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Basic Chinese, Common Chinese greetings- How to say ” How are you, good morning, good afternoon, good night” in Mandarin: What the difference between ni hao ma and zen me yang? Proverb min yi shi wei tian, All About You – McFly video lyrics

Posted on 03/10/2012 by Chinesetolearn

In Chinese world, when two people meet for the first time, a handshake is the most common greeting. However, for some people who are a bit shy, they might just smile at you first. If you stretch out your hand … Continue reading →

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Chinese grammar 是 shi …的 de structure to show emphasis on when, where, how an action took place and the purpose too, also bu shi .. de, shi bu shi ..de, and shi .. de, hai shi .. de structure. Form question with shi ..de structure

Posted on 02/20/2012 by Chinesetolearn

是 Shi4 … 的 de5 structure is an useful grammatical usage which can be used to gather or describe more information about an event that already happened in the past. It can be used to inquire about the time, the … Continue reading →

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