Archive for the ‘Word Hog’ Category
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Happy Qīngmíng Jié 清明节 everyone. I thought I'd share what I learned in the English classes I taught this week. This will NOT be an extensive treatment of all the ins and outs of Qingming Jie, just some new things I've learned.
Culture
1. First year for official holiday. ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
It's all thanks to Jenny at Chinesepod, in the upper intermediate lesson called Group Photo. She and John go off on a little tangent talking about "làngfèi gǎnqíng" 浪费感情
and then Jenny wants to get back back to their previous topic, which is the dialog they just listened to.
At 7:39 ...
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Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Everyday, I use the word "anyway" in English and I really wish I knew how to say it in Chinese. I've had considerable trouble tracking down a Chinese word/phrase that can be used the same way we use "anyway/anyhow" in English.
The ways we use "anyway" as a kind of ...
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Monday, October 16th, 2006
shuāng yǎnpí 双眼皮 = double eyelid
I learned this word at lunch yesterday. Apparently most westerners have it, and not all Chinese do. The Chinese seem to think it's a beautiful feature. Somehow, it doesn't sound beautiful when I say it...oh well. Here's some more info on the physiological phenomenon.
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Sunday, October 8th, 2006
tèbié 特别 = especially, special, exceptionally
NEWS FLASH: They often just say tè 特
I just got fruit from one of my usual fruit dealers. The competition is so fierce between the fruit ladies that they usually throw in an extra apple or orange to try to secure my business for next ...
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