When we think about Chinese, we often think first of characters. But Chinese is much more than what we see on the page. Beneath those characters is a language with a remarkably structured sound system, a unique grammar, and its own way of organizing meaning.
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Why The Art of War Is the Best Book to Learn Antonyms？
Most people read The Art of War by Sun Tzu as a military book about strategy.
Continue reading “Why The Art of War Is the Best Book to Learn Antonyms？”A Highly Misused Chinese Idiom: 万人空巷
There is one Chinese idiom that many learners completely misunderstand. Even some native speakers occasionally get it wrong when they take it too literally.
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The prefix 难 is unforgettable and useful! It can transform a verb into an adjective. Isn’t it easy to learn Chinese this way?
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In this post we will study a very powerful suffix 子, which is indispensible for learning Chinese vocabulary. Continue reading “Suffix 子 and its formula”