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 […]
The authentic materials are the language materials that are designed for those mother tongue speakers in the target language countries, but not for the purpose of the development of language teaching. When you go to school to study Mandarin, teachers would tell you that the authentic materials are composed of two types, namely, the printed texts […]
When the overseas students who study in Chinese learning programs, they often make mistakes like以后他结婚就出国了, which is usually cased by the misunderstanding on the nouns of location. The most frequently seen nouns of locality are 上、下、前边and后边. As a matter of fact, the nouns of locality can be divided into two types, the basic direction word and […]
Read the following Chinese sentences and do the following excises. And this is for the free Chinese lesson. 昨天吃完晚饭，我觉得嗓子疼，还有点儿头疼，全身不舒服。妈妈说我可能感冒了，让我早点儿去睡觉。今天早上我起床后觉得好点儿了，我就去上学了。下午上课的时候，我觉得身体很热。然后老师带我去医院看病。医生给我量了体温，他告诉我有四十度，我发烧了。医生给我打针还给我开了药。他告诉我有四十度，我发烧了。医生给我打针还给我开了药。他告诉我让我在家里好好休息，多喝水，多吃蔬菜水果，不能去学校上课。 zuó tiān chī wán wǎn fàn ， wǒ jué dé sǎnɡzi ténɡ ， hái yóu dián ér tóu ténɡ ， quán shēn bù shū fu 。 mā mɑ shuō wǒ kě nénɡ ɡǎn mào le ， rànɡ […]
For many foreign students, they feel that it is hard to learn Mandarin especially for the reading. In fact, there is convenient way to improving the reading during learning Mandarin. Here is the example from the free Chinese lesson for those who learn Manderin in China. This is the passage selected from free Chinese lesson for improving learning Mandarin. 今天，我驾校毕业了，拿到了驾驶执照，我真高兴。刚回到宿舍，就接到了一个电话。电话是一个朋友从上海打来的，她说要来北京旅行。她坐火车来，星期六早上到北京，让我去车站接她。星期六我休息，正好可以开车去车站接她了。 朋友在电话里说，她这次来北京想看看北京的名胜古迹，还想了解一些老北京的风土人情。我打算陪她去颐和园、故宫、长城、明十三陵，还要去天坛公园、景山公园、北海公园。抽空儿再带她去老舍茶馆坐坐，逛逛北京的胡同、四合院。她对京剧很感兴趣，有时间我们再去看京剧。北京还要很多好吃的东西，当然也要让她尝尝了。 In order […]
Majorities of foreign student often use the sentence when learning Chinese: 他是一个严重的人。（tā shì yí ɡè yán zhònɡ de rén） he is a serious (yan zhong严重) man. It is hard for Chinese to understand. The original Chinese to express it should be in this way: 他是一个严肃的人。（tā shì yí ɡè yán sù de rén）He is a serious (严肃yán […]
As for learning Chinese in China, grammar has been an important part because it will improve the Chinese of students who learn Chinese in China by free Chinese lesson. What’s more, it is important to learn the usages of non-satirical irony and satirical irony. This passage will introduce the usages of non-satirical irony and satirical irony in details to […]