珍妮的绿色蝴蝶结 Jane’s green bow

zhēn ní shì gè zǒng ài dī zhe tóu de xiǎo nǚ hái ,tā yì zhí jué de zì jǐ zhǎng dé bú gòu piào liàng. 珍妮是个总爱低着头的小女孩,她一直觉得自己长得不够漂亮。 yǒu yì tiān,tā dào shì wù diàn qù mǎi le zhī lǜ sè de hú dié jié,diàn zhǔ bú duàn zàn měi tā dài shàng hú dié jié…

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送茶叶的小故事 A story about free tea

sòng chá yè de xiǎo gù shì 送茶叶的小故事 zhāng sān yìzhí xǐ huān hē 20 kuài qián de chá yè。 张三一直喜欢喝20块钱的茶叶。 xīn kāi de chá diàn lǐ měi cì zhāng sān qù mǎi chá yè, lǎo bǎn dōu sòng tā bàn liǎng hǎo chá。 新开的茶店里每次张三去买茶叶, 老板都送他半两好茶。 zhāng sān jiāng hǎo chá zǎn zhe dài kè。yì…

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舌尖上的中国 A bite of China

shé jiān shàng de zhōng guó  – zì rán de kuì zèng 舌尖上的中国 - 自然的馈赠 shé jiān shàng de zhōng guó shì yí bù yóu zhōng guó zhōng yāng diàn shì tái zhì zuò de diàn shì jì lù piàn。 《舌尖上的中国》是一部由中国中央电视台制作的电视纪录片。 zhǔ yào jiè shào zhōng guó gè dì de měi shí shēng tài,bāo kuò zhōng…

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想飞的小象 The elephant who wishes to fly

xiǎng fēi de xiǎo xiàng 想飞的小象 yǒu yì zhī xiǎo xiàng, gāng gāng shēng xià lái. dì yī tiān, tā kàn dào le xǔ duō xiǎo dòng wù. dào le dì èr tiān, tā rèn shi le xǔ duō huār, cǎor. dì sān tiān ne, mā ma dài tā dào hé biān, tā kàn jiàn…

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Master Chinese Pronunciation: 2,000 Exercises to Break Through PinYin & Tones

The Chinese pronunciation is a difficult part for students, particularly for beginners. The system of writing Chinese in alphabets is called Pinyin. One of the first steps in learning Chinese is to get used to its pronunciation. The key to overcome the pronunciation challenge is to speak more. I would like to recommend this mobile…

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Speak like Mark Zuckerberg

As a Chinese teacher, it’s always a delight for me to discover people who are able to speak Chinese, and in this case famous people. Recently the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has impressed us all with his Chinese skills by doing a Chinese Q&A at Tsing Hua University in China. Have you watched his interview…

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Chineasy or not? – How effective is Chineasy in helping you learning Chinese characters

It has been sometime since last year a company, and now a book called “Chineasy” developed by ShaoLan Hsueh has drawn a lot of attention in the Chinese learning world. Many students have asked me if they should buy Chineasy. Admittedly I have never read this book, but only watched ShaoLan’s Ted talk, and knew…

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Learning Chinese in English or learning Chinese in Chinese?

There is always a debate. Which is better – learn Chinese in English (or your native language) or learn Chinese in Chinese? Learning Chinese in English (or your native language) means the teacher mainly uses English (or students’ native language) to teach Chinese and communicate with students; Learning Chinese in Chinese means the teacher uses…

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Learn Chinese: the pros & cons of regular classes and intensive classes

Here is a question to think about: how intensive is ideal in learning Chinese? Or does intensity (hours put in study) matter when it comes to language learning? As a teacher, I’ve taught classes in several levels of intensities (1hr/week, 2hr/week, 6hr/week, 35hr/week, 40hr/week). The 40hr/week is Chinese trainings I have given for Berlitz‘s clients,…

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