The ancient Chinese incorporated their observations and awareness of nature into the shapes of Chinese characters. Learn Chinese: 月(yue: “the moon”) The shape of this character is just like the meniscus. There is an ancient Chinese story named “Chang’e Flies to the Moon”. Chang’e is the wife of Houyi. She consumed the medicine of immortality […]
The ancient Chinese incorporated their observations and awareness of nature into the shapes of Chinese characters. Learn Chinese: 星 (xing, “the star”) The ancient Chinese people referred to all celestial bodies other than the sun and the moon as “星”. It refers to those bright and shiny celestial bodies that appear in the night sky. […]
The ancient Chinese incorporated their observations and awareness of nature into the shapes of Chinese characters. Learn Chinese: 雨(yu, rain) The character for “雨” offers a clear depiction of rainfall. The horizontal line on top represents the sky, and the outer structure looks like a house which represents a layer of clouds covering the world, […]
The word “liaozhai” first came from the book “liaozhai zhiyi” (1766; “Strange Stories from Liaozhai Studio”: “liaozhai” is the name of a place), which is a book of Pu Songling(1640-1715)—a famous Chinese fiction writer. It is 431 tales of the unusual and supernatural stories, freely adopting forms and themes from the old marvel tales. Some […]
Study Chinese: 木(mu, wood/tree)，林(lin, many trees)，森(sen, forest) The Chinese character of the oracle bone scrip for “木” resembles a tree with roots and branches. In the old days, the character “木” meant “tree”. It is used as a component in many Chinese characters which denote the names of trees or have meanings related to “wood” […]
Study Chinese: 竹 (zhu, bamboo) As you can see, the Chinese character “竹” looks just like a bamboo stem and leaves. The Chinese people are very fond of bamboo. This is because they believe that bamboo is incredibly strong and capable of resisting strong winds and cold temperatures. As a result, bamboo is known as […]
瓜 (gua, “melon”) The ancient Chinese character for “瓜” looks like a growing melon. There are many different kinds of melons in China. In Chinese, watermelons are known as “西瓜” (xi gua: literally means “western melons”), since they grew in China’s ancient Western Regions. Pumpkins, in Chinese is “南瓜” (nan guang: literally means “south melon”). […]
In China, when people write or speak, they frequently make use of such idioms such as “the cold falls on the third nine-day period in winter” or “the coldest days of the year in the nine-day periods”. In China, the winter is measured in nine-day periods because the winter is divided into nine-times-nine. After struggling […]
There were customs of “counting the nine-day periods” and “drawing the nine-day periods” among the ancient people. That is, people noted down the passage of the nine-day periods and the relevant weather changes with interesting pictures and poems. Sometimes, a painting of a plum tree with 81 blossoms was hung on the wall, and in […]
The custom of “Writing the Nine-Day Periods” appeared in the early reign of Emperor Daoguan in the early 19th century. He drew a picture of the nine-day periods by himself with a line on it, “The willow in the front yard respectfully waits for he spring breeze to return.” The line comprised nine contoured Chinese […]
Jeg har vært på Keats School for å lære kinesisk fire ganger nå. Grunnen til at jeg kom tilbake til denne skolen er stort sett at lærerne jeg jobbet med var veldig flinke kinesiske lærere. Jeg har en 5-årsplan eller til og med en 10-årsplan for å komme tilbake til denne skolen. Alle lærerne har metoder for å se på hvilke ferdigheter du har. De vet hvilket nivå du er på. Jeg tror det er verdt det for alle.
Listening and speaking in the classroom every day has improved my communication skills. After three weeks, my new words and sentences became more and more natural and fluent. Now I am used to thinking in Chinese, and I understand better what other people say, to be able to have real conversations with other people.
I fjor begynte jeg å studere kinesisk på universitetet. Grunnen til at jeg kom hit er at jeg for tiden forbereder meg til HSK 5-testen. Jeg hørte også at dette er en av de beste skolene for å studere mandarin i Kina. Etter at jeg kom hit, innså jeg at Kunming er en ganske kul by å bo i, og når det gjelder lærernes undervisningsmetoder, synes jeg de er veldig profesjonelle. Og jeg synes språkmiljøet er bra, så nå er jeg klar til å ta HSK 5.
Jeg liker veldig godt å komme hit fordi det er som et slags hjem for meg. Det er et flott miljø for å lære mandarin-kinesisk i Kina og møte flotte mennesker fra hele verden. Alle her er ekstremt vennlige. Kunming har et veldig fint klima. Det er en veldig god blanding av den moderne byen og også mye historisk kinesisk kultur. Har sannsynligvis den reneste luften i Kina og muligens det reneste vannet også. Jeg inviterer deg til å komme og studere kinesisk i Kunming.
Jeg har studert ved Keats i to semestre. Jeg anbefaler Keats School på det sterkeste. Hvis du er veldig interessert i å ta et mandarinkurs i Kina, vil jeg foreslå at du kommer til Kunming. Folket i Kunming er veldig vennlige. Været i Kunming er flott. Så jeg anbefaler at du studerer kinesisk ved Keats i Kunming.
Jeg hadde virkelig en fantastisk opplevelse på skolen. Lærerne er veldig, veldig hyggelige. I klassen min øver vi på å snakke, lytte, lese og skrive. Vi spiller spill og andre morsomme aktiviteter. Vi har turer rundt i byen. Personalet på Keats er fenomenalt. Læreren min er en av de beste lærerne jeg noen gang har hatt i min skoletid. Hun kommer inn med et smil hver dag.
Jeg må si det er kjempegøy. Jeg har vært her i to uker. Uten å vite hvordan det kom til å bli, ble jeg mer enn overrasket over hvor flott det er. Lærerne er fantastiske, de er forståelsesfulle. De tilbyr et kinesisk språkprogram som passer akkurat for deg. Beliggenheten er perfekt for å lære kinesisk i Kina.
Det er veldig behagelig å studere på Keats. Lærerne er veldig vennlige. Jeg ønsker deg velkommen til å komme og studere kinesisk i Kina på Keats.