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How to say “What is your name?” in Chinese: ni3 jiao4 shen2 me5 ming2 zi5 你叫什么名字？

Posted on 09/21/2011 by Chinesetolearn

[audio:http://www.chinesetolearn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/listen-to14.mp3|titles=listen to] How to say “What is your name?” in Chinese: ni3 (你 you) jiao4 （叫 call) shen2 me5 ( 什么 what) ming2 zi5 (名字 name)? 你叫什么名字？ The verb jiao4 here means “to be called,” and it needs to be … Continue reading →

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How to say ” I am taller than you” in Chinese: wo3 bi3 ni3 gao1 我比你高

Posted on 09/19/2011 by Chinesetolearn

[audio:http://www.chinesetolearn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/listen-to10.mp3|titles=listen to] 我比你高 means I am taller than you. wo3 (我 I) bi3 (比 compare) ni3 (你 you) gao1 (高 tall). bi3 is a comparison marker can be used to compare two entities. Usually we put bi3 between the two … Continue reading →

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