Category Archives: Learning Chinese

How to say certain holidays in Chinese

Posted on February 25, 2014 by blueturtle7645

How to say certain holidays in Chinese. Birthday 生日 （Shēngrì) Mother’s Day 母亲节 （Mǔqīn jié ) Father’s Day 父亲节 (Fùqīn jié) Spring Festival 春节 (Chūnjié) Christmas 圣诞节 (Shèngdàn jié) Valentine’s Day 情人节 (Qíngrén jié) National Day 国庆节 (Guóqìng jié) Wish … Continue reading →

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Chinese practice – the Weather on the East coast

Posted on November 3, 2012 by blueturtle7645

The weather at the East Coast this week was very bad. 这周东海岸的天气非常不好. zhè zhōu dōng hǎi àn de tiān qì fēi cháng bù hǎo. The weather at the East Coast this week was terrible. 这周东海岸的天气糟糕. Zhè zhōu dōng hǎi’àn de … Continue reading →

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退一步海阔天空

Posted on August 16, 2012 by blueturtle7645

退一步海阔天空 Tuì yī bù hǎi kuò tiān kōng step back for boundless sky This means “in time of trouble or confrontation with someone, one step back, everything will be fine.”  

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2011-02-16 用这些字造句

Posted on February 16, 2011 by blueturtle7645

用这些字造句 yòng zhè xiē zì zào jù(use these words make sentences) 1. 问【wèn】 ask Tomorrow you should ask your teacher two questions. 明天你应该问你的老师两个问题。 míng tiān nǐ yīng gāi wèn nǐ de lǎo shī liǎng gè wèn tí 2. 题【tí】 topic; … Continue reading →

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Chinese Jokes

Posted on December 20, 2010 by blueturtle7645

My good friend, Bill Ng, sent me the below jokes, so that I might better learn the Chinese jokes.  I’m still translating, and, with the help of my Chinese teacher, I am learning the Chinese humor. Thank you, Bill, for … Continue reading →

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Chinese practice 2010-12-13

Posted on December 13, 2010 by blueturtle7645

My assignment this week is to focus on the following nine words: 1. 头 2. 买 3. 卖 4. 病 丙 5. 疼 冬 6. 痛 用 7. 医 矢 失 8. 院 完 元 9. 住 主 王 Then, … Continue reading →

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你住在哪里?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by blueturtle7645

  你住在哪里？我住在俄勒冈州。

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My Chinese language assignment

Posted on November 20, 2010 by blueturtle7645

My assignment is to learn the radical and the root words.  Each character is composed by radical and root word. 1. 病 bing4（疒 + 丙）          丙 bing3 2. 疼 teng2（疒 + 冬）     冬 dong1  3. 痛 tong4（疒 + 甬）     甬 yong3  4. … Continue reading →

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今天

Posted on November 9, 2010 by blueturtle7645

今天我很高兴。我身体好。我要读和写汉字。

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Chinese Words to Learn – 2010/11/06

Posted on November 6, 2010 by blueturtle7645

眼睛【yǎnjing】 eye. 眼镜【yǎnjìng】 glasses; spectacles. 痛【tòng】 ache; pain; sadness; sorrow; extremely; deeply; bitterly. 疼【téng】 ache; pain; sore; love dearly; be fond of; dote on. 舒服【shūfu】 comfortable; be well. 锻炼【duànliàn】 take exercise; have physical training; temper; steel;  toughen. 头【tóu】 head; 买【mǎi】 … Continue reading →

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