Study Chinese: Spring Festival
5 novembre 2013
Do you want to study Chinese? Today, we will introduce a character: 春(chūn) Usually, the Chinese festival first comes to people’s minds is the Spring Festival. This is the most important festival of the Chinese..
DÉCOUVRIRShanghai: East Meets West
5 novembre 2013
Shanghai shows different sides of herself to different people. It’s just like Shanghainese women: to Westerners they embody the mysterious East, and to Chinese they represent the fashionable West. In sum, the Shanghainese are the..
DÉCOUVRIRStudy Chinese: West
5 novembre 2013
西(xī) The sun sets in the west. After a day of work, people return home. And the birds, too, return to their nests. Therefore, the character “西” originally depicted a bird’s nest. Many metals are..
DÉCOUVRIRAncient Chinese jokes: God of Target
4 novembre 2013
A general who had gone out to battle was unable to stave off defeat when the God of the Target appeared to join his ranks and turned the tables on the enemy. Thereupon, the general..
DÉCOUVRIRGeneral standards of ancient Chinese marriage: Age
4 novembre 2013
The 1st consideration was age. The prospective couple should be about the same marriageable age, which meant that on the one hand, they had to be old enough to live as husband and wife; while..
DÉCOUVRIRThe origin of Chinese matchmakers
4 novembre 2013
As to the origin of “méi pó”, a Chinese term for matchmakers, there is a popular folktale in Shaanxi Province. Long time ago, people from the two banks of the Wei River seldom communicated with..
DÉCOUVRIRAn Authentic Chinese word: yellow
4 novembre 2013
In the Chinese language, “黄色” (huáng sè) means “yellow”. However, the meaning of “黄色电影huáng sè diàn yǐn?”, “电影” means “film”. The whole phrase doesn’t mean “yellow films”, which is a confusing phrase. Actually it means..
DÉCOUVRIRGong Xi Fa Cai
2 novembre 2013
If you study Chinese , you probably will hear ”恭喜发财(ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái)”. “恭喜发财(ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái)” means a good wish to making money. “恭喜发财(ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái)” has been said to other people a..
DÉCOUVRIRFrom the Hill Overlooking the River Living in the Hilly Places
2 novembre 2013
The primitives who lived in the mountains before, while lived in the plat ground later. In Chinese culture, “阴” and “阳” are very important conception. They were not afraid to build “阳宅” which is for..
DÉCOUVRIRBy learning Chinese in China, maybe you still can find something relating to the patrilineal clan commune in modern society. This is an important part in the development of Chinese culture. The period of patrilineal..
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