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10 Classic Chinese KTV Songs. Wednesday, December 12, 2012 | By: Alicia Zhang (张华阳) Next time, when your Chinese friends ask you to K歌 (slang for “go to KTV) click through the following songs, the cream of the crop of classic KTV in China. We’ve provided both Chinese pronunciation and English translations for key excerpts so you can knock your Chinese friends’ socks off. 月亮代表我的心 (Yuèliàng Dàibiǎo Wǒ De Xīn) – 邓丽君 The Moon Represents My Heart, by Deng Lijun(Teresa Teng) Teresa Teng (1953 –1995) was a Taiwanese pop singer. It is often said, “Wherever there are Chinese people, the songs of Teresa Teng can be heard.”

Transcript: 你问我爱你有多深, 我爱你有几分 Nǐ wèn wǒ ài nǐ yǒu duō shēn, wǒ ài nǐ yǒu jǐ fēn You ask me how deeply I love you, how much I love you 我的情也真, 我的爱也真, 月亮代表我的心 Wǒ de qíng yě zhēn, wǒ de ài yě zhēn, yuèliàng dàibiǎo wǒ de xīn My feelings are true, my love is also true, and the moon represents my heart. Study More Chinese - Learn Mandarin online - music, videos, blogs & discussion community.

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How to say Super in Chinese – and when hen3 just won’t cut it. The first time I heard 超(chāo)”super” used to emphasise a statement I was in a curry house in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, when one of the delivery people came back into the restaurant from outside and said 外面超冷(wài miàn chāo lěng), which literally translates as “outside is super cold”.

How to say Super in Chinese – and when hen3 just won’t cut it

I don’t remember how cold it was, but since Kaohsiung is a sub-tropical climate it must have been bloody cold for someone to say that. Generally, the usage of the word 超級 is the same as the English – it means “super”, the image above is a good example of this: 超級英雄(超级英雄 chāo jí yīng xióng)- “super hero”. Though in Chinese 超級, or just 超 is also used to express an extreme degree of a state. When in English we might just say “outside is very cold” or “outside is so cold”, in Chinese you can say 超級冷 “super cold”. Though the use of this adjective isn’t limited to the weather, you can use this to express anything you want. 他超級笨(他超级笨) tā chāo jí bèn He’s super (extremely) stupid Or… Got any more useful language tips? 我学习汉语的经历. Chinese character for 约 - Chinese English Dictionary Online. Nciku - Online English Chinese Dictionary, Learn Chinese Mandarin Online.

How say except and besides in Chinese - grammar how to use 除了 chú le. To say 'except' & 'besides' in Mandarin you can use a sentence pattern that includes 除了 chú le, which we touched on in a previous daily sentence.

How say except and besides in Chinese - grammar how to use 除了 chú le

It has a few different sentence structures though and they have different meanings. Apparently the 'in addition to' meaning of 除了 chú le is not that common but also included below. To make it slightly more confusing, you can usually have 除了 chú le at the beginning or the end of the sentence. 1) The group (or things) is one way 'except'... Group B + 都 + description + 除了 A 他们都是中国人除了你 Tāmen dōu shì zhōngguó rén chúle nǐ They are all Chinese except for you.

Or you could reverse it with similar meaning. 除了你,他们都是中国人. Besides you, they are all Chinese. 2) Except for A and B... - Basically to say there is only A and B 除了 A 就是 B. «Mouse» Chinese Input Method - Write Chinese Characters. Learn Chinese - Learn Mandarin - Chinese Course - StumbleUpon. Learn Chinese - Tips, Tricks, Hacks, Software and Websites to make learning Chinese easier! Mandarin wordlist: HSK level 1. Nciku - Online English Chinese Dictionary, Learn Chinese Mandarin Online. Learn Mandarin Chinese through a Chinese fairy tale - Movie 白蛇传说 (Legend of White Snake) - Foreign Language Learning - World Word Exchange.