Writing the Chinese Character for Love
Posted on August 19th, 2009 by admin
This is the Chinese symbol for Love. Watch the precise order for the writing strokes.
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Learning Chinese Pinyin Through Song
Posted on January 4th, 2009 by admin
The Pinyin romanization system is used in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, parts of Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore to teach Mandarin Chinese and internationally to teach Mandarin as a second language. It is also often used to spell Chinese names in foreign publications and can be used to enter Chinese characters (hanzi) on computers and [...]
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The Four Tones of Mandarin
Posted on January 3rd, 2009 by admin
This video clip about the Four Tones of Mandarin is presented by Simon Winchester, the British author of the book “The Man Who Loved China” which brings to life the extraordinary true story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China, long the world’s most technologically advanced [...]
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Mandarin Counting 1 to 999
Posted on January 2nd, 2009 by admin
Now that you can count from 1 to 10, let’s explore the theory behind the counting methods and go on to counting from 1 to 999.
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Mandarin Counting 1 to 10
Posted on January 1st, 2009 by admin
Counting from one to 10 is really simple. I find it simpler than counting in French. Counting after 10 is straightforward, as you simply string words together. Just watch and listen to these children counting.
Next Lesson: Counting from 1 to 999
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