Monday, February 14, 2011

Return to the Shaolin Temple with a New Hit Movie.

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eChineseLearning Newsletter (Feb. 14, 2011)

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Highlights in This Issue

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- By Air or By Train?

2. General Chinese (Intermediate) --- A New Chinese Hit Movie: 新少林寺 (Xīn shàolínsì) Shaolin
    
3. Chinese for Teens (Beginner) --- Nursery Rhyme: I Don't Pick the Beautiful Flowers.

4. Popular Chinese Expressions (Beginner) --- 你怎么了?(Nǐ zěnme le?) What Happened to You?

5. Q&A --- What Are the Differences Between "亲身 (qīnshēn)" and "亲自 (qīnzì)?"

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   Online Chinese Test --- By Air or By Train?

A: How will you get to Beijing, by air or by train?
B: By air.
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 B. 坐飞机 (zuò fēijī)
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Key Learning Points (Preview):
票房 (piàofáng): n. box office
吸引 (xīyǐn): v. to attract

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The new film "新少林寺 (Xīn shàolínsì) Shaolin" is a hit. Only four days after its release in mainland China, "票房 (piàofáng) box office" earnings exceeded a hundred million RMB. Many people still remember the 1982 Jet Li version that received worldwide acclaim in its time, but this recent film is a completely new story. There are additional themes and plot lines including betrayal, Buddhist religion and more. In this way, Shaolin is "吸引 (xīyǐn) attracting" a massive audience. At the heart of the film is the famous Shaolin Temple, which is located on "嵩山 (Sōngshān) Songshan" (one of China's five sacred mountains) in Henan province. This temple is the origin of "少林武术 (shàolín wǔshù) Shaolin Wushu" and "少林功夫 (shàolín gōngfu) Shaolin Kung Fu." With over 700 patterns, Shaolin Kung Fu is the largest martial arts sect for the Han Chinese people. As Buddhism is an important element of the practice, it is called "武术禅 (wǔshù chán) the Buddhism of martial arts." The word "少林 (shàolín)" is among the most widely recognized symbols in traditional martial arts. There are 72 kinds of skills in Shaolin, including... (Learn More)

Key Learning Points:
票房 (piàofáng): n. box office

Example:
Xīn shàolínsì shǒuyìng hòu piàofáng yí lù zǒuhóng, jiāng yǐngpiàn Nàníyà chuánqí sān shuǎi zài shēnhòu.
《新少林寺》   首映         后       票房   一 路    走红,        将     影片   《纳尼亚    传奇       3》  甩     在    身后。
The box office earnings of Shaolin were so huge since the film was released that they surpassed the earnings of Narnia 3.

吸引 (xīyǐn): v. to attract

Example:
Tā gāochāo de wǔshù xīyǐn le zài chǎng de suǒyǒu rén.
他    高超       的    武术  吸引 了 在    场      的   所有      人。
His excellent martial arts has attracted... (Learn More)

   
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"花儿好看我不摘 (Huār hǎo kàn wǒ bù zhāi.)" is a popular nursery rhyme in Chinese. Learn it through our Mandarin lessons online now!

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Gōngyuán lǐ, huār kāi,
公园         里,花儿 开,
In the park, the flowers are blooming.

Hóng de hóng, bái de bái,
红       的    红,  白  的  白,
The red ones are bright; the white ones are pure.

Huār hǎokàn wǒ bù zhāi,
花儿    好看     我   不  摘,
The flowers are beautiful and I don't pick them.

Dàjiā kuā wǒ hǎo guāiguāi.
大家    夸   我   好     乖乖。
Everybody praises me for being a ... (See Full Article)

Vocabulary:
花儿 (huār): n. flower
红 (hóng): adj. red
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Popular Chinese Words (Beginner)

你怎么了? (Nǐ zěnme le) What happened to you?  


Example: 

    Jīntiān nǐ yìzhí zài késou, nǐ zěnme le?
A: 今天   你 一直  在  咳嗽,  你  怎么   了?

     You have been coughing all day. What happened to you?

    Wǒ gǎnmào le, hěn yánzhòng.
B: 我     感冒   了,很    严重。

      I have caught a bad cold.

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Q&A

What are the Differences Between "亲身 (qīnshēn)" and "亲自 (qīnzì)?"


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What are the differences between "亲身 (qīnshēn)" and "亲自 (qīnzì)?"

Answer:

In Chinese, both "亲身" and "亲自" mean "personally." The main difference between them is as follow: "亲自" emphasizes "doing something personally." You can say "你应该亲自去和他谈谈这件事。(Nǐ yīnggāi qīnzì qù hé tā tántán zhè jiàn shì.) You should talk about this matter with him personally." But "亲身” emphasizes... (See more discussion on this topic and other topics related to Chinese learning.) 
 
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Vocabulary:
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