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No matter what kinds of language, it cannot avoid many prepositions of locality, same as Chinese. When we ask for directions or talk some locations, we also use many different prepositions of locality. How can we use them in sentences? Let’s listen to some audios: nǐ de xié zǐ zài chuánɡ xià。 1. 你的鞋子在床下。 (Your shoes are under the bed.) wǒ jiā fù jìn yǒu hěn duō biàn lì diàn。 2. 我家附近有很多便利店。 (There are a lot of convenience stores.) nǐ yào qù duì miàn de ɡōnɡ jiāo zhàn zuò chē。 3. 你要去对面的公交站坐车。 (You should take the bus at the opposite station.) yī yuàn hòu miɑn jiù shì dì tiě zhàn。 4. 医院后面就是地铁站。 (The metro station is right behind the hospital.) xínɡ li xiānɡ lǐ yǒu hěn duō yī fu。 5. 行李箱里有很多衣服。 (There are lots of clothes in the suitcase.) bái sè de chèn shān zài yī ɡuì lǐ miàn。 6. 白色的衬衫在衣柜里面。 (The white T-shirt is in the closet.) tā jiù zài wǒ pánɡ biān。 7. 他就在我旁边。 (He is right beside me.) ɡōnɡ jiāo zhàn jiù zài qián miɑn。 8. 公交站就在前面。 (The bus station is r...

Are you curious about how do Chinese people do greetings when they meet with each other? And how do they keep the social relationship with some formulae? Let's listen to this audio and practice frequently used Chinese sentences about greetings. Let's practice with the audio: zǎo shɑnɡ hǎo!/zǎo! 1. 早上好！/ 早！ (Good morning/Morning!) xià wǔ hǎo! 2. 下午好！ (Good afternoon!) wǎn shɑnɡ hǎo! 3. 晚上好！ (Good evening!) wǎn ān! 4. 晚安！ (Good night!) xiè xie! 5. 谢谢！ (Thank you!) fēi chánɡ ɡǎn xiè! 6. 非常感谢！ (Thank you very much!) bú kè qi! bú yònɡ xiè! 7. 不客气！/ 不用谢！ (You are welcome!) zài jiàn! 8. 再见！ (Goodbye!) mínɡ tiān jiàn! 9. 明天见！ (See you tomorrow!) yí huì ér jiàn! 10. 一会儿见！ (See you soon!) duì bù qǐ! 11. 对不起！ (Sorry!) bù hǎo yì si! 12. 不好意思！ (Excuse me! / Sorry!) méi ɡuān xi! méi shì ér! 13. 没关系！/ 没事儿！ (It doesn’t matter. / That’s all right.) shēnɡ rì kuài lè! 14. 生日快乐！ (Happy birthday!) xī...

As the report of World Journal goes, a 16-year-old Chinese-American girl named Phalaen Chang is creating Spring Couplets and the character FU in LA in recent days. She attracts so many passengers’ attention, and even some readers mail to the service station to ask her for a favor to write some calligraphy characters. Photo by Li Xue (World Journal) 　 　 Spring Couplets as a Chinese New Year decoration, are an integral part of China's New Year. Their beginnings go back as far as the origins of New Year's festivities. 　 “ According to legends in the China's ancient past, there was an evil creature known as Nian who often came down from the mountains to eat livestock and locals. It was discovered that he was afraid of the color red and so red paper was placed around doors and windows of houses and poems for good luck were added to them. The houses with the red paper were avoided by the monster, so its inhabitants were spared. The tradition has continued until today....

As you know, it's not easy to order food in a restaurant in China. Because even you have a menu, you may not know exactly what the food is and the English menu sometimes will not match to the food on 100 percent right. So, the best way is to learn some frequently used sentences to help yourself to understand and be understood when faced with the waiters. Let's practice with the audio: nín hǎo，qǐnɡ wèn jǐ wèi？ 1. 您好，请问几位？ (Hello, may I ask how many people?) qǐnɡ wǎnɡ zhè biān zǒu。 2. 请往这边走。 (This way, please.) qǐnɡ wèn chī diǎn shén me? 3. 请问吃点什么？ (May I ask what you would like to have?) qǐnɡ ɡěi wǒ cài dān，xiè xie ! 4. 请给我菜单，谢谢！ (Please give me the menu. Thanks.) qǐnɡ děnɡ yí xià ér!/qǐnɡ shāo děnɡ! 5. 请等一下儿！/请稍等！ (Please wait a moment! / Hold on, please.) wǒ yào yí fèn zhè ɡe。 6. 我要一份这个。 (I’d like this one.) zhè ɡe là bu là？ 7. 这个辣不辣？ (Is this spicy?) zhè ɡe hǎo chī mɑ? 8. 这个好吃吗？ (Is this delicious?) wǒ yào bú là de。 9. 我要不辣的。 (I want n...

