In our daily life, we always hear some frequently used phrases such as “Sure” “No problem” “You know” “Oh my god” etc. These phrases are called “口头禅 [kǒu tóu chán]”in Chinese. Don’t underestimate these phrases: they can reflect one’s personality, values and attitude about their work or life. If you always start your sentences with…
In Chinese there are many expressions and idioms coming from colors. The metaphors can lighten up the whole conversation and let you impress Chinese native speakers. In this blog, we will teach a few commonly and widely used phrases or idioms with colors. Hope they will color up your Chinese! 1. 红红火火 [hóng hóng huǒ…
亻is one the most used radicals (the component of characters). “亻”, “单人旁(dān rén páng)” as we call it, stands for “人rén (people)”, and many characters with “亻” can be associated with people. In this blog we will take a look at some frequently used characters with “亻”, and give you tips on how to memorize…
家 jiā is perhaps one of the most well-known Chinese characters. It’s basic meaning “home, family” is an important element in rich Chinese culture. Today, 家 is widely used to form other words with various meanings, its original use to indicate home or family is still fundamental. How is this word come into being? In…
We come across various international brand names in our daily lives. They may be very familiar to you, yet if you hear Chinese people talking about them, you might not be able to recognize these brands so easily. This is because the majority of these names are translated from their alphabetical names into the equivalent…
One benefit of traveling in China is the great variety of vegetables you can enjoy there. Apart from the meat, vegetables (shū cài) are essential for Chinese food. There are also a good variety of vegetables in the Netherlands. Do you know how to say them in Chinese? Today we take a look at the…
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