Today we will learn the collocation of the second tone and the other tones. Can you please practise the following pinyin which all start with the second tones: guójiā lóufáng …
let’s look at the new words first. 请qǐng (polite) please 问wèn to ask, to inquire 请问 qǐng wèn excuse me when you want to ask somebody something, you are supposed …
Three new strokes 撇折 piězhé left-falling to turning 斜钩 xiégōu slanting hook 提 tí rising Can you find these three strokes in the following characters: 东,去,现, 找 Three new characters …
New words 写 xiě to write 汉字 hànzì Chinese character 字zì character, word 怎么 zěnme How 读 dú to read Language points the interrogative pronoun “怎么”. 这个汉字 + 怎么 + …
Have you tried Chinese food before? New words 菜 cài dish, cuisine 做 zuò to make/produce 做菜 zuò cài to cook 好吃 hǎochī delicious Affirmative form 好吃;Negative form 不好吃 很 …
As we mentioned at the beginning of HSK 1.2, to read and be able to recognise Chinese Character is vital for your learning journey. Some students may ask how can …
New characters 上 shàng up; above 下 xià down; below 本 běn the root of everything “本”originally looked like a tree with a dot sign at its bottom, therefore it …
A character with a neutral tone will be pronounced in a short and light way. The neutral tone doesn’t have a tone mark. If you see a syllable without a …
New word 坐 zuò sit 能 néng can/ able Language points The sentence structure 能……吗?often used to indicate a request of hope for permission. Here is a situation: 你的朋友有一本汉语书,你想看。What should …
New characters 子zǐ baby 在 zài to live; to exist 工 gōng worker; to work Character structures In previous lessons, we have learnt 4 types of compound structures. Such as …
Today we will practise the collocation of the second tone and the other tones. Can you please read the following pinyin which all start with the fourth tones: 电灯 diàndēng …