http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog Learning Chinese is fun and easy Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:32:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/Chinese4Kidshttp://feedburner.google.com <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wSW9t-odX2gs5TRu7hOB61Satwc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wSW9t-odX2gs5TRu7hOB61Satwc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wSW9t-odX2gs5TRu7hOB61Satwc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wSW9t-odX2gs5TRu7hOB61Satwc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Try to take this test. 太阳从西边出来（tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái: the sun rises in the west), what does it mean? Have a look at the 4 choices. The answer is c. 不可能发生的事情（bù kě néng fā shēng de shì qíng) Does sun rise in the west? Impossible! Yes, that is the answer. Do you get [...]<p><a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/comics-chinese-test/">Comics: Chinese test</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog">Chinese for Kids Blog</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~4/ZM3XY11CyGg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~3/ZM3XY11CyGg/ http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/comics-chinese-test/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9kbBdEQ2M0y6u18C-LNUIwAEStY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9kbBdEQ2M0y6u18C-LNUIwAEStY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9kbBdEQ2M0y6u18C-LNUIwAEStY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9kbBdEQ2M0y6u18C-LNUIwAEStY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Please see the flyer. For any questions, please leave a message either to me or in the comment field. Thank you. Chinese club at ASH starts next week is a post from: Chinese for Kids Blog Bookmark to: <p><a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/chinese-club-at-ash-starts-next-week/">Chinese club at ASH starts next week</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog">Chinese for Kids Blog</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~4/0TCc7GPPN_Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~3/0TCc7GPPN_Q/ http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/chinese-club-at-ash-starts-next-week/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SuGlbK--iRkqoFvkHGplU0_dB9s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SuGlbK--iRkqoFvkHGplU0_dB9s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SuGlbK--iRkqoFvkHGplU0_dB9s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SuGlbK--iRkqoFvkHGplU0_dB9s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Inventions of the Great Ancient Chinese Empire Part 3 is a post from: Chinese for Kids Blog Bookmark to: <p><a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/inventions-of-the-great-ancient-chinese-empire-part-3/">Inventions of the Great Ancient Chinese Empire Part 3</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog">Chinese for Kids Blog</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~4/0-gF5jMI40s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~3/0-gF5jMI40s/ http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/inventions-of-the-great-ancient-chinese-empire-part-3/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/utNJK7DU-TiDEdMnN9Dat4BaCXE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/utNJK7DU-TiDEdMnN9Dat4BaCXE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/utNJK7DU-TiDEdMnN9Dat4BaCXE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/utNJK7DU-TiDEdMnN9Dat4BaCXE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Lijiang (丽江), located in the southwestern China, is a really beautiful little town in Yunnan Province, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (云贵高原/雲貴高原) converge. There are many different minorities; some of which even have their own languages. Naxi, for example, has their language in both spoken and written forms. The diversity of people and [...]<p><a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/impressions-of-lijiang/">Impressions of Lijiang</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog">Chinese for Kids Blog</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~4/QwEC1s2TZDA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~3/QwEC1s2TZDA/ http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/impressions-of-lijiang/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eOgl6Do8E8NEBIDhmJ4DfGP-u9w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eOgl6Do8E8NEBIDhmJ4DfGP-u9w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eOgl6Do8E8NEBIDhmJ4DfGP-u9w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eOgl6Do8E8NEBIDhmJ4DfGP-u9w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Inventions of the Great Ancient Chinese Empire Part 2 is a post from: Chinese for Kids Blog Bookmark to: <p><a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/inventions-of-the-great-ancient-chinese-empire-2/">Inventions of the Great Ancient Chinese Empire Part 2</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog">Chinese for Kids Blog</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~4/-yQqxJxOFMI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~3/-yQqxJxOFMI/ http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/inventions-of-the-great-ancient-chinese-empire-2/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y2b9bLbZkaZBc9FdO7p_4n7RuMw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y2b9bLbZkaZBc9FdO7p_4n7RuMw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y2b9bLbZkaZBc9FdO7p_4n7RuMw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y2b9bLbZkaZBc9FdO7p_4n7RuMw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>I read an article featured in the New York Times recently and I thought it is interesting to read. According to the article, a lot of families in USA are hiring baby sitters with a foreign language background. Why? Parents cite different reasons for hiring baby sitters and nannies to speak a second language with [...]<p><a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/looking-for-a-babysitter-a-foreign-language-a-must/">Looking for a Babysitter: A foreign Language a Must</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog">Chinese for Kids Blog</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~4/hEXW4ICX6Kg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~3/hEXW4ICX6Kg/ http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/looking-for-a-babysitter-a-foreign-language-a-must/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nB4Rdagem48dlc28B5I19v9zXW4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nB4Rdagem48dlc28B5I19v9zXW4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nB4Rdagem48dlc28B5I19v9zXW4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nB4Rdagem48dlc28B5I19v9zXW4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Inventions of the Great Ancient Chinese Empire Part 1 is a post from: Chinese for Kids Blog Bookmark to: <p><a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/inventions-of-the-great-ancient-chinese-empire-p1/">Inventions of the Great Ancient Chinese Empire Part 1</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog">Chinese for Kids Blog</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~4/vZcmjJ71K9M" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~3/vZcmjJ71K9M/ http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/inventions-of-the-great-ancient-chinese-empire-p1/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HC7FpNwOihxn0TRYTKVmhldjlk4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HC7FpNwOihxn0TRYTKVmhldjlk4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HC7FpNwOihxn0TRYTKVmhldjlk4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HC7FpNwOihxn0TRYTKVmhldjlk4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>For many of the Chinese language learners, getting the learning materials is challenging; getting the right materials is even more challenging. This is the reason I create books and worksheets to cater to different needs. Frankly speaking, it is not easy. It requires a lot of thinking and it is time consuming. To credit own [...]<p><a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/store/">Visit Our Store</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog">Chinese for Kids Blog</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~4/GixD9ARciD0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~3/GixD9ARciD0/ http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/store/ <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X22Uguloa5h365xhWzvJ0MLlu6s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X22Uguloa5h365xhWzvJ0MLlu6s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X22Uguloa5h365xhWzvJ0MLlu6s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X22Uguloa5h365xhWzvJ0MLlu6s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Tongue twister is always fun to learn in any language. Here is one in Chinese. 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Like &#8220;Invisible Wings&#8220;, it is another song about dreams, inspiring young people to keep dreams alive and try hard to make them true. That is why it is so popular. <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZaOeLfXQxYs" width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZaOeLfXQxYs" /> <param name=wmode" value="transparent" /> </object> 梦的芽快乐生长 mèng de yá kuài [...]<p><a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/blooming-dreams/">Blooming Dreams 梦的怒放</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog">Chinese for Kids Blog</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~4/0K15WlccDWI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chinese4Kids/~3/0K15WlccDWI/ http://www.chinese4kids.net/blog/blooming-dreams/