā mɑ zài tā de bó zi shànɡ ɡuà le yì ɡēn xiānɡ chánɡ ，

 

所 以 ， 我 的 妈 妈 在 她 的 脖 子 上 挂 了 一 根 香 肠 ，

 

zhè yànɡ ， ɡǒu jiù huì ɡēn tā wán le 。

这 样 ，狗 就 会 跟 她 玩 了。

 

My little sister is so ugly that my mother had to put a string of sausages around her neck so the dog would play with…

Yoda Speak – A new methodology for learning Chinese

Ok so George Lucas is making a new Star Wars film. Much to the delight or dismay to current fans. Personally after watching the first film in the cinema in the last quarter of the last century (1979) my curiosity was satisfied.

Now what…

what is the meaning of the idioms:

吃了炸药

秘密蒙蒙

thank you

这首歌是台湾电影“鲁冰花”的主题曲，90年代初期经甄妮演唱后风靡一时，成为流行歌曲中歌颂母爱的经典名曲。

      This song is the theme song of the movie Lu Bing Hua, which is a very touching Taiwan movie. During the early 1990's, a Hong Kong singer, Zhen Ni, made this song a very popular one.  It's a very nice pop song about mother's love.

在我的这篇博文中，收集了这首歌的两个演唱版本，然后制作了一个视频，介绍这首歌的歌词，并希望你会和我一同唱这首歌。

In my…

 成语 (chéngyǔ) are expressions that are typically 4 characters long and carry a wealth of meaning.  Mastery of chengyu is seen as a sign of intelligence and sophistication, while a strong grasp of them is necessary for true fluency.  Studying chengyu can also help increase knowledge of Chinese culture, because many of them are derived from Chinese ancient history.  FluentU has posted an article on Chéngyǔ that lists 32 past postings.   The link is here:  …

Not so long ago I posted this, What is a good study plan for Chinese? ( 我应制定学习计划。我要学习计划) I should make a study plan. I need a study plan. 

As I have been very busy with a number of things I still…

      Preface

I’m an undergraduate student in China. I want to improve my English ability.

In the website, I discovered that many of you are recently learning Chinese. I think that the efficient way to study language must be to use it. For this reason, I want to communicate with others.

I can answer some questions with others about Chinese and hope that you will help me to improve my English ability. 

if you find some mistake in my…

Thank Thomas Doherty to correct my first essay!

      Today, I was got an email that my membership has been approved by this website. Just four hours ago, my Profile Information was corrected by Thomas Dohety .I'm really glad to join here. thank Thomas Doherty again.

My Profile Information Original:

       My name is Guanglei He, and I’m an undergraduate student in China. My major is computer science and technology. I want to improve my…

我应制定学习计划。我要学习计划。Wǒ yìng zhìdìng xuéxí jìhuà. Wǒ yào xuéxí jìhuà. I should develop a learning plan. I want a study plan.…

Hey Everyone this is my first blog post so I hope this helps a lot of people. To say you are currently doing something in Chinese is much easier than you think. Let's start looking at present progressive tense shall we.

Sentences…

要是你能看得懂我现在写下来的东西，你肯定进步了。你可以放一天假，给你好久没说一句话的朋友打个电话，出门儿呼吸点新鲜空气。你看，刚刚下雨了，你甚至都没发现，因为你一天到晚忙着学汉语！

Last time I wrote few words about what…

Here is my Top List of Chinese films Numbers 43 - 50.  This is the last entry of this current list. You may also want to start at the beginning with my top ten Chinese movies list.

Number 43 Two Way Tie in Historical Movies The Last Emperor (1987) and The Soong Sisters (…

Earlier this year I applied for a Endeavour Language Teacher Fellowship. Today I found out my application was successful so I now have the opportunity to return to China for a short intensive course to top up and improve my language skills. …

Here is my Top List of Chinese films Numbers 31 - 42.  This is the second to last entry of this current list. You may also want to start at the beginning with my top ten Chinese movies list.

Number 31…

First of all, this reading lesson is targeting at Beginner to Elementary Chinese learners. Anyone else that are rated higher or lower are welcomed too.

Why it’s called “You Can Read”? Well, because it IS focused on preparing you to read Chinese. As a matter of fact, you will read a complete…

Here is my Top List of Chinese films Numbers 21 - 30.  I will later post 31 - 50. You may also want to start at the beginning with my top ten Chinese movies list.

Number 21…

Here is my Top List of Chinese films Numbers 11 - 20.  I will later post 21 - 30, 31 - 40 or and 41 - 50 .  Some of these movies should be about where they are on my list.  Other movies in the 11 - 20 list could have been in my top 10 list of movies.   This is very subjective, changes with time and I am sure your list is very different.  I would be happy to…

These Legends Connected to a Few Chinese Foods is from Gochengdoo.com and was originally posted by Joe and published January 21, 2011 

 …

Here is my Top 10 list of Chinese movies.  I will later post 30 or 40 other movies that could have been in my top 10 list.

Number 1

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)…