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How to say "Thanksgivings" in Chinese?

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eChineseLearning Newsletter (Nov. 22, 2010)

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Highlights in This Issue

1. Chinese Test (Intermediate)---Wedding Veil

2. General Chinese (Intermediate)---How to Say "Thanksgivings" in Chinese?
    
3. Chinese for Children (Beginner)---曹冲称象 (Cáo Chōng Chēng Xiàng) Cao Chong Weighed an  
    Elephant


4. Popular Chinese Expressions (Beginner)---帮帮我!(Bāngbang wǒ) Please Help Me!

5. Q&A---Better a Diamond With a Flaw Than a Pebble Without One

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      How to say "Thanksgivings" in Chinese?  

Thanksgiving Day is coming up. Do you know how to read and write the Chinese characters for Thanksgiving Day?

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The Chinese characters for "Thanksgiving Day" are "感恩节 (Gǎn'ēnjié)," or the traditional Chinese characters "感恩節 (Gǎn'ēnjié)." "感 (gǎn)" means to appreciate or to give thanks. "恩 (ēn)" means the favor you have received. The radical for "感" and "恩" is "心 (xīn)," which means heart. Generally speaking, Chinese characters with the radical "心" are all related to psychological behaviors, such as "想 (xiǎng)" to miss, "思 ()" to think, "恐 (kǒng)" to fear, and so on.

Now you can give thanks to your friends with the following Chinese sentences:

    Gǎn'ēnjié kuàilè!
1. 感恩节       快乐!
     Happy Thanksgiving Day!

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Vocabulary:
快乐 (kuàilè): adj. happy
祝福 (zhùfú): n. wishes
关怀 (guānhuái): n. consideration
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     曹冲称象 (Cáo Chōng Chēng Xiàng) Cao Chong Weighed an Elephant 


Key Learning Points (Preview):
大象 (dàxiàng): n. elephant
称 (chēng): v. to weigh

Sānguó de shíhou, yǒu rén sòng gěi Cáo Cāo yì tóu jù xiàng.
三国       的     时候,有    人    送     给   曹     操   一头   巨  象。
One day during the Three Kingdoms period, someone sent a giant elephant to Cao Cao.

Cáo Cāo ràng dàchén men xiǎng bànfǎ chēngcheng tā de zhòngliàng.
曹      操     让      大臣       们     想      办法      称称          它  的     重量。
He ordered his ministers to figure out how to weigh it.

Kěshì dàjiā dōu yìchóumòzhǎn.
可是    大家   都    一筹莫展。
However, all of his ministers had no idea how to do it.

Zhèshí Cáo cāo dē érzi Cáo Chōng shuō, "Shǒuxiān, bǎ dàxiàng gǎn dào hé lǐ de dà chuán shàng, zài shuǐmiàn suǒ
这时       曹     操  的  儿子 曹     冲          说:“首先,    把  大象       赶    到   河 里 的 大    船        上,  在    水面         所
dádào de dìfāng zuò shàng jìhào; zài yòng shíkuài dàitì dàxiàng, bù tíng de wǎng chuán shàng duī shíkuài, zhídào
达到     的   地方    做     上      记号;再   用     石块     代替   大象,  不  停   的   往         船        上      堆     石块,   直到
shuǐmiàn dàodá zuò jìhào de wèizhì; ránhòu chēng yí xià zhèxiē shíkuài. Dàxiàng de zhòngliàng jiù děngyú suǒyǒu
水面            到达     做  记号  的  位置;然后        称      一 下  这些      石块。大象         的      重量         就    等于       所有
shíkuài zhòngliàng de zǒnghé."
石块         重量          的     总和。”  
At that moment, Cao Chong, Cao Cao's son, said, "First, drive the elephant into a big ship in the river and mark the level of the water on the side of the ship. Then... (See Full Story)

Background Information
三国: Three Kingdoms. It refers to the three most powerful kingdoms during 220.A.D and 280 A.D. in ancient China. They are the State of Wei, the State of Shu and the State of Wu. Later... (Learn More)

Key Learning Points: 
大象 (dàxiàng): n. elephant

Example:
Wǒ xǐhuān shīzi, dàxiàng hé hóuzi.
我    喜欢     狮子,大象     和   猴子。
I like lions, elephants and monkeys.
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Popular Chinese Words (Beginner)

帮帮我!(Bāngbang wǒ!) Please Help Me! 


Example: 

     Bāngbang wǒ! Nǚpéngyou ràng wǒ péi tā qù xué fǎyǔ, kěshì wǒ zhēnde hěn xiǎng xué hànyǔ.
A:帮帮         我!女朋友       让   我 陪  她 去 学  法语,可是  我   真的   很    想     学  汉语。

     Please help me! My girlfriend wants me to study French with her, but I really want to learn Chinese.

     Nà jiù gàosu tā nǐde xiǎngfǎ, wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ nǚpéngyou huì lǐjiě de.
B:那 就   告诉 她 你的   想法,我    相信    你  女朋友    会 理解 的。

     So just tell her how you feel. I think she’ll understand.
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Better a Diamond With a Flaw Than a Pebble Without One 


Question

Could someone translate this proverb please "Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one?"

Answer:

This sentence can be translated as following in Mandarin Chinese:
有瑕疵的钻石也要比完美的鹅卵石好. (Yǒu xiácī de zuànshí yě yào bǐ wánměi de éluǎnshí hǎo.) That is to say, it's better to...
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Quote of the Week:
 


Wǒ juéde shìbó yīnggāi yǒngyuǎn yǒngyuǎn de chíxù xiàqu ,wǒ zhēnxīn de xīwàng shìjiè shàng de měi yígè rén dōu kěyǐ
我    觉得    世博   应该       永远          永远        地   持续  下去,我    真心    地    希望     世界    上      的   每  一个 人  都  可以
  
hùxiāng xuéxí qítā guójiā.
互相        学习  其他 国家。
I think the World Expo will continue forever. I sincerely hope everyone in the world will learn from other countries.
---From "成龙 (Chéng Lóng) Jackie Chan," a famous Chinese Film Star.
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Culture Note:
The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai has been one of the most popular topics related to China this year. People from all over the world came to China to visit the different pavilions and experience different cultures.

Chinese Words:
永远 (yǒngyuǎn): adv. forever
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