朝的字謎: (朝)(的)(字謎) (ㄔㄠˋ)(ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄗˋ ㄇㄧˊ) (cháo)(de.)(zì mí) (朝)(adjective marker)(letter puzzle, character riddle) The riddle of Continue Reading
在每天的談話中可能提到這本史詩 This Epic Might be Mentioned in Everyday Conversations
(在)(每天)(的)(談話)❶(中)(可能)(提到) (ㄗㄞˋ)(ㄇㄟˇ ㄊㄧㄢ)(ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ)(ㄓㄨㄥ)(ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ)(ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄠˋ) (zài)(měi tiān)(de.)(tán huà)(zhōng)(kě néng)(tí dào) (at, in, on)(every day)(adjective marker)(a statement, a Continue Reading
Chinese Lesson Blurb: Tips and Tricks for Using Passive Voice
What is passive voice ? Passive is the opposite of active. We say someone is passive when they let things happen to them. In language, passive voice is used emphasize who or what the action is Continue Reading
得 is a pò yīn zì 是一個破音字
破音字 ㄆㄛˋ ㄧㄣ ㄗˋ are kind of like Chinese homonyms. In English, homonyms are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently (look different) and have different meanings. Examples: here and Continue Reading
Understanding the words he 他, she 她, and it 牠 or 它 in Chinese
Understanding the Chinese pronouns that are translated to he, she, or it requires knowing a couple of things. First of all, the pronouns that mean he, she, or it in Chinese all sound the Continue Reading
Understanding the i’s in Pinyin
The use of the letter "i" in pinyin can be confusing. Pinyin is the use of the ABC's, such as is used in English, to symbolize sounds in the Chinese language. Sometimes the pinyin sounds are fairly Continue Reading
