Course: Learn Chinese: Introduction to Chinese Conversation

雨（yǔ, rain）：The horizontal line of this character indicates the sky. The dots represent the rain drops. 气（qì, air）：It refers to the air, so 天气（tiānqì） means “weather”. 冷（lěnɡ, cold）：The left two …

We will tell you a secret about how Chinese cure their cold. audio That is “to drink more water or 姜(jiāng)汤(tāng)， then go to bed, get your cover and have …

At the beginning of this video, the instructor Lydia doesn’t look very well and then, her partner, Amy, asks her a question. audio 你怎么了？ (nǐ zěnmele?) What’s the matter with …

China has four seasons in a year. These four seasons are audio 春天(chūntiān) spring 夏天(xiàtiān) summer 秋天(qiūtiān) fall, autumn 冬天(dōngtiān) winter If you would like to know which season your …

This video concentrates on the weather and temperature. audio The most common way to inquire about today’s weather is by using “怎么样(zěnmeyàng)” as below. 今天天气怎么样？ (Jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?) How is …

天（tiān, sky;day）：This character originally means the top of one’s head. It is used to refer to the sky or heaven that is above one’s head. Now, it also means “day”. …

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The expression of the time audio 1小时(yìxiǎoshí)（1 hour）=60分钟(liùshí fēnzhōng)(60 min) 7:55 we can say 七点(qīdiǎn)五十五分(wǔshíwǔfēn) or 差(chà)五分(wǔfēn)八点(bādiǎn)(5 minutes to eight o’clock) 7:45 we can say 七点(qīdiǎn)四十五分(sìshíwǔfēn) or 差(chà)一刻(yíkè)八点(bādiǎn)(a quarter to …

The most common way for asking the time “现在几点？(Xiànzài jǐdiǎn?)” is introduced at the beginning of the video and then, simple daily time expressions and the rule of expressing the …

audio 前天(qiántiān) (the day before yesterday) 后天(hòutiān) (the day after tomorrow) 周末(zhōumò) (weekend) 上(shàng)个(ge)星期(xīngqī) (last week) 这(zhè)个(ge)星期(xīngqī) (this week) 下(xià)个(ge)星期(xīngqī) (next week) 上(shàng)个(ge)月(yuè) (last month) 这(zhè)个(ge)月(yuè) (this month) 下(xià)个(ge)月(yuè) (next …

Four important concepts are introduced right after the conversation of our two teachers. audio 年(nián) year In Chinese, we say each digit and put 年(nián) at the end. 2019年 二零一九年 …

想（xiǎng, would like to; to think）：The top part of this character is 相（xiāng, each other）, which gives a clue to the pronunciation, but the tone is different. The bottom part …

This video provides many examples of situational usages to explain how to ask the price and make a payment in Chinese. In Chinese, we use the following pattern to ask …

audio Mobile phone is not only a social tool to contact with others, but also a useful tool for lazy or busy people. Many young people don’t want to go …