The Manchu started Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty in Chinese history. Many students who learn Chinese are also very interested in Chinese history. This article helps you get to know the Manchu culture. The Manchu Nationality mainly lives in the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning. The Manzurian language belongs to the Altaic language family and its […]
The improvement of reading skills is important for those foreigners who learn Chinese in China. Reading is no longer just an access to get more information. It gradually becomes a helpful way to learn some language point by varying the forms. In the reading passages, some missing words should be completed by choosing from the given […]
When mentioning the cultural phenomena created by the application of Chinese characters, people often firstly relate it to the calligraphy. When you come to study Chinese in China, you will see that the various strikes of Chinese characters are the basis of forming the unique calligraphy art. The inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells and on […]
Reduplication is a usually seen word formation method in Chinese language. It is frequently seen in verb. Foreigners who learn Chinese in China should know that the verb reduplication is to repeat the verbs inChinese language. Besides, the reduplicated verbs have the certain meaning, more importantly, the special grammatical meanings. Firstly, we should know the patterns of verb […]
The degree complements with 得 and without 得 are frequently appear in free Chinese lesson. There are some basic forms for this usage. The first one is adjective/verbal predicate+得+adjective like 他们表演得非常精彩. Different words can be added after 得 to express different degrees such as 很、多、不得了、慌、要命、不行、adjective+极了. If you go for free Chinese lesson, you can learn from examples […]
If you are learning Chinese words in free Chinese lesson, you may often see the words 出来and 出去. Both of them can be used after the verb as directional complement. When we use 出来, it means go from inside to outside. The actions done are toward the place that the speakers are. We can say 从教室出来. When learning […]
Foreign learners can learn some common expressions like 还是 and 这几年 in free Chinese lesson. First of all, learners should know that 还是 is an adverb here. When we use it, we often mean to indicate to make a choice after comparing two things. For example, A：我们去上海还是去西安？B：还是去西安吧. Some students may learn from free Chinese lesson that there is […]
It is important for the students who study in Mandarin language courses in China to know that it is incorrect to say 一个人走了. Firstly, let’s see some comparative examples like 你姐姐找你，一个人找你 and 有个人找你. After the comparison, you can find that the subject is needed in Chinese language no matter it is the doer of the action in the sentence […]
If you want to understand Chinese language better and communicate with Chinese people more smoothly, you should expand your vocabulary and know clearly the meaning and application of similar words when youstudy Mandarin Chinese. The group of words开朗and开明are similar but easy to tell apart. The former means the space is wide and the light is sufficient as well […]
The character 哀in Chinese language is frequently used in daily life. Generally speaking, the most frequently used meaning of it should be sad or grieve . The words you often use when you go to school to study in China may be 悲哀. Another meaning common meaning is to mourn in the words such as 哀悼and默哀. Sometimes, it is […]