Comments on: Not banned. hǎo xiāoxi 好消息 http://laowaichinese.net/not-banned-ha%cc%8co-xiaoxi.htm Tips and Strategies for Learning to Speak Mandarin Chinese Thu, 17 May 2012 13:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://laowaichinese.net/not-banned-ha%cc%8co-xiaoxi.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9241 Brian Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:57:13 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=21#comment-9241 For "read the news" don't you mean to say: 看新闻 instead of 看新文 For “read the news” don’t you mean to say:
看新闻 instead of
看新文

]]> By: Albert http://laowaichinese.net/not-banned-ha%cc%8co-xiaoxi.htm/comment-page-1#comment-450 Albert Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:56:03 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=21#comment-450 Colleen, Thanks for the excellent explanation. Colleen,

Thanks for the excellent explanation.

]]> By: Colleen http://laowaichinese.net/not-banned-ha%cc%8co-xiaoxi.htm/comment-page-1#comment-449 Colleen Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:38:13 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=21#comment-449 "Usually when my students want to say “self-study” (studying on their own) they say “zìxué” = 自学. So I guess it’s probably not that. ' I think in this case your studens mean 自习,i guess .zixue is like learning something totally on your own without a teacher .zixi for example : studying at night while you are not in the class in daytime with a techer zixi is for students who are at school and zixue is for all kinds of people . “Usually when my students want to say “self-study” (studying on their own) they say “zìxué” = 自学. So I guess it’s probably not that. ‘
I think in this case your studens mean 自习,i guess .zixue is like learning something totally on your own without a teacher .zixi for example : studying at night while you are not in the class in daytime with a techer
zixi is for students who are at school and zixue is for all kinds of people .

]]> By: Colleen http://laowaichinese.net/not-banned-ha%cc%8co-xiaoxi.htm/comment-page-1#comment-448 Colleen Sun, 21 Jan 2007 07:58:18 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=21#comment-448 Albert, Regarding to zixi（自习）your guess is right。It just means study for example;study mall.when we are zixi,usually we don't have teachers to guide us. I hope what i said is helpful Albert,
Regarding to zixi（自习）your guess is right。It just means study for example;study mall.when we are zixi,usually we don’t have teachers to guide us.
I hope what i said is helpful

]]> By: Albert http://laowaichinese.net/not-banned-ha%cc%8co-xiaoxi.htm/comment-page-1#comment-447 Albert Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:40:24 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=21#comment-447 KV, I have no idea what the students are walking around saying "zi4 xi2" for. If you provide a little context maybe someone can help your track that down. However, as living in a L2 environment has honed my mind reading skills slightly, I'd like to venture a guess that that "zi4" = 自 = "self." As for the "xi2"...could it be the xi of "xuéxí" = 学习 = "study"? Usually when my students want to say "self-study" (studying on their own) they say "zìxué" = 自学. So I guess it's probably not that. This is one way for us to find your answer. After everyone posts all the things it probably isn't, then whatever's left (however unlikely) must be the answer. KV,

I have no idea what the students are walking around saying “zi4 xi2″ for. If you provide a little context maybe someone can help your track that down.

However, as living in a L2 environment has honed my mind reading skills slightly, I’d like to venture a guess that that “zi4″ = 自 = “self.” As for the “xi2″…could it be the xi of “xuéxí” = 学习 = “study”?

Usually when my students want to say “self-study” (studying on their own) they say “zìxué” = 自学. So I guess it’s probably not that.

This is one way for us to find your answer. After everyone posts all the things it probably isn’t, then whatever’s left (however unlikely) must be the answer.

]]> By: KV http://laowaichinese.net/not-banned-ha%cc%8co-xiaoxi.htm/comment-page-1#comment-446 KV Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:02:40 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=21#comment-446 gaosu ni yige haoxiaoxi. = wo you yige hao xiaoxi. What does "zi4 xi2" mean, as Chinese students say? Do you know? gaosu ni yige haoxiaoxi. = wo you yige hao xiaoxi.

What does “zi4 xi2″ mean, as Chinese students say?
Do you know?

]]> By: leo http://laowaichinese.net/not-banned-ha%cc%8co-xiaoxi.htm/comment-page-1#comment-445 leo Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:06:35 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=21#comment-445 learnt more than 10 sentences in a day with the book "Essential Chinese 1500". In 10 days, I will learn a hundred sentences. Who said Chinese is hard to learn? learnt more than 10 sentences in a day with the book “Essential Chinese 1500″. In 10 days, I will learn a hundred sentences. Who said Chinese is hard to learn?

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