Everyone knows that what you learn in the classroom isn't always what you hear on the street. we've gathered some the traditional Chinese idioms and slang we local Chinese use in daily life and brought them to one convenient spot for you. Let's start today
méi zhé
没 辙
There`s nothing you can do about it.It`s out of my hands.(...so just let it go. ...so forget about it)
Míngtiān nǐ néng bāng wǒ hé lǎobǎn qǐnggè jià ma?
A：明天 你 能 帮 我 和 老板 请个 假 吗？
Can you do me a favor to ask for leave tomorrow?
Míngtiān wǒ yě bùqù gōngsī a!
B：明天 我 也 不去 公司 啊！
I will not go to the company, either!
Méi zhé , wǒ zhǐhǎo zǐjǐ jiějué le !
A：没 辙 ! 我 只好 自己 解决 了 !
So forget about it. I have to solve it by myself.
“没辙”means that you can find no way out, here we give you more situational dialogues, hope it works.
Here A asked B to do him a favor to ask for leave from boss, but B did not go to company, so B couldn’t help A either, in that case, A had to solve the problem by himself ,so he said to B ” forget about it”.
Clear?
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Top Five Romantic Bridges in China
The mortals think the bridge is only one kind of tools that help people pass through the rivers. Actually, most bridges have spirits. Each bridge, new or old, has a story, which may be romantic, miserable or sad. Can you feel the romance of the following five bridges?
Broken Bridge
Broken Bridge links the Baidi Causeway with the shore. It is particularly beautiful in winter when covered with snow. A well-known Chinese love story relates how on this bridge many hundreds of years ago the White Snake, in the shape of a beautiful woman, met the academic Xu Xian for the first time. They fell passionately in love, but a malicious monk forced them to part.
Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge is a provincial landmark, built in the beginning of the Song Dynasty, with length of 140 meters, a width of 6.5 meters, with four piers and archways. It crosses the river of Wu like rainbow. The eleven pavilions in different way make a long corridor. It is simple and unsophisticated. There are corrals and seats on the both sides for tourist getting a view and having a rest.
Maple Bridge
The Maple Bridge, Hanshan Temple, Tieling Pass, Maple Bridge Town and the Grand Canal make up the five sights of the Maple Bridge Scenic Area. The bridge was simple, unsophisticated and elegant. Like the Hanshan Temple, this bridge has been also eternalized by the poem Anchorage by the Maple Bridge. From on the bridge, visitor can enjoy a nice view of the ancient city of Suzhou. Tieling Pass, also known as Maple Bridge Watchtower, was a Ming Dynasty architecture, which witnessed ancient Chinese fighting against the Japanese invasion in the Ming Dynasty. Maple Bridge Town is a time-honored town dating back to the ancient Liang Dynasty, over one thousand years.
Jade Belt Bridge
Built of marble and white stone, the Jade Belt Bridge is one of the six bridges standing on the West Dike of Beijing's Kunming Lake. The bridge body is built by white marbles and the blue white stones. On the columns of pure white bridge, there are various types of Manchurian crane which are soaring in the clouds. The bridge arch is high and thin with extremely smooth shape. The semicircle aperture of bridge and the water inverted image form a transparent full moon. The picture is extremely moving.
Five-pavilion Bridge
It is a wide bridge across one of the narrow parts of the lake, and is covered by a series of pavilions. There are two pavilions on each end, connected to a large central pavilion. Scholars of traditional architecture think this is one of the most striking bridges in China because it combines the monumental structure of a bridge with the lightness and elegance of the inter-linking pavilions. Set in the middle of the garden and surrounded by some of the park's most famous sights and views, the Five Pavilion Bridge is not only interesting to look at, but also a great place to admire the garden. Under the bridge's pavilions you can look out over the rippling lake and the willows and pavilions along the shores.
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Broken Bridge
Broken Bridge links the Baidi Causeway with the shore. It is particularly beautiful in winter when covered with snow. A well-known Chinese love story relates how on this bridge many hundreds of years ago the White Snake, in the shape of a beautiful woman, met the academic Xu Xian for the first time. They fell passionately in love, but a malicious monk forced them to part.
Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge is a provincial landmark, built in the beginning of the Song Dynasty, with length of 140 meters, a width of 6.5 meters, with four piers and archways. It crosses the river of Wu like rainbow. The eleven pavilions in different way make a long corridor. It is simple and unsophisticated. There are corrals and seats on the both sides for tourist getting a view and having a rest.