As we can see, most of you would like to have coffee every day. In China, there are many coffee shops not only sell coffee but also different types of drinks. So, when you are in a Cafè，how can you use frequently used Chinese sentences to express what you need? Let's listen to the video. nín hǎo，nín yào shén me? 1. 您好，您要什么？ (Hello, what would you like to have?) qǐnɡ wèn nín yào hē diǎn shén me？ 2. 请问您要喝点什么？ (What would you like to drink, please?) nǐ men yǒu shén me？ 3. 你们有什么？ (What do you have?) yǒu méi yǒu ɡuǒ zhī？ 4. 有没有果汁？ (Do you have juice?) nǐ men yǒu měi shì kā fēi mɑ？ 5. 你们有美式咖啡吗？ (Do you have American coffee?) wǒ men hái yǒu dàn ɡāo huó miàn bāo。 6. 我们还有蛋糕和面包。 (We also have cakes and bread.) qǐnɡ ɡěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ，xiè xie。 7. 请给我一杯水，谢谢。 (Please give me a cup of water. Thank you.) nǐ yào hē lǜ chá mɑ？ 8. 你要喝绿茶吗？ (Would you like to have green tea?) wǒ yào yí ɡè dà bēi de kě lè，jiā bīnɡ。 9. 我要一个大杯的可乐，加冰。 (I want a big-size g...

Chinese people are known as welcoming friends from all over the world, and we always like to make friends with other people. So today, we're going to learn some expressions to introduce yourself . 1. nǐ jiào shén me mínɡ zi？ 你叫什么名字？ (What's your name?) 2. nǐ shì nǎ ɡuó rén？nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ？nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén？ 你是哪国人？\你来自哪里？\你是哪里人？ (What’s your nationality?/Where are you from?) 3. wǒ jiào Lisa。wǒ shì yīnɡ ɡuó rén。 我叫Lisa。我是英国人。 (My name is Lisa. I’m British.) 4. hěn ɡāo xìnɡ rèn shí nǐ。 很高兴认识你。 (Nice to meet you.) 5. tā shì nǐ de lǎo shī mɑ？ 她是你的老师吗？ (Is she your teacher?) 6. nǐ shì dà xué shenɡ mɑ？ 你是大学生吗？ (Are you an undergraduate?) 7. nǐ zài nǎ lǐ shànɡ bān? 你在哪里上班？ (Where do you work?) 8. wǒ men shì tónɡ shì。 我们是同事。 (We are colleagues.) 9. zhè shì nǐ de nǚ ér mɑ？ 这是你的女儿吗？ (Is this your daughter?) 10. nǐ de nǚ ér jǐ suì？ 你的女儿几岁？ (How old is your daughter?) 11. nǐ rèn shí tā mɑ？ 你认识他吗？ (Do you know him?) 12. wǒ jīn nián èr shí...

Last time, we shared the sentences to ask directions . As young generations of the new century, our lives always connect to the express delivery. Today we're going to share frequently used sentences to ask for express. qǐnɡ bānɡ wǒ jiào kuài dì。 1. 请帮我叫快递。 (Please call the express service.) nín hǎo，kě yǐ ān pái kuài dì yuán ɡuò lái qǔ jiàn mɑ？wǒ de dì zhǐ shì… 2. 您好，可以安排快递员过来取件吗？我的地址是... (Hello, can you arrange the delivery man to come over for the package? My address is…) wǒ sān diǎn yǐ qián dōu zài jiā。 3. 我三点以前都在家。 (I’ll be at home before 3pm.) zhè'r nénɡ jì bāo ɡuǒ mɑ ？ 4. 这儿能寄包裹吗？ (Can I delivery package here?) wǒ yào jì liǎnɡ fèn wén jiàn，yī fèn dào měi ɡuó，yī fèn dào ɡuǎnɡ zhōu。 5. 我要寄两份文件，一份到美国，一份到广州。 (I want to deliver two documents, one for America and the other for Guangzhou.) qǐnɡ wèn jì dào měi ɡuó duō shǎo qián？ 6. 请问寄到美国多少钱？ (How much is the delivery for America?) nín zhī dào ɡuǎnɡ zhōu de yóu zhènɡ biān mǎ mɑ？ 7. 您知道广州的邮政编码吗？ ...

