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HANBRIDGE CLASSROOM – CHINESE SYNONYMS 2

We will continue to learn Chinese Synonyms. ★帮忙bānɡmánɡVS 帮助bānɡzhù bānɡmánɡ is a verb+Object phrase. Other components can be inserted between them, and nothing else can be put after them. While, bānɡzhù is a verb. Other components can’t be inserted between them, and object can be put after. Reduplication form of bānɡzhù is bānɡzhù bānɡzhù, and Reduplication form of bānɡmánɡ is bānɡbānɡmáng. Eg. 你有什么困难,尽管说,我一定帮助你。 Nǐ yǒu shénme kùnnɑn, jǐnɡuǎn shuō ,wǒ yídìnɡ bānɡzhù nǐ 。 你有什么困难,尽管说,我一定帮忙。 Nǐ yǒu shénme kùnnɑn, jǐnɡuǎn shuō ,wǒ yídìnɡ bānɡmánɡ。 小张,能不能帮我一个忙? Xiǎozhānɡ ,nénɡ bu nénɡ bānɡ wǒ yí ɡe mánɡ ? 我的发音不太好,你能不能帮我纠正一下? Wǒ de fāyīn bú tài hǎo , nǐ nénɡ bu nénɡ bānɡ wǒ jiūzhènɡ yí xià ?  To be continued

HANBRIDGE CLASSROOM – CHINESE SYNONYMS 1

Good news for Chinese learner .   We will update some  Chinese online learning  skills or grammars or tips on our blog. Today we will learn a pair of Chinese Synonyms ★有点儿yǒu diǎnr VS一点儿yìdiǎnr 1. 有点儿+adj. eg. 今天有点儿冷。Jīntiān yǒudiǎnr lěnɡ 。 Adj.+一点儿 eg. 快一点儿 kuài yìdiǎnr 2. 有点儿 if often used to indicate something negative 一点儿 is often used to indicate something positive. eg. 这件衣服有点儿贵,便宜一点儿,行吗? Zhè jiàn yīfu yǒu diǎnr guì, piányi yìdiǎnr, xínɡ mɑ ? 3. 一点儿 can be used as attribute. eg. 一点儿东西(一点儿+N.) 有点儿 can be used as adverbial. eg..有点儿后悔 (有点儿+adj./verb) 4. 有点儿 can be used to answer a question by itself. eg. –他是不是后悔了?Tā shì bu shì hòuhuǐ le ? –有点儿。Yǒu diǎnr. To be continued.

Shenzhen International Chess Open Tournament 2014

We, Hanbridge Mandarin are holding the 3rd Shenzhen International Chess Open Tournament. All expats and Chinese players at any level or any age. The purpose is for the communication of Chinese and Expats in Shenzhen.  The tournament will operate in 6 rounds according to the Swiss System (non-knockout and 6 games for all players). Each round consists of 60 minutes with 30 minutes allotted to each contestant. Players exceeding 30 minutes lose automatically. The People Daily released the news about the Chess game and Shenzhen Daily promoted the game twice. It shows that Shenzhen Government and Medias paid much attention to this chess game. The annual tournament will feature both local and expatriate players of all abilities as well as a very special guest. Liu Shilan, China’s first female grandmaster, will attend the tournament as an observer. “I’m eager to participate in this wonderful event and look forward to meeting players from around the world,” said Liu, who is al...

Hanbridge Mandarin - Online Mandarin Learning

The best place to learn Chinese is in China. However, we understand that it isn't always possilbe to move here to study the language. The next best thing is to study with our experienced teachers in a virtual classroom. Online students enjoy the same excellent teaching and custom designed courseware that we provide for our face to face clients. If you can't come to China right now, make China come to you - it's all available just a mouse click away! Since our founding in 2002, Hanbridge Mandarin has provided thousands of learners with high-quality campus-based courses, online classes, and intensive cultural immersion programs. Utilizing easy, fun and rewarding methods, we work hard to ensure our students can understand, use and ultimately master Mandarin communication skills. Choose the options that work best for you and your schedule. You can begin your online language journey in just minutes. Now we have free trial for online  Mandarin Learning .