Hot Chinese Language & Culture How-Tos
How To: Write Chinese characters using the radical for "water"
In this video series, graduate student and teaching assistant Esther-Xiaohua Liu will show you how to write Chinese characters by using the radical for "water." If any Chinese character contains the "Three-Dot-Water" radical, it will have some association to shui or "water." Learn to speak and write the characters for juice, converge, the Milky Way, sweat, dirt, soup, pond, irrigate, float, and many more! Esther-Xiaohu will give you what you need to recognize these water words in print today!
Write Chinese characters: stroke order
In this video series, expert Bo Feng shows you the proper stroke order for writing Chinese characters properly. The long tradition of calligraphy has developed techniques for writing that will make your characters seem more authentic. Bo teaches you the seven rules of writing Chinese characters: top to bottom, left to right, upper left to bottom right, outside to inside, horizontal before vertical, left slant before right slant, and center before wings.
How To: Write Chinese symbols for flowers
In this video language lesson series, our expert will teach you how to write and pronounce a variety of Chinese symbols for flowers. You will learn about how each Chinese characters is formed and derived and get tips on pronunciation. Learn such flower words as rose, lily, tulip, and lotus flower.
How To: Write Chinese symbols for body parts
Most modern Chinese words contain more than one syllable and therefore require multiple characters to write out. However, a person knowing the meanings of individual characters can often infer the general meaning of a word. In this video series, our expert will teach you how to write and pronounce the Chinese symbols for body parts.
How To: Write Chinese symbols for different types of fruit
Our expert, Xi Chen, will show you how to say many different types of fruits names in Chinese. She will walk you step by step through each name and explain each one at a time. Since there is a lot of important detail in each these lessons are invaluable to the serious student!
How To: Speak and read some basic Mandarin
Learn to say and read some basic Mandarin words/characters. This is one kind of Chinese language, the other being Cantonese.
How To: Speak common Cantonese phrases
Learn how to say thank you and other common phrases in Cantonese before your next visit to China or Hong Kong. It's not an easy language to learn, but these useful phrases are a great place to start. Speak common Cantonese phrases.
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