Last time, we shared the sentences to ask directions , today we're going to share frequently used sentences to ask for help. qǐnɡ wèn yǒu shén me ké yǐ bānɡ nín ？ 1. 请问有什么可以帮您？ (Can I help you, please?) nǐ nénɡ bānɡ wǒ yí ɡè mánɡ mɑ ？ 2. 你能帮我一个忙吗？ (Would you do me a favor?) nǐ zhēn de bānɡ le wǒ de dà mánɡ le 。 3. 你真的帮了我的大忙了。 (You are a great help.) má fɑn nǐ bānɡ bānɡ wǒ bɑ ！ 4. 麻烦你帮帮我吧！ (Excuse me, please help me!) nǐ yǒu shén me shì ér ？ 5. 你有什么事儿? (What can I do for you?) nǐ zěn me le ？ 6. 你怎么了？ (What’s the matter?) nǐ hái hǎo mɑ ？ 7. 你还好吗？ (Are you okay?) qǐnɡ wèn nǐ xū yào bānɡ zhù mɑ ？ 8. 请问你需要帮助吗？ (Do you need any help, please?) qǐnɡ bānɡ wǒ dǎ。 9. 请帮我打110。 (Please help me call 110.) kuài jiào jǐnɡ chá ！ 10. 快叫警察！ (Please call the police.) qǐnɡ sònɡ wǒ qù yī yuàn 。 11. 请送我去医院。 (Please send me to the hospital.) qǐnɡ bānɡ wǒ jiào jiù hù chē ！ 12. 请帮我叫救护车！ (Please help me to call an ambulanc...

Welcome back to Hanbridge Mandarin new programme —— Frequently Daily Used Chinese Sentences Series. Last time, we shared the sentences to take a taxi , today we're going to share frequently used sentences about how to ask directions . qǐnɡ wèn ， dì tiě zhàn zài nǎ ér ？ 1. 请问，地铁站在哪儿？ (Excuse me, where is the metro station?) wǒ men xiàn zài zài nǎr ？ 2. 我们现在在哪儿？ (Where are we now?) zhè shì shén me dì fɑnɡ？ 3. 这是什么地方？ (What’s this place?) ɡōnɡ jiāo zhàn lí zhè ér yuǎn mɑ ？ 4. 公交站离这儿远吗？ (Is the bus station far away from here?) cónɡ zhè ér dào dì tiě zhàn zǒu lù yào duō shǎo fēn zhōnɡ ？ 5. 从这儿到地铁站走路要多少分钟？ (How many minutes does it take to walk to the metro station from here?) xí shǒu jiān zài shén me dì fɑnɡ ？ 6. 洗手间在什么地方？ (Where is the toilet?) fù jìn yǒu chāo shì mɑ ？ 7. 附近有超市吗？ (Is there a supermarket nearby?) nǎr kě yǐ mǎi piào ？ 8. 哪儿可以买票？ (Where can I buy the tickets?) zhè tànɡ chē qù bu qù huǒ chē zhàn ？ 9. 这趟车去不去火车站？ (Does this bus go to t...

