To write Chinese characters correctly, it’s necessary to know how to write all the character strokes in the right manner. Here are the list of Chinese character strokes with both Chinese names and English explanation. Continue reading “List of Chinese character strokes”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
准时 VS 守时 VS 及时 VS 按时
准时, 守时, 及时 and 按时 are four words related to time. They are very easily misused. The following tips help you figure out how to use them correctly. Continue reading “准时 VS 守时 VS 及时 VS 按时”
Characteristics of adverbs
Chinese adverbs mainly modify and restrict verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. They express degree, scope, time, frequency, place, manner, situation, mood, cause, correlation, negation, etc. Adverbs have very different features from other words. Here are the characteristics of adverbs in Chinese. Continue reading “Characteristics of adverbs”
How to differentiate adjectives from verbs?
Adjectives and verbs in Chinese have very similar uses. In order to use them well, it’s very necessary to differentiate them. Continue reading “How to differentiate adjectives from verbs?”
How Chinese components form phono-semantic characters?
Since most of the Chinese characters are 形声字 phono-semantic characters, it’s a major requisite to know how they are formed. Continue reading “How Chinese components form phono-semantic characters?”