Maple Bridge
The Maple Bridge, Hanshan Temple, Tieling Pass, Maple Bridge Town and the Grand Canal make up the five sights of the Maple Bridge Scenic Area. The bridge was simple, unsophisticated and elegant. Like the Hanshan Temple, this bridge has been also eternalized by the poem Anchorage by the Maple Bridge. From on the bridge, visitor can enjoy a nice view of the ancient city of Suzhou. Tieling Pass, also known as Maple Bridge Watchtower, was a Ming Dynasty architecture, which witnessed ancient Chinese fighting against the Japanese invasion in the Ming Dynasty. Maple Bridge Town is a time-honored town dating back to the ancient Liang Dynasty, over one thousand years.
Jade Belt Bridge
Built of marble and white stone, the Jade Belt Bridge is one of the six bridges standing on the West Dike of Beijing's Kunming Lake. The bridge body is built by white marbles and the blue white stones. On the columns of pure white bridge, there are various types of Manchurian crane which are soaring in the clouds. The bridge arch is high and thin with extremely smooth shape. The semicircle aperture of bridge and the water inverted image form a transparent full moon. The picture is extremely moving.
Five-pavilion Bridge
It is a wide bridge across one of the narrow parts of the lake, and is covered by a series of pavilions. There are two pavilions on each end, connected to a large central pavilion. Scholars of traditional architecture think this is one of the most striking bridges in China because it combines the monumental structure of a bridge with the lightness and elegance of the inter-linking pavilions. Set in the middle of the garden and surrounded by some of the park's most famous sights and views, the Five Pavilion Bridge is not only interesting to look at, but also a great place to admire the garden. Under the bridge's pavilions you can look out over the rippling lake and the willows and pavilions along the shores.
Learn Chinese at www.raychinese.com, easy and fun!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Another Beautiful World―Public Service Activity
This is a public service activity for international educational and cultural exchange;
This is an educational and cultural exchange activity co-sponsored by students of Wuhan University WTO Studies School and teachers of supports action plan for rural schools of Hubei Provincial Department of Education for rural middle schools of China;
This is a Sino-French educational and cultural exchange activity with students of Wuhan University, Wuhan Rayzone Language and Culture School, French teachers in Wuhan and students of rural middle school as the main participants;
This is a Sino-French educational and cultural exchange activity highly praised and deeply involved in by French Consulate General in Wuhan and Hubei Provincial Department of Education;
This is a Sino-French educational and cultural exchange activity materially and spiritually supported by Wuhan University, Wuhan University WTO Studies School, Rayzone Education & Technology Group, and UNESCO Association in Hubei Province.
Professor Gu Hailiang, president of Wuhan University, is pleased to write the inscription for the activity "seeking for truth, seeking for reality, seeking for innovation, seeking for beauty, seeking for perfection " to placed great hopes on volunteers.
Mr. Michel Freymuth, Consul General of French Consulate General in Wuhan wrote the inscription "Education is the hope of a country" for the activity of "Another Beautiful World".
French Consulate General in Wuhan donated over one hundred books, Mr. Michel Freymuth, Consul General, Mr. Paul, two terms of Culture and Education Commissioner and Miss Liu Peihua, respectively participated fully in the first and second activity. As a foreign envoy, present Culture and Education Commissioner, expressed that activities like this not only allow French people to have a closer look at the current status of the basic education in rural areas of China, but also open up a new moving channel for Sino-French educational and cultural exchange.
Dr. Xie Wu, one of the chief directors, president of Rayzone Education and Technology Group and professor of Wuhan University WTO Studies School, provided a great deal of support and guide for the activity and participated in the overall process of every activity. He wrote on his blog:" I'm moved and encouraged by this beautiful new dream world, and I'll do my best to keep this beauty moving on and spreading out.
Footprints of "Another Beautiful World":
In October 2005, Liu Liuyin, student of year 2005 of Wuhan University WTO Studies School, as well as one of the sponsors of the activity, hit upon the beautiful dream of launching the Sino-French cultural exchange activity;
In March 2006, Qu Songming, graduate student of year 2006 of School of Foreign Language of HuaZhong Normal University, as well as one of the sponsors of the activity, came to Lidian Central Middle School of Guangshui, Hubei with one foreign teacher in March 2006, and start the pursuit of "Another Beautiful World";
In January 2007, More than 50 volunteers came to Guangshui No.2 Middle School, Lidian Middle School and Chenxiang Middle School to carry out activity;
In January 2008, 10 rural middle school student representatives from Yangxin, Hubei came to Wuhan University to join in the activity;
In March 2008, more than 50 volunteers came to Liangzihu High School of Ezhou, Hongqing Middle School of Yangxin County to carry out activity and provided "Loving Fund" for the first time;
In April 2008, volunteers came to Tongjiaping Primary School of Badong, Hubei to carry out the activity;
In May 2008, volunteers came to Tumen Middle School of Mianzhu, Sichuan to serve students in disaster areas;
In July 2008, volunteers came to Chengdu, Sichuan to take part in the activity of "Children's Carnival" to welcome the Beijing Olympic Games;
In August 2008, activity group donated more than 2000 books and 100 sets of teaching equipments to Tumen Middle School of Mianzhu, Sichuan;
In October 2008, activity group provided "Loving Fund" for Hongqing Middle School of Yangxin, Hubei for the second time.
