General Discussion
Welcome to the group. This group is intended to help like-minded people study together.
盛夏光年
December 07, 2008 at 11:34 AM
I thought I'd share one of my favourite Chinese movies which is called 盛夏光年 or "Eternal Summer" in English. It is a 2006 Taiwanese film about Jonathan (Bry...
Read more
phonetic map : 分 fēn
December 07, 2008 at 08:45 AM
@ 分 fen 忿 fèn angry 气忿 qìfèn s.v./n. angry; furious 氛 fēn b.f. atmosphere; ambience 气氛 qìfēn n. atmosphere; ambience 吩 fēn . 吩咐 fēnf&ugra...
Read more
phonetic map : 委 wei
December 07, 2008 at 08:10 AM
@ 委 wei 委 wēi . 委蛇 wēiyí pretending interest and sympathy 委 wěi to entrust; designate; discard; accumulate; committee / really 委托 wěituō to entrust; commissio...
Read more
phonetic map : 鬼 gui
December 07, 2008 at 08:01 AM
@ 鬼 gui 瑰 guī jade-like stone / rare; marvelous 瑰宝 guībǎo rarity; treasure; gem 玫瑰 méigui rosebush; rose 鬼 guǐ ghost; spirit; dirty trick; clever; (term of ab...
Read more
phonetic map : 畀 bi
December 07, 2008 at 07:44 AM
@ 畀 bi 畀 bì to give; turn over, abandon to; depend on 倚畀 yǐbì to rely on (sb. for advice) 鼻 bí nose 鼻孔 bíkǒng nostril 鼻涕 bíti nasa...
Read more
Let's Make the Grammar Guide Wiki Based!
December 07, 2008 at 03:35 AM
Today, while studying for the HSK, I was thinking that a good way to memorize the numerous Chinese grammar rules would be to create a notebook of them. Writing...
Read more
phonetic map : 魏 wei
December 06, 2008 at 09:46 AM
@ 魏 wei 魏 Wèi (name of several dynasties) ** 巍 wēi lofty; towering 崔巍 cuīwēi ∼ ** 魏 has 鬼 (gui) as phonetic, see 鬼 map
Read more
Where do I renew my Chinese visa in Shanghai?
December 06, 2008 at 09:45 AM
Has anyone renewed their Visa in Shanghai? I am a little confused about where to go, and it would be great to find out here rather than searching for hours
Read more
Vocabulary Tab
December 06, 2008 at 07:48 AM
Can anyone tell me how to use the vocabulary section? I understand that you have to go through each lesson and save the words to get your vocab bank bigger...
Read more
This is funny
December 06, 2008 at 04:42 AM
Here's a hilarious blog post from Hanzismatter on how westerners can misinterpret Chinese characters.
Read more