Nowadays with the popularity among the world, there are an increasing number of people, who are interested in Chinese culture and would like to learn Chinese language in the future, however, there in no short cut in learning. The first piece of reading practice for people who’re ready to learn Mandarin goes like this: 有个老人在河边钓鱼， 一个小孩儿走过去看， 老人技巧纯熟， 所以没有多久就钓上了许多于， 老人见小孩很可爱，要把这些鱼送给他，小孩摇摇头， 老人惊异地问到：“你为什么不要？”小孩儿回答: “我想要你手中的钓竿。” […]
When learning Chinese language, you may have known the adjectives in Chinese can be reduplicated. In fact, verbs can be also reduplicated but it does not mean all verbs can be reduplicated. Then, some students who attend to Chinese school to study Mandarin may ask the questions about which verbs can be reduplicated and which […]
There are many idiomatic expressions in Chinese language that the foreigners should know. 说梦话 and 除非太阳从西边出来 are two of them that the students often hear when they study Chinese. The literal meaning of 说梦话 is to talk in one‘s dream. However, the most important meaning that the students should know when they study Chinese is to indicate the words are […]
In the process of teaching Chinese in classroom, some unexpected things may often happen. In this case, teachers in Mandarin learning courses should deal with them properly. In fact, there are three techniques to deal with such situations. There are three aspects in the first method that the teachers can do to handle problems properly. For some unexpected conditions, […]
There are some problems exist in language. For over one hundred years, Chinese language planning is mainly for solving the language problems. Teachers in Chinese language school should know that there are three problems we need to solve. The first one should be the problem of communication barriers which is the biggest. There are 55 ethnic peoples in China, […]
Chinese language is a relatively difficult language for foreigners to learn because they think the Chinese characters are difficult for them. Therefore, those who learn Chinese in China should pay more attention to the Chinese words, especially the similar words in meaning and appearance. In order to help students who just started to learn Mandarin, I will illustrate several […]
The research on vocabulary is the overall research including words and meanings and their relationships. Foreigners who study Chinese should know that lexicology is the subject that research words and vocabulary. Generally speaking, there are four classifications of the lexicology that the foreigners should know when they study Chinese. The general lexicology researches the general theories of words […]
The Chinese verbs “张、造、闭、弯、愁、处” are often used when foreigners learn Chinese in China, especially in the daily life. In order to learn and master those verbs, students can first read the following sentences and then find the proper ones to fill in the blanks. 1. 猎人(hunter)看见熊(bear)过来了，就躺在地上，（ ）上眼睛假装(to pretend)死了。 2. 日本人见面打招呼的习惯是（ ）腰鞠躬。 3. 孩子一看见妈妈就（ ）开胳膊要妈妈抱。 4. 女儿生病住院了，年轻的妈妈（ […]
When foreigners come to learn Chinese in China, they should pay attention to some commonly used words they often see or hear. In this article, the words”气温、最、名曲、流行、迷、增加、暖和” will be learned by reading and filling the blanks. Firstly, the students who study in China should read the following sentences firstly and then fill the blanks with the given words. […]
Grammar is important in Chinese language learning. In order to improve the language skills of the students when they study Chinese, teachers can list two examples for students to tell apart which one uses the correct grammar point so that they can learn grammar effectively. The first two examples provided are: A 甲：你姓赵吗？乙：我姓。 B 甲：你姓赵妈？乙：我姓赵。 When students attend […]