Introducing Forms of Existential with“有”
In this video we learn to use sentences with “有yǒu” to show existence. Put simply, it expresses “something is present in a specific location”。 This kind of sentence is similar …
Course: Learn Chinese: Introduction to Chinese Grammar
Culture Notes: The Panda
As we all know, the panda is a Chinese national treasure. It is one of the rarest animals in the world. A lot of people like them because they look …
Introducing Adjectival Predicate Sentences
In this video we learn a basic sentence structure“sentences with an adjectival predicate”. In Chinese it is called “形容词谓语句xíngróngcí wèiyǔ jù”. This kind of sentence does not need a verb, …
Congratulations and welcome to the end of the week!
Thank you for following us here. We’ve already finished the first of four weeks of our Grammar course. This week，we’ve learned some useful expressions of time and dates, and get …
Culture Notes: Where to Exercise: Square Dancing
In recent years, a collective activity named Square Dancing has been gaining popularity. In Chinese, it is called Guangchang Wu（广场舞）. It is really popular among middle-aged and senior people. In …
Introducing question words
In this video we learn how to use different question words to ask questions such as “who，where and what”. 哪儿( nǎr ) where We use the word “哪儿”to ask about …
Culture Notes: Person Intro: 姚明 Yáo míng and 成龙 Chéng lóng
Yao Ming, born in Shanghai on September 12nd, 1980, is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Both …
Introducing the Expressions of basic personal information
In this video we learn how to use “是” to give information about oneself such as one’s name, nationality and career. We use the word “是” to introduce one’s name. …
Culture Notes：The Chinese lunar calendar
As you might be aware, the date of Chinese New Year is set according to the lunar calendar, “农历”, so if you pay some attention, you will easily notice that …
Introducing the Expression of dates
In this video, we learn how to give dates. • 年(nián) year We use “a number＋年” to express “the year” ，for example： 2019年èr líng yī jiǔ nián 2020年èr ling èr …
Culture Notes: The Chinese Spring Festival Gala
The Chinese Spring Festival Gala is the largest TV show in China, watched by almost every Chinese family on Chinese New Year’s Eve, to say goodbye to the old year …
Introducing the Expressions of Time
Welcome to start Chinese grammar course with us. In this video, we learn how to express time. First, let’s get to know to count numbers in Chinese： 1 一 yī；2 …