As we all know, grammar plays the key role of forming a systematic language. During the process oflearning Mandarin Chinese, many foreigners may think the grammar in Chinese language is difficult to learn because it is too complicated. Therefore, we should learn them one by one and step by step. Among so many grammatical factors, the words […]
When the excessive worship and superstition to Chinese words develop into an extremely high degree, the strictly punishment for people who profane Chinese words will appear. Students who study Chinese should know this is the two opposite aspects of the same thing. In the long process of feudal autocracy in China, the literary inquisition usually happened in […]
Among so much information, we often need to find some important information we really need. If you study Chinese, you can learn the skill of scanning is effective to get the information from the numerous textual materials. Generally speaking, there are two classifications of the textural materials. One is the systematic material like the expository writings […]
The group of words 创立, 建立and 树立 similar in meanings are often seen when foreign students learn infree Chinese lesson. They should understand that 创立means to set up originally or begin to set up. The objects are usually nation, party, system, organization and theory and so on. We can say 创立新模式. 建立carries the meaning of […]
The predicate-object compound is an important point in Chinese language. When you study Chinese, you should know the morphemes in the former part are usually verbal while the latter are mostly nominal, forming the structure of verbs +nouns. The former morphemes dominate the latter ones. For example, 管家, what 管 does is 家. In this way, when […]
The three characters 还、又 and 再are usually confusing for those foreigners who just study Chinese because all of them are adverbs carrying the meaning of “again” in English. 还 indicates that the certain phenomenon continues to exist and the actions continue to process. It is similar to “still” like 他还不知道这件事. It also carries the meaning that further […]
The components of Chinese characters either indicate the meanings or pronunciation. But some of the components have nothing to do with the meanings or pronunciation. If the ideographic components of Chinese characters do not indicate the meanings of the characters, the students who study in China should know there must be some changes in the meanings of […]
Among so many important language points in Chinese language, the differences and features are indicated by contrast. If teachers in Chinese language school can apply the contrast method to the teaching properly, it is beneficial to strengthen the impression and deepen the recognition. As a matter of fact, the contrast method can be divided into the inter-language contrast […]
Among so many Chinese words, some similar groups are easy to distinguish from the meaning or application while some are difficult to tell apart. When foreign learners meet this difficulty, the teachers in Chinese learning programs may suggested them study by making more typical sentences. For example, 培养and培育is a typical group. Usually, the former one means […]
If you intend to have a better understanding of Chinese language and communicate with Chinese people easily, you should learn some frequently used oral Chinese expressions during the period when you study in China. For example, when you hear your Chinese friends say凭什么, you should know it is applied to question the reason of doing something in this […]