Archive for February 2nd, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Carrots with Green Peas

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Carrots with Green Peas

Carrots with Green PeasTaste: Salty and delicious.

Features: The combination of green and red colors makes a beautiful dish.

Ingredients:

250 grams (0.55 lb) green peas

150 grams (0.33 lb) carrots

2 grams (1/3 tsp) salt

1 grams (1/4 tsp) MSG

20 grams (1 1/2 tbsp) water

40 grams (3 tbsp) cooking oil

Directions:

1. Peel the carrots and cut them into cubes 1 cm (0.4 inch) long each side. Wash the green peas clean.

2. Heat the oil to 70-100℃ (160-210℉). Put in the green peas and carrot cubes. Add the water, salt and MSG and cook until the carrot cubes are soft. Use a strong fire to thicken the sauce. Place on a plate and serve.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – Grammar My Favorite Is Chinese History.

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Introduction:

When the character 一 appears by itself or is used as an ordinal number it is pronounced in the first tone. However, 一 is pronounced in the second tone yí when followed by a forth tone syllable, and is pronounced in the forth tone when followed by syllables of other tones.

Download List:

1. grammar.swf (1.06 MB)

(Source: chineseculture.about.com)

Chinese Pinyin – chu (初)

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

初[chū]

国标码:B3F5 部首:刀 笔画:7 笔顺:4523453

junior
beginning
at first
first
basic

例句与用法:

  1. 现代音乐最是在意大利发展起来的。
    Modern music was first developed in Italy.
  2. 他们通常不监禁次犯罪的人。
    They don’t usually imprison first offenders.
  3. 她威胁要解雇我们所有的人,但是后来她态度软化了。
    At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
  4. 次尝试做菜。
    She made her first essays at cooking.
  5. 我一般在7月开始剪羊毛。
    I start shearing the sheep at the beginning of July.
  6. 他正在上中。
    He is studying at a junior middle school.
  7. 他最是在罗马碰到他的妻子的。
    He first met his wife in Rome.

(Source: dict.cn)