English to Chinese dictionary Examples and Help Example queries: hello, nihao, ni3hao3, 你好, rest*, zei*, *zei*, *茶, 英*公司, chinese *文, "to rest", bill -gates Pinyin words should be entered without spaces, either with or without tone numbers: ni3hao3 or nihao. The character ü can be entered as v instead. The asterisk character * can be used as a wildcard to match zero or more characters: rest* will match any word starting with rest, such as restaurant or restrain*文 will match any word ending with 文, such as 中文 or 英文b*g will match any word starting with b and ending with g, such as big or boring*中国* will match any word containing 中国, such as 传统中国医药 or 中国人民
What the Chinese eat for breakfast. Unplug your toaster, finish that cup of coffee and leave those bacon cravings behind; you're in China now, where breakfast is like nothing you've tasted before. There are dozens and dozens of breakfast combos in China that differ widely from each other depending on which part of the country you're travelling in, but they all seem to have three things in common: they're incredibly filling (no sugar-coated puffs of air here), fabulously fresh (often cooked in front of your eyes as soon as you order) and brilliantly cheap (if you pay more than US$1 for your breakfast in China, chances are you're being ripped off). So before you skulk on down to your hotel lobby to grab what's left of that disappointingly lukewarm morning buffet, check out this delectable bunch of proper Chinese breakfasts: Steamed dumplings (包子; bao zi) with porridge (粥; zhou)
Internet Software for Learning Chinese Characters - Chinese Learning 中文学习互助 - China Forum Recently I started think seriously about studying chinese, I found some useful resources that other people may find useful. There are lots and lots of free software learning resources around, however I wanted to try and find a single resource with as much as possible in the same place. The software courses on these sites all have to be paid for, but they may be worth it if provides you with a convenient method of learning Hanzi. Chinese to Pinyin/Zhuyin Converter with Pronunciation Recent Updates (20/09/2019): 1. For convert file function, now you can choose the location of the phonetics (on the top of Chinese characters, on the bottom of Chinese characters, or on the right side of each Chinese words). 2. Add sorting function on the Word List sidebar. 3. In the Copy result popup, now you can choose whether to keep the non-Chinese characters (e.g. English words, punctuations) in the phonetics. How to use this Chinese to Pinyin/Zhuyin Conversion Tool: This tool allows you to convert Chinese text into Pinyin/Zhuyin, which are the two most common Chinese phonetic systems.
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Teaching Adverbial and Adjective Clauses When teaching adverbial and adjective clauses to students, it is important to demonstrate how these types of clauses differ. While they are both dependent clauses that cannot stand on their own and thus require another independent clause to create a grammatical sentence, adverbial clauses and adjective clauses perform two distinct functions in sentences. Adverbial Clauses
Most common words in English The Reading Teachers Book of Lists claims that the first 25 words make up about one-third of all printed material in English, and that the first 100 make up about one-half of all written material.[4] Source: [1] Parts of speech Nouns Why Chinese Is So Damn Hard (简体字：为什么中文这么TM难？) (繁體字：為什麼中文這麼TM難？) The first question any thoughtful person might ask when reading the title of this essay is, "Hard for whom?" A reasonable question. Mini Printable Chinese Exercise Book The Mini Chinese Exercise Book is a great tool for people who are serious about learning Chinese. It’s based on the excellent PocketMod that helped me organise my studies during university but it’s specifically tailored for learning Chinese. What is it? Simply put it’s a document that you print out onto a piece of paper and then fold into a mini wallet-sized booklet. The great thing about it is that the pages have been designed with Chinese learners in mind, there are pages for: New Words Idioms & Phrases Writing Drills Individual Character Profiles Writing Practice General Notes
Pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese\ Introduction The purpose of this section is to clarify some important issues regarding the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese. I have noticed over the years that some sources are publishing incorrect information about Mandarin pronunciation. It is my intent to identify a few of the misconceptions and to make the reality of the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese crystal clear, both in linguistic terms and in everyday language.