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Chinese idiom and story 自相矛盾 zi xiang mao dun – How to say ” His report is self-contradictory” in Chinese. What is Chinese idioms cheng yu 成语－introduction of cheng yu.

Posted on 12/15/2011 by Chinesetolearn

Today, our Chinese class student Cam asked me something about Chinese Parrot ducks; I was clueless about what parrot ducks he was talking about, so I asked him to write down the word on the whiteboard. At the same time, … Continue reading →

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Chinese proverb -originally from Conficius “我听见 我忘记; 我看见 我记住; 我做 我了解” I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand. Grammar resultative complement

Posted on 12/13/2011 by Chinesetolearn

Today, let’s learn this Chinese proverb :我听见 我忘记; 我看见 我记住; 我做 我了解。I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand. Wo3 (我 pronoun, I) ting1 jian4 (听见 verb, hear), wo3 (我 I) wang4 ji4 … Continue reading →

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