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Chinese proverb -originally from Conficius “我听见 我忘记; 我看见 我记住; 我做 我了解” I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand. Grammar resultative complement

Posted on 12/13/2011 by Chinesetolearn

Today, let’s learn this Chinese proverb :我听见 我忘记; 我看见 我记住; 我做 我了解。I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand. Wo3 (我 pronoun, I) ting1 jian4 (听见 verb, hear), wo3 (我 I) wang4 ji4 … Continue reading →

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Mandrin sentence – How to say “Let’s take a walk in the park and have a chat” in Chinese: 我们一起去公园走走， 聊聊天. Grammar : reduplication of verbs. 包美圣 Bao Mei Sheng，看我听我 kan wo ting wo.

Posted on 12/10/2011 by Chinesetolearn

How to say “Let’s take a walk in the park and have a chat” in Chinese: 我们一起去公园走走， 聊聊天。Wo3 men5 yi4 qi3 qu4 gong1 yuan2 zou3 zou3, liao2 liao2 tian1. Wo3 men5 (我们，pronoun, we) yi4 qi3 (一起 adverb, together) qu4 (去 … Continue reading →

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