Welcome to Hanbridge Mandarin new programme —— Frequently Daily Used Chinese Sentences Series. Firstly, let's listen to the instruction of this new programme, and you will know how to use the following audios and practice Chinese with it. And today, we're going to share the most frequently used sentences to take a taxi! Hope you can learn well and have fun when studying Chinese! nín hǎo ！ shī fu ， wǒ qù zhè lǐ! 1. 您好！师傅，我去这里！ (Hello, driver, I would like to go here.) qǐnɡ wèn ， nǐ zài nǎ lǐ ？ 2. 请问，你在哪里？ (Excuse me. Where are you?) qǐnɡ kuài yì dián ér ， wǒ ɡǎn shí jiān ， xiè xiè ！ 3. 请快一点儿，我赶时间，谢谢！ (Could you please drive a little faster? I am in a hurry, Thanks.) qǐnɡ bú yào tài kuài le ， wǒ hài pà 。 4. 请不要太快了，我害怕。 (Please don’t drive too fast. I am scared.) dà ɡài yào duō chánɡ shí jiān ？ 5. 大概要多长时间？ (How long does it take approximately?) qián miɑn lù kǒu yòu ɡuǎi ， rán hòu yì zhí zǒu ！ 6. 前面路口右拐，然后一直走！ (Turn right at the crossing in ...

Spring Festival is the most important festival that is held annually in China, and the Chinese people have celebrated it annually for thousands of years. No matter where we are, no matter who we are, we are the Chinese people, and we feel excited and want to get back home on Spring Festival. chūn jié 春节： Spring Festival Spring Festival is built upon China’s age-old history and rich traditional culture. When we celebrate the Spring Festival, it means that we are entering a new year in China. Everything you need to know about Chinese New Year can be read here. This will give you a powerful first impression about Spring Festival. chú xī 除夕： Chinese New Year’s Eve The day before the Spring Festival is named“除夕”, which we translate as “Chinese New Year’s Eve”. “夕” is an ancient evil creature in Chinese mythology who liked to steal food and bring evil to people. Driving 夕 away became an enduring tradition. 除means “drive away”, and so this tradition was named“除夕”. rán bào zhú ...

Hello, ladies and gentleman. We’re here to bring you enjoyment and information. You’re listening to Lyn’s Light Music Radio. Different types of music touch us in different ways. Colorful melodies bring us colorful stories. Today let’s enjoy the song 《追光者》. Its English name is “Pursuit of Light”. It’s a song explaining hidden love in youth, and it’s performed by 岑宁儿. If a summer aroma will heat the silent sleeping age of your heart, if your eyelids get hot with sunlight through tree shade, if cloudy birds fly across an azure sky in your young dreams, you will miss a girl that stays silently behind you all the way as shadows follow the light. She is the one who loves you all of your youth. rú ɡuǒ shuō nǐ shì hǎi shànɡ de yān huǒ 如果说你是海上的烟火 (If you say you're the firework at the bay) wǒ shì lànɡ huā de pào mò 我是浪花的泡沫 (I wish I could be a wave) mǒu yí kè nǐ de ɡuānɡ zhào liànɡ le wǒ 某一刻你的光照亮了我 (One fine day, you light up my face) rú ɡuǒ shuō nǐ shì yáo yuǎn d...

Winter is the coldest season of the year in some parts of the northern and southern hemisphere, this season is characterized by falling snow and freezing cold temperatures, usually exacerbated by strong winds. The season which usually lasts about three months is caused by the winter-stricken area being farthest away from the sun in the earth’s orbit around it. 　 Now let’s learn some basic words about winter and snow: winter — dōng/dōng tiān冬/冬天 cold winter — hán dōng寒冬 snow — xià xuě 下雪 snowy — xià xuě de 下雪的 snowfall — jiànɡ xuě 降雪 snowflake xuě huā — 雪花 big snowflakes — é máo dà xuě 鹅毛大雪 feathery snowflakes — yǔ máo shì de xuě huā 羽毛似的雪花 the first snow — chū xuě 初雪 snow with rain — yǔ jiá xuě 雨夹雪 slight snow — xiǎo xuě 小雪 heavy snow — dà xuě 大雪 blizzard/snowstorm — bào fēnɡ xuě 暴风雪 sweep the snow away — sǎo xuě 扫雪 And what shall we wear in winter? Let’s have a look! Then let’s learn some Chinese expressions talking about winter: dōnɡ tiān ...

Happy new year everyone! How was your 2017? How many achievements or important things did you finish in 2017? At the first week of 2018, let’s review the Chinese films in 2017. Actually, 2017 is the year of Chinese films developing fast. With more and more new generations of directors and actors growing up, types of Chinese films are widened, and not only action films are mature but also other types getting better and better. Here we recommend the best list of 2017 Chinese films to you. Maybe it can give Chinese films fanciers a limited reference, and wish you can enjoy them with us! 二十二 – Twenty Two – Documentary It’s a documentary about Comfort Women in the World War II and their living situations in China, which shocked lots of young Chinese generations and aroused their minds to keep the history in deep mind. 芳华 — Youth Youth is the first and the last movie that I’ve watched five times in the cinema in 2017. This movie was founded at the age of 70s of last century, which ...

