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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 太扯了 Too Far Fetched

June 3, 2019 by Laura Blodgett

It happens all the time. The story stretches beyond believability. That is when you want to be able to use this phrase: 太扯了! (ㄊㄞˋ)(ㄔㄜˇ)(ㄌㄜ˙) (tài))(chě)(le.) (too, very, extremely)(to Continue Reading

Chinese Lesson Blurb: Using 卻 to Spotlight Contradiction

February 20, 2019 by Laura Blodgett

Politicians are masters of contradiction Politicians have a way of making rules for everyone else and exempting themselves. So it is no wonder that the common use of 卻 ㄑㄩㄝˋ (què) to indicate Continue Reading

Chinese Lesson Blurb: 孔子曰 Confucius says

December 7, 2017 by Laura Blodgett

  When my Chinese tutor was a young girl in school, she remembers being taught about Confucius. When Confucius was quoted, they were always supposed to use the ancient way of saying "says" which Continue Reading

Chinese Lesson Blurb: 沒關係就是有關係

November 13, 2017 by Laura Blodgett

  In English, there is a common saying "Methinks thou dost protest too much." It is spoken in mock old English because it is a modification of a Shakespeare quote from Hamlet, "The lady doth Continue Reading

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