The most obvious characteristic of the words in development is the constantly created new words. Foreign students who learn Mandarin should know the so-called new words are the words that created in the developing process but not existed in the former vocabulary system. However, the “new” is a relative time concept because we can say every word […]
The analogue method is also called the method of pattern. During the process when foreigners learn Mandarin, they may know it is different from the comprehensive approach and deductive method because it resolves the grammar rules into some sentence patterns and then standardized the sentence patterns into some example sentences. After that, the learners who learn Mandarin can […]
As the development of Chinese economy and the popularization of mandarin fever, more and more people choose to learn Mandarin in China, which include many overseas Chinese students. For they have family environment of Chinese, they can listen or speak a little simple Chinese before they come to China. Therefore, they need to improve their […]
The traditional Chinese language speech analysis is always starting from syllable, to be specific, the pronunciation of Chinese characters. Every foreign student who is studying in Mandarin language courses in China should know that the syllable of Chinese language is composed of initial consonant, simple or compound vowel and tone, so is that in the contents of Phonetic System of the Chinese […]
It is necessary for overseas students to learn some relevant cultural knowledge about China when the learn Chinese in China because it plays a crucial role in Chinese language. In China, number can carry very important information of the culture, among which nine is very special. In the traditional culture of Chinese nation, the number “9” is the […]
The word 下去in Chinese can be used in many situations with different meanings. Therefore, the foreign students should pay more attention to it when they study Chinese and put it into practical use. For instance, the meanings and usage of 下去in爬下去and请讲下去 are different even though they have the same position in the phrase. The former one is […]
Most American people who learn Chinese in China may not know the name Wei Sanwei. But they may know the name Samuel Wells Williams, which is his English name. He was an important figure in the Sino-US relations of the modern history. He was not only one of the first missionaries who visit China, but also the […]
Chinese characters belong to the logo syllabic writing which are huge in total number. If the overseas students come to study in intensive Mandarin course in China, they may wonder how many characters inChinese language. So far, it is afraid that no one can give a precise answer. However, about the number of Chinese characters, the […]
Most foreign learners who come to learn Chinese in China are the adults. There are many methods to teach Chinese language in the second language teaching. However, for the adults, the approach of comparison and contrast is a beneficial way to stimulate their interest and promote them to learn better and remember more firmly. Therefore, teachers can pay more […]
In Chinese language, the directional complement is not only large in number, but also complex in application, especially the extensive use. As a result, many overseas students often make some mistakes about the applications of the extensive use when they study in intensive Mandarin course in China. The main mistakes they often make are the […]