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eChineseLearning Newsletter (Jan. 10, 2011)

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Highlights in This Issue

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- Feel Better Now?

2. General Chinese (Advanced) --- Word of the Year in China (2010) - 给力
    
3. Chinese for Children (Beginner) --- Making a Snowman

4. Popular Chinese Expressions (Beginner) --- 请问您贵姓?(Qǐng wèn nín guì xìng?)
   May I Ask What Your Surame Is?


5. Q&A --- What is the dragon and phoenix motif in Chinese culture?

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   Online Chinese Test --- Feel better now? (Beginner)

A: I heard you caught a cold. Feel better now?
B: Yes, thanks.

What does "Feel better?" mean in Chinese in this conversation?
 A. 好点了吗 (hǎo diǎn le ma)
 B. 更好的 (gèng hǎo de)
 C. 挺好的 (tǐng hǎo de)
 D. 感到好些 (gǎn dào hǎo xiē)

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    Word of the Year in China (2010) - 给力 (Advanced)  


Key Learning Points (Preview):
给力 (gěilì): adj. cool/great 
流行 (liúxíng): adj. popular

"给力 (gěilì)" was probably one of the hottest new phrases in the Chinese language in 2010. It is an expression deriving from the Manlam dialect and it means "awesome" or "very good."
It spread widely during the period of 2010 World Cup because it expresses excitement of the soccer fans. If we choose words from English to explain the expression, "awesome," "cool," and "great" are suitable choices. Foreign media sometimes translate it literally as... (Learn More)

Key Learning Points:
给力 (
gěilì): adj. cool/great

Examples:
    Zuótiān wǎnshang nǐ kàn NBA bǐsài le ma?
A: 昨天       晚上           你  看   NBA 比赛 了  吗?
    Did you watch the NBA game last night?

    Dāngrán. Húrén duì tài gěilì le.
B: 当然。      湖人    队  太  给力 了。
    Of course. The L.A. Lakers was great!

Zhè ge yóuxì yì diǎnr dōu bù gěilì.
这个游戏一点儿都不给力。
This game is not cool at all.

流行 (liúxíng): adj. popular 

Example:
Fěnsè jīn nián hěn liúxíng.
粉色    今   年     很     流行。
Pink color is very popular... (Learn More)   

   
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     Nursery Rhyme: 堆雪人 (Duī xuěrén) Making a Snowman (Beginner)  


Snowfall has covered the ground. Are you ready to go together with your family and friends to make a snowman? Listen to a nursery rhyme about making a snowman below.

Key Learning Points (Preview):
雪花 (xuěhuā): n. snowflake
笑 (xiào): v.  to smile

Listen to the nursery rhyme

Běifēng chuī, piāo xuěhuā,
北风         吹, 飘     雪花,
The north wind is blowing and the snowflakes are falling.

wǒ hé dìdi xuědì shuǎ.
我   和 弟弟  雪地  耍。
My younger brother and I are playing in the snow.

Duī gè xuěrén pàng yòu dà,
堆    个   雪人     胖     又    大,
We are making a big plump snowman.

tàiyáng bù chū hāhā xiào,
太阳      不   出   哈哈   笑,
The snowman is smiling when the sun doesn't shine.

tàiyáng chūlái tā kū le.
太阳        出来  它 哭 了。
But he is crying as soon as the... (See Full Article)

Key Learning Points:
雪花 (xuěhuā): n. snowflake  

Example:
     Xiàxuě le! Nǐ kàn, hǎo piàoliang de xuěhuā ya.
A: 下雪     了!你 看,好     漂亮        的   雪花     呀。
     It's snowing. Look, how beautiful the snowflakes are!

     Shì a, tài měi le.
B: 是  啊,太 美 了。
     Yes, they are so beautiful.

笑 (xiào): v.  to smile

Example:
Tīngdào zhège hǎo xiāoxi, tā kāixīn de xiào le.
听到         这个    好   消息,他 开心   地  笑   了。
After hearing the good news, he... (Learn More)

 
   
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Popular Chinese Words (Beginner)

请问您贵姓?(Qǐng wèn nín guì xìng?) May I Ask What Your Surame Is? 


Example: 

    Nín hǎo! Wǒ shì S gōngsī de Jim, qǐng wèn nín guì xìng?
A: 您   好!我   是 S  公司   的  Jim,请   问    您  贵  姓?

    Hello! I'm Jim from company S. May I ask what your surname is?

    Miǎn guì xìng Wáng.
B: 免     贵   姓   王。

      My surname is Wang.

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Q&A

What is the Dragon and Phoenix Motif in Chinese Culture?


Question

What is the dragon and phoenix motif in Chinese culture?

Answer:

In Chinese culture, dragon and phoenix are the symbols of wealth and power. In feudal society, they are the symbols of royal power. The dragon refers to the king and the phoenix refers to the queen. Dragon often refers to male and phoenix often refers to...
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Wǒ rènwéi fūqī yīnggāi wánquán píngděng. Fūqī yìjiàn yíyàng shí tīng zhàngfu de, fūqī yìjiàn bùtóng shí tīng tàitai de.
我     认为  夫妻  应该       完全           平等。    夫妻 意见   一样     时   听    丈夫     的,夫妻 意见  不同     时  听   太太  的。
I think a husband and wife should be equal in all things. When the husband and wife are in agreement, obey the husband; when they are in disagreement, obey the... (Learn More)
---From “李开复 (Lǐ Kāifù) Kaifu Lee, former President, Google China, Dec. 20, 2010... (Learn More)  

Vocabulary for Mandarin Learning:
夫妻 (fūqī): n. couple, husband and wife
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