In March 28, 2009, more than 50 volunteers came to Jingmen to bring love to the local primary and middle school students.
By December 2008, "Another Beautiful World" activity had attracted more than 200 volunteers, and 40 foreign teachers, held 7 lectures in rural schools and more than 100 foreign language lessons, donated more than 12000 books and "Loving Fund" of ￥5500 , about 7 rural schools and 10000 students benefited from it.
The end of one activity is not the end of the activity, the beautiful dream is still continued, maybe by you, maybe by him, maybe by more friends…
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
10 Suggestions to Chinese Learners
1. Listen to the basics of the language until it becomes automatic.
Listen to it as many times as it takes until you know how every possible pinyin pronunciation, maybe a million times.
2. Find good starter's materials.
Some people have recommended Raychinese learning software (perhaps someone could recommend other starter's material?) Be sure that the material focuses on listening and speaking. It would also be ideal if it focused on practical dialogues.
3. Learn the radicals.
Almost 90% of characters are composed of a radical along with a pronunciation component. The radical tells you something about the meaning of the character. The pronunciation part gives you a rough idea about how the word sounds.
In any case, there are a lot of radicals. You probably don't need to memorize all of them at the start, but you'd memorize the 30 or 40 most important ones. You can spend a few hours practicing looking up unknown characters in the dictionary by identifying the radical. After a few months of practice looking up unknown characters, you'll become good at knowing which part of a character is the radical and which part refers to pronunciation.
4. Visit free websites.
Chinese Corner, E-Magazine (English and Chinese), Chinese Resource at www.raychinese.com are free. So are some other websites.
5. Label things in your apartment.
6. Enroll in a class or find a teacher.
Obviously, an experienced native speaker is an invaluable resource. Like others have said, it's good to find a teacher that will honestly correct your pronunciation and give you encouragement.
If you are in Wuhan, welcome to join Raychinese Chinese Language and Culture Training School.
7. Find good learning materials.
8. If you are in China, buy a small notebook to write down new stuff.
9. Buy music on DVD's and CD's. 10. Make flash cards.
10. On one side write the character, on the other the pinyin and English. Chinese words are usually comprised of two characters.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Chinese Menu in English
A number of students of Raychinese told me that they love Chinese food so much, but they are always confused with the names of Chinese food. Here are a Chinese menu in English, maybe helpful for you too.
1 夫妻肺片(fūqī fèipiàn) Pork Lungs in Chili Sauce
2 红烧狮子头(hóngshāo shīzi tóu) Stewed Pork Ballin Brown Sauce
3 回锅肉片(huíguō ròupiàn) Sautéed Sliced Pork with Pepper and Chili
4 酱猪手(jiàng zhū shǒu) Braised Pig Feet in BrownSauce
5 京酱肉丝(jīng jiàng ròusī) Sautéed Shredded Pork in Sweet Bean Sauce
6 木须肉(mù xū ròu) Sautéed Sliced Pork， Eggs and Black Fungus
7 糖醋排骨(tángcù páigǔ) Sweet and Sour SpareRibs
8 四喜丸子(sìxǐ wánzi) Four-Joy Meatballs (Meat Balls Braised with Brown Sauce)
9 当红炸子鸡(dānghóng zhà zǐjī) Deep-FriedChicken
10 宫保鸡丁(gōngbǎo jīdīng) Kung Pao Chicken
11 口水鸡(kǒushuǐ jī) Steamed Chicken with Chili Sauce
12 叫化鸡(jiàohuà jī) BeggarsChicken(Baked Chicken)
13 清蒸童子鸡(qīngzhēng tóngzǐ jī) Steamed SpringChicken
14 西红柿炒蛋 (xīhóngshì chǎo dàn) Scrambled Egg with Tomato
15 鱼香肉丝 (yú xiāng ròusī) Sautéed with Spicy Garlic Sauce
16 酸菜鱼(suāncài yú) Boiled Fish with Pickled Cabbage and Chili
17 担担面(dàn dàn miàn) Noodles， Sichuan Style
18 上汤云吞(shàngtāngyúntūn) Wonton Soup
Any question, please contact teachers at www.raychinese.com for help.
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