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Chinese Name : a FAQ

June 11, 2007 at 04:46 PM
I need a formal, if not official, Chinese name to fill in my visa application form. I think I should settle for 法郎 fa3láng (somehow quaint) as a surname (Fran... Read more

*Driver's Ed. Vocabulary Links*

June 09, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Ni hao~   ~ I am planning on taking my Drivers Ed. Permit test the end of this month in Mandarin Chinese. I obviously need to learn the vocabulary, so does... Read more
如果你能将这篇文章翻译成英文,那说明你已经具备了一定的汉语功底。你应该为你的能力感到自豪,能应该为你的成功感到骄傲。我祝福你,因为你通过了这次小小的测验,虽然是一个小小的测验,但是要知道”滴水穿石“的典故,只要功夫深,铁棒磨成针。只要我们肯努力,世界上就没有办不成的事。有句话我一直当作自己的座右铭,那便是... Read more

Annotaion software.

June 09, 2007 at 11:46 AM
I am just wondering if anyone is using annotation software on there computer.  I am looking for a good one but I haven't found any yet.  I know most of... Read more
The New York Times this weekend - I guess it's Sat. June 9th - has some pretty impressive photos of Shanghai in the Travel section. They're somewhat jarring-... Read more

ChinesesPod in the Economist

June 09, 2007 at 04:51 AM
The Economist ran a story on ChinesePod this week, and here it is . In fact, ChinesePod has received a huge amount of media coverage in the last year. To see it all,... Read more

Official Website.

June 09, 2007 at 03:04 AM
www.salocinten.bur.st Click or touch here. Read more
I've tried unsuccessfully to ask this question on my own blog: anyone have an idea who comes up with official transliterations of Blair, Bush Sarkozy, Merkel et... Read more

Small but truly useful words

June 08, 2007 at 06:47 AM
Hello, I have a Chinese exam comming soon so I have listed words and expressions that help put some structure in an essay sort of writing. I certainly forgot some im... Read more
Hi everyone, Thanks to Chinesepod, and self study I have won a scholarship from the Chinese Consulate in SF to attend a 1 month intensive mandarin program... Read more