2014年4月22日，《中日韩共同常用八百汉字表》在扬州举行的第九届东北亚名人会上获得中日韩三国代表一致赞成通过。根据《中日韩共同常用八百汉字表》，只要熟记808个汉字，即使不会汉语、日语和韩语，在这三个国家也可以进行简单的交流。这样，三国青年不仅可以“笔谈”，方便旅游，增进交流，还能为三国青年互相学习彼此语言提供方便。 Continue reading “800 commonly-used Chinese characters in China, Japan, and Korea”
Category: Usage
Many of the Chinese words are multi-meaning words, that is to say, many Chinese words have more than one meaning. Studying all the usages of these words is a prerequisite for the advanced learning of Chinese.
One of the Five-star Characters, 紧 I
紧 is a must-learn character if your want to make your Chinese improved to a new level. This time we are going to learn one of its meanings: urgent; pressing; tense
时间很紧。
Time is pressing.
风声紧。
Things are tense.
任务紧。
The task is urgent.
枪声越来越紧。
The firing got heavier and heavier.
All about 打折
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30% off：打三折 (X)；打七折（√） At a discount of 30%：打三折 (X)；打七折（√）
All about 过得去
Do you think the following explanation is passable? 你觉得下面的解释过得去吗？ Continue reading “All about 过得去”
Meanings of 花心
“花心” literally means “centre of a flower”, but it is mostly used with the meaning of “unfaithful, fickle.”
