Leer Chinees in China met Keats School

The idiomatic expressions are often used in daily conversations which can express the meanings intended to say indirectly. Usually speaking, there are two main characteristics in Chinese idiomatic expressions, namely, the unity of meaning and the stability of the structure. As a matter of fact, some of students who volunteer in China might be told that the […]

If the Chinese language learners have paid much attention to the proverbs in Chinese language, they must have found that the proverb is characterized by the short and brief form, the smooth pronunciation when reading as well as the meanings easy to understand and remember. Therefore, it is warmly welcomed and widely used by the general public. As […]

The compound complement of direction is used to indicate the direction of an act. When a verb denoting directions such as 上,下,进,出,回,过 and 起is followed by 来or去 and placed after another verb to function as a complement, it is a compound complement of direction. Such a complement indicates the direction of an act. Some common […]

We all know that both adverbial and attribute are the components placed before the head word for the purpose of modifying or describing the heads word. However, there are also some differences between them. To tell them apart, we need to take the head words, modifying parts and the nature of the whole phrases into […]

Since the main purpose of learning Chinese language is to communicate with Chinese people more fluently, the learners need to understand and use more oral expressions which are frequently used in daily communication. For example, the phrase 不好说is to show to be uncertain of or have no confidence about what has said. You may often hear it […]

In some cases, there are some other inserted parts in the sentence except for the six main basic elements of Chinese sentences. The students who got internships in China might be told that the inserted element in the sentence is a relatively special part. Usually speaking, the parenthesis does not act as any sentence part […]

There are three forms of the lexicalization of the grammar teaching in Chinese language, the first one of which should be to simplify the grammar teaching system. After the lexicalization procedure of the grammar teaching, the burden of the grammar teaching will be greatly relieved so that the teaching grammar system will be more brief and […]

In Chinese language, the sentence is divided into the simple sentence and the complex sentence. We often hear people say the complex sentence is composed of several simple sentences, which is as a matter of fact incorrect saying. However, it is reasonable to regard the complex sentence as the grammar unit has a higher level than […]

The combination of form and meaning seems a question needless to be discussed. However, in the teaching practice, it is always a complex problem which has not been solved. We can discuss the form and meaning in different situations and various theoretical frames. The syntax, semantics and pragmatics all have their own forms and meanings. […]

If you feel it is difficult to understand what your Chinese friends are saying when communicating in daily life, it is time for you to spend much time in learning some useful oral Chinese expressions. Let’s take 都什么年代了as an example, which is a structure carries the tone of complaint or dissatisfaction. It is usually applied […]