Two sentence mini-lessons, featuring useful, high frequency expressions.
The literal translation of 爬山 (páshān) is "mountain climbing", but, in common usage, it refers hiking in a primitive natural area. Check out the simple dialog below. Grammar notes: Unlike English, Chinese sentences do not use tense, instead they use…
Chinese people follow two calendars. They use the Solar (Gregorian) calendar for daily life, and the Lunar calendar for festivals and holidays. The sun and the moon are not in synch, which is why Spring festival never falls on the…
Chinese New Year Chinese people celebrate the new year, just like we do ... with lots of fireworks. You probably know that fireworks were invented in China, so the Chinese fireworks are (am just guessing here) more than 1000 times…
If you find yourself in China in December you maybe surprised how eagerly stores and shops embrace the "Christmas Spirit". However, their commercial enthusiasm is always somewhat awkwardly cute. This photo of bearded lady Santa's kind of sums it up…
As China modernizes, malls are replacing street markets. But street markets are still very common and they are fun. The prices are low and it's a great opportunity to practice Mandarin. But before you try, you should practice up on…
