Hanbridge Mandarin Chinese Online Learning

For over 3000 years, the Chinese have been creating a rich, diverse, and flavorful food culture. Many different places in China have many different characteristic dishes and techniques. 在中国几千年的历史进程当中，创造了丰富多样的美食文化。中国的许多地方拥有着许多不同特色的美食品种及烹饪方法。 Cooking Methods 烹饪方法 1. Become familiar with the several types of "frying" in Chinese cooking: 1.先来熟悉一下几样跟用油有关的烹饪方法： 炸 (zhá): Frying/ Deep-frying; Full or partial immersion cooking in hot oil or fat 炸：把食材放在煮沸的油中烹熟。 煎 (jiān): Pan frying; Cooking in a pan with a light coating of oil or liquid and allowing the food to brown. 煎：把食材放在少量的热油里煎熟至棕色。 炒 (chǎo): Stir-fry; Cooking ingredients at hot oil and stirring quickly to completion. This technique and bao (爆炒, 油爆) are commonly known in English as stir frying. This technique uses higher heat than that of Sautéing. 炒：把东西放在锅里翻炒直至炒熟。 2. Some cooking methods require a great deal of time: 2.接下来是一些很费时的烹饪方法： 煨 (wēi): Baking in a clay pot; Slowly cooking a ceramic vessel of broth and other ingredients by

It is difficult to place a number on the total number of Chinese characters. But according to some researchers, the number could be as many as 100,000. A number this large makes it seems completely impossible to learn all of the characters. Before you get all carried away, why don't you just take a moment to relax…because I have good news for you: The number of characters used in the majority of daily life situations is no more than a few thousand. In fact, the 1,000 most frequently used characters cover up to 92% of the written materials in Chinese. The 2,000 most frequently used cover 98% and if you learn the 3,000 most frequently used characters; you will be able to read 99% (that’s just about everything by the way) of Chinese written materials. A little perspective offers some pretty good hope, eh? Learning three thousand characters, or even 1,000 for that matter, will take some time.  However, with dedication and perseverance, you can make it! Before you dive in, there is one

Self-introduction is the very first thing that you are going to know when you start to learn a new language. Introducing yourself in Chinese needs only few sentence patterns.  Self-introduction is a critical mean to help you know yourself and express it to others. A self-introduction can directly affect the first impression of you. Do you know how to make your self-introduction in Chinese? It’s the most commonly used pattern when you conduct a conversation in Chinese, and it’ll be as easy as pie if you learnt the pattern of self-introduction. Step 1 Greetings nǐ hǎo 你好! Hello. dà jiā hǎo 大家好!     Hello everyone. zǎo shàng hǎo 早上好! Good morning. xià wǔ hǎo 下午好! Good afternoon. wǎn shàng hǎo 晚上好! Good evening. Step 2 Name and Nationality wǒ jiào 我叫… I’m… wǒ lái zì 我来自… I’m from…. wǒ shì…rén 我是…人 I’m … people.  Examples: wǒ jiào wáng xuě, wǒ lái z