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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 le hé shuǐ hé gāo shān. 有一只小象,刚刚生下来。第一天,他看到了许多小动物。到了第二天,他认识了许多花儿、草儿。第三天呢,妈妈带他到河边,他看见了河水和高山。 xiǎo xiàng shuō: “shì jiè zhēn dà ya!”…

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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 app: Chinese Tones Trainer.  Developed by a group of Chinese teachers who have rich experiences…

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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 yet? My question is: do you want to speak like Mark Zuckerberg? It’s possible, and…

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