矛盾 máo dùn Disagreement
If colleagues cannot agree with each other, it is worthy of slowing down and have a discussion. This provokes smoother subsequent cooperation. zài gōng zuò shàng rú guǒ gēn tóng…
農曆新年 nóng lì xīn nián Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year this year is on 12 February. We will say auspicious greetings to each other during Chinese New Year, like wishing you prosperous and healthy etc. On the…
博物館 bó wù guǎn Museum
We visited a museum but found the arrangement there out of order. Actually visiting hours should be divided into timeslots. We believed that the museum should change to another management…
’一’ 的變調 ’yī ’ de biàn diào Variation in Pitch of ‘One’
Today is 1st of January, let us talk about variation in pitch of ‘one’. One is pronounced as first pitch when counting numbers. It is pronounced as second pitch when…
圖像化學習 tú xiàng huà xué xí Pictorial Learning
One way to learn Mandarin is to learn its phonetics, namely Pinyin. People may ask why Pinyin. Pinyin helps to provoke interest on the language. It also facilitates lasting memory…
犯規 fàn guī Foul
Ming was in the football pitch and chased after Man and even pushed him. The referee blew his whistle and judged that Ming has committed a foul. Ming knew that…