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Song Dynasty Ci poem 鳳凰台上憶吹簫 Feng Huang Tai shang Yi chui xiao On Phoenix Terrace recalling playing the flute 李清照 Li Qing Zhao: pinyin, English translation, symbol of Chinese phoenix, phoenix bathing fire, allusions of Yang Guan and Wu Ling, and poet biography

Posted on 12/10/2011 by Chinesetolearn

鳳凰台上憶吹簫 Feng4 Huang2 Tai2 shang4 Yi4 chui1 xiao1 On Phoenix Terrace recalling playing the flute 李清照 Li3 Qing1 Zhao4 香冷金猊，被翻紅浪，起來慵自梳頭。 xiang1 leng3 jin1 ni2, bei4 fan1 hong2 lang4, qi3 lai2 yong1 zi4 shu1 tou2 The incense turned cold in the … Continue reading →

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Mandrin sentence – How to say “Let’s take a walk in the park and have a chat” in Chinese: 我们一起去公园走走， 聊聊天. Grammar : reduplication of verbs. 包美圣 Bao Mei Sheng，看我听我 kan wo ting wo.

Posted on 12/10/2011 by Chinesetolearn

How to say “Let’s take a walk in the park and have a chat” in Chinese: 我们一起去公园走走， 聊聊天。Wo3 men5 yi4 qi3 qu4 gong1 yuan2 zou3 zou3, liao2 liao2 tian1. Wo3 men5 (我们，pronoun, we) yi4 qi3 (一起 adverb, together) qu4 (去 … Continue reading →

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