The biggest event in May 2008 is the Sichuan earthquake. To help you learn the hot Chinese words and expressions, ChineseHour Blog carefully selected the most popular Chinese words for each month for your Chinese learning:
地震 dìzhèn, earthquake
A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China’s Sichuan Province at […]
May 2008
10 Hot Chinese Words in May 五月热门词汇
Wed 28 May 2008Posted by Mr.WHAT under Chinese Characters
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How to learn Chinese - online, fast, easy and free
Wed 28 May 2008Posted by Mr.WHAT under About Chinesehour , Chinese Characters
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Chinese is a language spoken by more than 1.3 billion people word wide. Mandarin is the most commonly used and widely spread dialect of the Chinese language group, and the Official language of the People’s Republic of China.
China is an economy which enjoys a high annual growth and continuously attracts the interest of businesses around […]
Earthquake: What does 四川 Sìchuān mean?
Tue 27 May 2008Posted by Mr.WHAT under Chinese Characters , Chinese Culture
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四川 Sìchuān is famous for its delicious spicy food and scenic spots, but this week the 7.8-magnitude earthquake made all the world astonished because of the big death toll. All the people come to support 四川 Sìchuān Province. Look at this earthquake relief advertisement , it writes “CHINA” with “川 chuān” inside it. Isn’t it creative?
Sichuan Province, […]
How to choose a suitable Chinese language school?
Thu 22 May 2008Posted by Mr.WHAT under About Chinesehour , Chinese Culture
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How to choose a suitable Chinese language school?
Japanese: 自分に適した中国語教室をどのように選びますか
Traditional Chinese:如何選擇一家适合自己的漢語学校?
Simplified Chinese:如何选择一家适合自己的中文学校?
In recent years there are more Chinese language schools for non-Chinese speakers have established around Beijing and many foreign friends asked me to help them to choose a nice language school, many of my students also called me to complain that they are not very […]
Hot words on China’s earthquake 中国地震词汇
Mon 19 May 2008Posted by Mr.WHAT under Chinese Characters
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The confirmed death toll from China’s earthquake on May 12 has risen to 32,476 by 2:00 pm Sunday, and the toll would possibly rise to more than 50,000. To make you understand the news programs on the earthquake, ChineseHour Blog lists the most popular Chinese words and expressions for you to learn. Any problems, please refer to […]

