Archive for February 3rd, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Sour and Spicy Cabbage

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Sour and Spicy Cabbage Sour and Spicy CabbageTaste: Sour, sweet and spicy to the right degree.

Features: Crispy and succulent.

Ingredients:

500 grams (01.1 lb) cabbage

4 dired red chili

45 grams (1/3 tbsp) cooking oil

10 grains Chinese prickly ash

1 gram (1/4 tsp) MSG

45 grams(3 tbsp)vinegar

40 grams (3 tbsp)sugar

1 1/2 grams(1/20 oz) shredded ginger

3 grams (1/2 tsp) salt

Directions:

1.Remove the old cabbage leaves, wash hte rest of the cavvage clean and cut it into shreds. Take out the seeds of the red chili, wash clean and cut chili into thin shreds.

2. Heat the wok, add the oil, and when the oil is quite hot, deep-fry the Chinese prickly ash untilit gives off a strong aroma. Put the cabbage, chili and ginger into the wok and quickly stir-fry. Add the salt, vinegarm, sugar, and MSG. Stir-fry for 3 minutes. Take out and serve.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – Culture My Favorite Is Chinese History.

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Introduction:

The Chinese calendar includes two systems: the international solar calendar and the Chinese lunar calendar. Days of the month in the solar calendar are expressed by adding the Chinese word “hào” or “rì” after the number.

Download List:

1.cultural.swf (4.88 MB)

(Source: chineseculture.about.com)

Chinese Pinyin – chu (锄)

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

锄 [chú]

国标码:B3FA 部首:钅 笔画:12 笔顺:311152511153

a hoe
to hoe or dig
to weed
get rid of

例句与用法:

  1. 我一整天都在园子里的草。
    I spent the whole day weeding in the garden.
  2. 用于劈,砍的工具,如
    A tool, such as a hoe, used for hacking.
  3. 我看到小扬扛着两把头从旁走过。
    I saw Xiao Yang walking by, shouldering two hoes.
  4. 澳洲是这么可亲,只要用头逗她发痒,她就会带着收获笑逐颜开了。
    Australia is so kind that, just tickles her with a hoe, and she laughs with a harvest.
  5. 我宁愿在花园草,也不愿在运动场上跑来跑去。
    I would rather hoe in the garden than run about on the playground.

(Source: dict.cn)