Reading Facebook in Chinese to get back to English You can probably figure out how to change your Facebook profile to Chinese, but changing it back to your native language could be a challenge. I Continue Reading
Can’t Keep Up 跟不上 in Chinese
One of the meanings of 跟 (see pronunciation and definitions below) has to do with 'following closely.' When you add 不 and 上 after it, it means you can't keep up. The sequence of tones (first tone ⇾ Continue Reading
Experiences That Make Me Feel Very Afraid 那些我想起來就覺得驚心動快的經驗 in Chinese
那些我想起來就覺得驚心動魄的經驗 (那些)(我)(想起來)(就)(覺得)(驚心動魄)(的)(經驗) (ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝ)(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ)(ㄐㄧㄡˋ)(ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄆㄛˋ)(ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˋ) (nà xiē)(wǒ)(xiǎng qǐ lái)(jiù)(jué de.)(jīng xīn dòng pò)(de.)(jīng Continue Reading
Available 有空，沒事，有錢，可以用，有賣，空缺 in Chinese
Sometimes English words seem vague to native Chinese speakers. Most of you have learned that there is no direct translation for “yes” and “no” in Chinese. Answers to questions are given Continue Reading
Translating the Chinese of Deshun Wang the 80 Year Old Model
Who is Deshun Wang? Deshun (sometimes spelled Dushun) Wang is an 80 year old Chinese actor. You can listen to his short bio on YouTube here. (disregard the Arabic, it was the only video I could find Continue Reading
Are You Coming or Going 進來或出去 in Chinese
People are always coming and going. Suppose someone asks you: 你知道我的兒子在哪裡？ (你)(知道)(我的)(兒子)(在)(哪裡) (ㄋㄧˇ) (ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ) (ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜ˙) (ㄦˊ ㄗ˙) (ㄗㄞˋ) (ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ) (nǐ)(zhī dào)(wǒ de.)(ér zi.)(zài)(nǎ Continue Reading
