Spoken in many parts of southwest China, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Chongqing. 4. Southern Mandarin Used in the provinces of Nanjing, Guangdong and Hainan. Tones in the Chinese language indicate different meanings. Standard Mandarin has four tones such as level, rising, high rising and falling...
Keep in mind that no matter which language you speak, you use tones in your daily life. For example, in English, a person can say the word “mom” in many tones.If you’re excited to see your mom, you might exclaim in a high, excited voice, “Mom!” If you’re looking for ...
The predominant dialect of Xiang is influenced by Mandarin Chinese. This language is divided into New Xiang, spoken in the capital of Hunan, Changsha, and Old Xiang, used in other Hunan areas. The old variant of Xiang has some features in common with the Wu language-five tones and more di...
导言“新编跨文化交际英语教程·教师用书”主要是为使用“新编跨文化交际英语教程”教 师配套的教学指南。“新编跨文化交际英语教程”是在原有“跨文化交际英语教程”的基础上 经过全面、系统修订而成,我们对全书做了较大的更新和完善,调整和增补了许多材料,力 求使其更具时代性,更适合教学实际和学生需求。 为了进...
Chinese is the only major writing system of the world that has continued its pictograph-based system without interruption(中断) and still uses it.Many students of Chinese are first attracted to the language because of the writing system,which is surely one of the most fascinatin...
The number 4 (四) is considered to be very unlucky in Chinese culture. This is because the pronunciation sounds very similar to the word death (死 or sǐ). Since Chinese people are quite superstitious, you’ll notice that many buildings in China skip the 4th floor (as well as any other...
A Whole New Language In many cases, it's best that new language learners focus on listening and speaking the Chinese language before moving on to reading and writing. Why? Because learning the Chinese characters, although fun, is like learning a whole new language inside of an already difficul...
Just as learning the alphabet, vowels and consonants are the foundation of English, Learning Chinese pinyin and the 4 tones will be the first steps for you to master learning Mandarin. It can be argued that Mandarin is not a phonetic language due to Mandarin not having a structured alphabet....
In many places around the world, there is a China town or a Chinese community, where you can find menus, marketing materials, books, movies, road signs, and more things in the Chinese language. The more you immerse yourself and pay attention to these daily pieces of Chinese, the stronger...
No, absolutely not. Unlike in Japan where bowing is common, people tend to only bow in China during martial arts, as an apology, or to show deep respect at funerals. Many Chinese people opt to shake hands, but don't expect the usual firm, Western-style handshake. Eye contact and a sm...