[ Elementary Level ] What's Your Name?
China is a country with a most courteous civilization, which can be experienced in many aspects. Just take the decent greetings for example, "您、您好、您贵姓"are commonly used to show your respect and courtesy to the person you meet and greet. Do you know h...
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[ Elementary Level ] Which Country Are You From?
In the era of globalization today, people all over the world have more and more chances to get together. Blue-eyed, high-nosed, yellow-skinned or black-haired, we aredifferent colors and different languages. However, we have the same passions to lear...
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[ Elementary Level ] Let Me Introduce. . .
Martin has been studying in China for one year. He has made many friends. His Chinese friends often invite his to their families. This is the first time that he comes to Wang Peng's. Wang Peng's family are all new to Martin. Then Wang Peng introduces...
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[ Elementary Level ] How Are You Going?
After having been introduced to Wang Peng's family, Martin starts to chat with them. He can speak Chinese so fluently that you won't believe he has been in China for such a short time. When in China, do as Chinese do. Martin is customarily asking the...
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[ Elementary Level ] Where Do You Work?
Work is an important part of our life. It is not only for making a living, but also for relieving our life. So, the profession is a very common topic for daily conversations amongst Chinese people. They often ask "你在哪儿工作，你的爸爸妈妈兄弟姐妹在哪儿工作，"which is com...
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[ Elementary Level ] How Many People In Your Family?
In Chinese culture, talking about one’s age and jobs has nothing to do with privacy, especially between good friends. People often ask the details of each other’s family. For example, “你爸爸妈妈多大了？他们身体好吗？”or “你有哥哥吗？你有妹妹吗？” . These questions equally mean...
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[ Elementary Level ] What's The Time Now?
We should arrange our schedule well and make our life in a right order. What and when are we going to do today or tomorrow? So we should make a good plan every day. And our plan today is to learn how to express time in a Chinese way....
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[ Elementary Level ] How Old Is Your Son?
Children are the apple of parents’ eye. It is a lasting topic between parents. Chinese people often say 你女儿/儿子今年多大了？(nǐ nǚér /érzǐ jīnnián duō dà le) to ask the age of a friend’s child. Actually, the sentence structure “......今年多大了？” ( jīnnián duō dà...
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[ Elementary Level ] At Post Office
We often send some gifts to family members or friends who stay far away, such as food, toys, clothes and so on. The parcel brings our best regards to them and takes back their sincere gratititudes. Today we'll come to learn some common Chinese expres...
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[ Elementary Level ] In Bank Of China
One week past, Mary wants to go to Bank of China again. Exchanging money is part of traveler's life when travelling in China. How can you try the delicious food in a restaurant without Renminbi in your wallet? This time, Mary invites Anna to go with ...
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