Here are your worksheets for Week 51 of My HSK Dictionary 3. Our words this week:  (Click on each of the Chinese words below to take a look.) 需要 – to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need 选择 – to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative 眼镜 – spectacles / eyeglasses  要求 – to request / to require / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand  爷爷 – father’s father / paternal grandfather Study 需要 is a verb meaning ‘to need’. For example, 我们需要的和你们不一样。 What we need is different from you. My HSK Dictionary 3 Week 51 The post HSK 3 Week 51: Words 551-555 appeare ..read more

Here are your worksheets for Week 50 of My HSK Dictionary 3. Our words this week:  (Click on each of the Chinese words below to take a look.) 新鲜 – fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon 信 – letter / mail / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random  行李箱 – suitcase / baggage compartment / overhead bin / (car) trunk / boot 兴趣 – interest in (something) 熊猫 – panda Study 兴趣 means ‘to have interest’, you can combine it with 感 to express ‘to be interested in’ or 有 to express ‘interesting’. You can use the sentence p ..read more

Here are your worksheets for Week 49 of My HSK Dictionary 3. Our words this week:  (Click on each of the Chinese words below to take a look.) 像 – to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.) 小心 – to be careful / to take care 校长 – (college, university) president / headmaster 鞋 – shoe 新闻 – news Study 像 can mean ‘to be like’, and can be used with the phrase, 看起来 to express ‘looks like’. For example,  你看起来像是一个正直的好青年。 You look like an upstanding good young man. My HSK Dictionary 3 Week 49 The post HSK 3 Week 49: Words 5 ..read more

Here are your worksheets for Week 48 of My HSK Dictionary 3. Our words this week:  (Click on each of the Chinese words below to take a look.) 夏 – the xia or hsia dynasty c. 2000 bc / xia of the sixteen kingdoms (407-432) / summer / surname xia 先 – early / prior / former / in advance / first  香蕉 – banana 相同 – identical / same 相信 – to be convinced (that sth is true) / to believe / to accept sth as true Study 先 can be used in a sentence pattern with 再 to express ‘first…then…’ You can use the pattern, 先。。。，再。。。 For example, 先洗手再吃。  Wash your hands first before eating. My HSK Diction ..read more

Here are your worksheets for Week 47 of My HSK Dictionary 3. Our words this week:  (Click on each of the Chinese words below to take a look.) 文化 – culture / civilization / cultural 西 – the West 习惯 – habit / custom / usual practice / to be used to 洗手间 – toilet/lavatory/washroom 洗澡 – to bathe / to take a shower Study To learn the character 习, we can look to the traditional version of the character, 習. The character shows two wings with the self, suggesting a young bird ‘practicing’ how to fly. My HSK Dictionary 3 Week 47 The post HSK 3 Week 47: Words 531-535 appeared first on Written Chines ..read more

Here are your worksheets for Week 46 of My HSK Dictionary 3. Our words this week:  (Click on each of the Chinese words below to take a look.) 万 – ten thousand / a great number   忘记 – to forget  为 – because of / for / to  位 – position / location / place / seat / classifier for people   为了 – in order to / for the purpose of / so as to Study 为了 (wèile) is usually used to show the purpose of an action.  You can use the sentence pattern:  为了 ⋯⋯ ，Subject ⋯⋯ For example,  为了孩子的未来，他决定搬到深圳。 For the future of his children, he decided to move to Shenzhen ..read more

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Here are your worksheets for Week 44 of My HSK Dictionary 3. Our words this week:  (Click on each of the Chinese words below to take a look.) 甜 – sweet 条 – strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things   同事 – colleague / co-worker  同意 – to agree / to consent / to approve   头发 – hair (on the head) Study 条 is a measure word for long thin items, such as trousers, rivers, roads, etc. For example,  这条铁路横贯全国。 The railway runs across the country. My HSK Dictionary 3 Week 44 The post HSK 3 Week 44: Words 516-520 appeared first o ..read more

Here are your worksheets for Week 43 of My HSK Dictionary 3. Our words this week:  (Click on each of the Chinese words below to take a look.) 糖 – sugar / candy / sweets 特别 – special / especially  疼 – (it) hurts / sore  提高 – to raise / to increase / to improve  体育 – sports / physical education Study 特别 can be an adjective that can be used when something is “special” or as an adverb that expresses “especially.” For example, 我喜欢他因为他很特别。 I like him because he’s special. My HSK Dictionary 3 Week 43 The post HSK 3 Week 43: Words 511-515 appeared first on Written Chinese ..read more

What is Mid Autumn Festival? After Spring Festival, 中秋节 (zhōng qiū jié) Mid Autumn Festival is the 2nd most important Traditional Chinese festival.  Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Moon Festival, Mooncake Festival, and Zhong Qiu Jie.  While this observance of the moon is traditionally a Chinese festival, it’s also celebrated in Japan, Vietnam and Korea. Table of Contents 1 What is Mid Autumn Festival? 2 When is Mid-Autumn Festival? 3 Mid-Autumn Festival 2022 4 Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Phases 5 The Mid-Autumn Festival Story 6 Mid-Autumn Festival Mooncakes 7 Other Mi ..read more