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The Ten most beautiful things on Earth - Translated into Chinese & Pinyin

Decided I've visited long enough, thought I'd do my first blog post!  世界上最美的十件事 - Ten most beautiful things on Earth. 

This list is taken from @…

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Added by 保罗 on June 21, 2012 at 2:30am — No Comments

My Hobby - Books about China 本书光与中国的。。。。

我有300+本书写的中国。我wish我可以上一个图书馆的这些书。。。。这些本书写在英,法,中文。。。。这是一个最好爱好的我! 

Wǒ yǒu 300+běn shūxiě de zhōngguó. Wǒ wish wǒ kěyǐ shàng yīgè túshū guǎn de zhèxiē shū. . . . Zhèxiē běn shūxiě zài yīng, fǎ, zhōngwén. . . . Zhè shì yīgè zuì hǎo àihào de wǒ!

I have been collecting books…

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Added by Josh Ke 柯恩华 on June 19, 2012 at 7:00am — 6 Comments

Hands down the Best Site for streaming music in China (Chinese or Western) QQ Music translated screenshots

I wanted to share a music site that a Chinese coworker tipped me off to that I have been using pretty much every day since. The site is QQ music and you can access it here:

http://y.qq.com/

If you are in China, using Chrome and a PC, then you will probably agree that this is the best free…

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Added by Brandon on June 16, 2012 at 3:30pm — 10 Comments

Skritter Chinese iOS app is here! (review and video)

The wait is over...  After a year and a half of development, months of beta tests, tweaks and bug fixes, more tweaks and even more bug fixes... the #1 web app for learning to write Chinese has finally made its way to the …
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Added by Jacob Gill on June 12, 2012 at 10:00pm — 4 Comments

How to make a Chinese breakfast food 粥 zhou or 稀饭 xi fan

if you are interested in Chinese food, i'm willing to introduce some to you.

Since English is not my mother tongue, sometimes i cannot express myself in native English....TAT

anyway, I will try my best to make you understand me^^

this is my breakfast  : D

in the picture, you can…

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Added by yangyang on June 3, 2012 at 11:00pm — 11 Comments

Easy way to record Mandarin for use on the web - share anywhere

Hi all - 

Just wanted to share a pretty interesting website that you may want to use. It's a simple way to record like 20-30 seconds of your voice and then once completed it gives you a unique URL to share the recording.

This could be quite useful if you want to include audio in your posts or comments on Study More…

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Added by Brandon on June 3, 2012 at 7:30am — 6 Comments

Good Book for Chinese beginners

This is a really cute book, that is a twist on a few Chinese stories put together. There is also some pinyin in there, that Chinese learners/ speakers will be able to get from it,…

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Added by Lauren qinpei on June 1, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Learn a Chinese phrase - What is 潇洒 xiao sa?

Learn Chinese phrase - What is 潇洒 xiao sa? Or what does the phrase 潇洒 really mean?

If I were a serious Chinese learner like you are, I would go checking the dictionaries, and these are what I found:

1 mdbg -- natural and unrestrained (of a person's appearance, demeanor, carriage) / elegant and unconventional.

2 nciku -- natural and…

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Added by Shu on June 1, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Good study tool... Berlitz Chinese flashcards



I recently bought these study cards for five dollars at books a million. I just started with them, and find them an efficient study tool. You can hang them up on the objects…

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Added by Lauren qinpei on May 30, 2012 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

Chinese song for kids - 拔萝卜 Pulling out the carrot --儿歌

The song is singing about trying to pull the carrot out and the boy needs help from other friends, grandma, grandpa, cat, etc (I checked a lot of other videos, the characters seem to be different for some other videos.)



A very cute song telling childrens story about helping each other and…

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Added by Teacher Gen(Hui Yuin) on May 29, 2012 at 7:00pm — 6 Comments

How to say "stand out from the crowd" using Chinese words or idioms

In this world, success could be defined in a way of "being able to stand out from the crowd, being unique and wonderful. " if you think you're a real gold, then go ahead shine brighter than others, prove yourself and let people know you can make bigger difference to the world than…

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Added by Grace on May 23, 2012 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

How opposite pairs of words mean different things in Mandarin - good+bad=quality, east+west=thing

I quite like the use of pairs of opposite words in Chinese, such as:

早晚 zǎowǎn, early-late = sooner or later

他早晚都要上大学。

He's going to have to attend college sooner or…

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Added by Hila on May 23, 2012 at 8:30am — 12 Comments

A line of Chinese wisdom - Let's take a quick meal of knowledge - plus movie recommendations :-)

A line of wisdom in Chinese is like a quick meal of knowledge that could easily fit into your busy schedule.



Let's spend about 15 minutes to sip up some wisdom soup in Chinese language into your hungry stomach. :-)

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Added by Grace on May 22, 2012 at 4:30am — 9 Comments

How to ask, "How do you say 'fortune cookie'?" in Chinese - 20 Questions to Basic Fluency #20

Last time we took a look at how to say, "How was the movie?" in Chinese.  If you missed that discussion, take some time to…

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Added by sikora on May 22, 2012 at 1:30am — 1 Comment

Chinese chéngyǔ explained - 梁上君子 - How to say a thief, a burglar, or a person who divorced from reality

Dear all:

Today I am going to tell a story behind the Chinese idiom 梁上君子 liáng shàng jūn zǐ, hope you enjoy it. (成语 chéngyǔ)

 

In the…

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Added by Zhang Wenzhuo on May 20, 2012 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

Learn Chinese through American Idol -- Who do you think will win the 2012 American Idol?



Learn Chinese - How to say - May I please ask who do you predict will win American Idol 2012?

请问你预测谁会赢得二零一二年美国偶像?

qǐngwèn nǐ yùcè shéi huì yíngdé èr líng yī èr nián Měiguó ǒuxiàng ?

qǐngwèn ( 请 qǐng means please, 问 wèn means ask, qǐngwèn means may I please ask) nǐ (你 pronoun, you) yùcè (预测 verb, predict) shéi (谁 question pronoun, who) huì (会auxiliary verb, will) yíng (赢…

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Added by Shu on May 20, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Chinese Peacock Dance 中国孔雀舞 Zhōngguó kǒngquè wǔ

an artist's illustration of a peacock dance



Peaco…

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Added by Teacher Gen(Hui Yuin) on May 18, 2012 at 2:30am — 2 Comments

How to say Mother's Day in Mandarin Chinese & the origin of the carnation flower name

What is the perfect flower for Mother's Day? Carnations!



To celebrate this special holiday, don't forget to buy your mom a bouquet of carnations; if the cost is too great, then, draw her a card full of carnations then :)…



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Added by Shu on May 12, 2012 at 4:30pm — 2 Comments

How to ask, "How was the movie?" in Chinese - 20 Questions to Basic Fluency #19

Last time we took a look at how to say, "What is she like?" in Chinese.  If you missed that discussion, take some time to…

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Added by sikora on May 11, 2012 at 10:00am — 5 Comments

Places to go in China -Part 2

Ok we saw the video from 九寨沟's sceneries last week.

Aren't they breathtaking?

If you haven't, you can check in out by…

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Added by Teacher Gen(Hui Yuin) on May 9, 2012 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

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