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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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Mandarin – How to say ” He became infatuated with a Chinese girl” in Chinese. The mi phrases family, mi ren charming, mi lu lost direction, mi shi got lost, mi gong maze, mi mang unclear. Dense fog of love

Posted on 12/11/2011 by Chinesetolearn

Mandarin phrases – How to say ” He became infatuated with a Chinese girl” in Chinese: Ta1 mi2 shang4 le5 yi2 ge5 Zhong1 Guo2 nu3 hai2. 他迷上了一个中国女孩。Ta1 (pronoun, he) mi2 (verb, infatuate) shang4 (a complement word usually follows certain verbs, … Continue reading →

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