I’ve heard so many complaints about how difficult Chinese characters are. When I really realized that Chinese characters are difficult to foreigners is after I started to learn Korean. I found that you can read all the Korean characters after learned the 21 vowels and 19 consonants while in Chinese, you can’t. Also, you can guess how to spell the word after hearing the pronunciation of an English word. However, for Chinese, you have to study the Pinyin, what’s more, you can’t write out Chinese according to its pronunciation for there was no connection between the sound and character. If you are also being frustrated by writing in the process of Chinese learning, I hope these websites can help you. http://www.hanbridgemandarin.com/e-book/chinese_characters This website, creating by Hanbridge Mandarin, offers various Chinese Characters Flashcards for users to learn Chinese characters. All the flashcards are self-made to meet all the students’ needs and can help you memorize those Chi...

China Winter Solstice Festival is long-standing traditional festival being celebrated officially from Han Dynasty. The Winter Solstice is also one of the 24 solar terms, and it is usually celebrated between on 21st to 23rd, December. Chinese people always consider the Winter Solstice as the new beginning of a round of a year, which will bring us the positive and good news to us. It’s also a good festival to do regimen mainly because of winter is a season that lives start to turn strong from weak. Chinese people like to celebrate festivals with worship and food. The Winter Solstice is also an annual festival that families gather together with each other. And it is expected that traditional dishes will be prepared typically. Let’s see some special local food prepared on the Winter Solstice Festival. jiǎo zi 饺子 It is eaten mainly by people in the north of China. This tradition was believed to be improved by Zhang Zhongjing thousands of years ago, who was termed as the Medical Sag...

Punctuation to a sentence is like traffic police to a driver for he can give you directions---where to turn right and when to stop. In this article, me, the traffic police will teach you how to use those common punctuation marks in Chinese sentences properly. Now, let’s get started! 　 ‘。’ is the full stop, we called it ‘句号(jù hào)’ in Chinese. Unlike the solid full stop in English, Chinese full stop is hollow. Being a mark to end the speech, the full stop can be used after imperative sentences and declarative sentences. Example: qǐnɡ nín shāo děnɡ yí xià。 1. 请您稍等一下。 (Please kindly wait a moment.) shēn zhèn shì yī ɡè piào liɑnɡ de chénɡ shì。 2. 深圳是一个漂亮的城市。 (Shenzhen is a beautiful city. ) 　 　 ‘？’ is the question mark, ‘问号(wèn hào)’ , which used at the end of a question sentence. Example: nǐ jiào shén me mínɡ zi？ 你叫什么名字？ (What’s your name?) 　 ‘！’ is the exclamation mark that used at the end of a exclamation sentence. Example: tiān qì zhēn hǎo ā！ 天气真好啊！ 你叫...

Plants to mother earth are like oxygen to human beings. Without oxygen, people can’t live; without plants, the Earth would gradually come to the end. By learning vocabulary about plants, your Mandarin will become to a forest instead of a desert. huā “花” --- Flowers There are thousands of kinds of flowers in the world, and each country has its own national flower. Do you know how to say your national flower in Chinese? Find your answer below! mǔ dān huā zhōng guó 牡 丹 花 --- Peony flower (中 国: China- to be confirmed) mù jǐn huā hán guó 木 槿 花 ---Hibiscus flowers (韩 国: Korea) yīng huā rì běn 樱 花 ---Sakura (日 本: Japan) jī dàn huā lǎo wō 鸡 蛋 花---Plumeria rubra (老 挝: Laos) méi guī huā měi guó 玫 瑰 花 --- Rosa rugosa (美 国: The United States) yuè jì huā yīng guó 月 季 花 --- Rosa chinensis (英 国: The United Kingdom) shí liú huā xī bān yá 石 榴 花 --- Pomegranate flower (西 班 牙: Spain) xiàng rì kuí é luó sī 向 日 葵 --- Helianthus (俄 罗 斯: Russia) chú jú huā yì dà lì 雏 菊 花-...