The eleventh of the Chinese zodiac is 狗– ‘dog’. Pronunciation 狗 is pronounced gǒu Meaning The character狗(gǒu)was first seen in the inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The radical of 狗(gǒu)is “犭”,which is related to animals. The other part is 句(gǒu),which is...
Reading is such an integral part of our daily lives, that it almost has become something we do unconsciously. We read street signs, food packaging, posters, without a second thought; let alone reading or studying books or articles in a more intentional way. With it...
Weather has a big impact on our lives and has a big effect on our lives and feelings. Today we’ll expand our vocabulary around weather with the word 冷(lěnɡ)- cold/frosty. Pronunciation 冷 is pronounced lěnɡ. Meaning 冷 (lěnɡ),Its original meaning is “Cold, the weather...
Last week we learned how to say “man 男(nán)” in Chinese. This week we will continue to learn how to say women in Chinese: 女 – ‘female’. Pronunciation 女 is pronounced nǚ. Meaning The character 女(nǚ)was first seen in the Oracle bone transcript in the Shang...
Many times when filling out a form, you need to indicate your gender. Do you know how to say male and female in Chinese? This week we will first learn how to say male in Chinese. Pronunciation 男 is pronounced nán Meaning The character 男(nán)was first seen in the...
If you have already learned some Chinese, maybe you will know that林 (lín) means forest and 火 (huǒ) means fire. So, if we put the two together, what will happen? Our word of the week this week is焚 – ‘Burn.’ Pronunciation 焚 is pronounced fén. Meaning The...
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