Confucius is one of the most influential persons in Chinese history, his philosophy encouraged lots of Chinese people doing the
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Category: Chinese language
Lost in translation of Chinese language
When talking about loan words or translated words in Chinese language, we can immediately distinguish if a Chinese word is
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Chinese language for dummies: 3. Pinyin ( A blog to memorize Zhou Youguang)
First let me introduce a great man in Chinese history, the father of Pinyin – Zhou Youguang 周有光 (13 January
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Chinese language for dummies: 2. The simplicity of the grammar
Comparing to any European language, grammatically, Chinese is really simple. 1. No verb conjugation – 动词永远不需要变位 Unlike French(or other European
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Chinese language for dummies: 1. The logic of the characters
Every language is logical, follow me to discover the logic of Chinese character! 1. The basic characters(象形文字) The brilliant ancient
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