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Chinese is quite different from Western languages in that it has a fixed amount of possible syllables. All in all there are no more than around 400 but then each of these syllables then have up to 5 possible tones. Interestingly, there are only a few sounds that end with a consonant. These are n, . . . → Read More: Chinese Mandarin: Pinyin combinations and sound recordings ![成语 [chéngyǔ] Idiom成语 [chéngyǔ] Idiom](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/idiom-150x150.png)
Attached here is a list of Chinese Idioms (or 成语) that will be available in the iHanzi flashcard app for iPhone. Have I missed any more common and important? Perhaps made a character, pinyin or definition mistake? I’d appreciate your input.
Simplified Traditional pinyin English Definition 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bú shì shǒu to fondle . . . → Read More: Chinese Idioms ![華語文能力測驗 [huá yǔwén nénglì cèyàn] TOCFL](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TOCFL-150x57.png)
In Taiwan they have the TOFCL test or as it is officially named: Test Of Chinese as a Foreign Language. (http://www.tw.org/tocfl/) which is Taiwan’s national standardized test for Chinese language proficiency. I have based my list on the list published on the website for Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency – Huayu: http://www.sc-top.org.tw/english/download.php. Then . . . → Read More: TOFCL: The complete list with English definitions ![汉语水平考试 [hànyǔ shuǐpíng kǎoshì] HSK](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/HSK-150x60.png)
Hi all, I’m populating the HSK Levels with definitions from Popup Chinese, Lingomi and CC-DICT. In the attached Excel file the levels 1-3 are now complete. This is ‘only’ 600 of the 5000 words that I need to do but it is at least a start. I want to choose English definitions represents the meaning . . . → Read More: HSK: The Complete Hanban lists with English definitions
Are you studying for the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi or Chinese proficiency test? Here is a complete listing of all vocabulary of the New Hanban 6 levels. The original vocabulary lists show hanzi and pinyin (accented without word space) only. The English definitions are left out. Lingomi and Popup Chinese have published lists with English definitions . . . → Read More: HSK: The Complete Hanban lists ![学中文 [xuézhōngwén] Learn Chinese](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Learn-Chinese-150x69.png)
Here are my favorite Chinese Mandarin learning apps.
StickyStudy This $4 app is easily the best Flashcard function out there. The Leitner Study Method algorithm works beautifully to introduce, rehearse and re-enforce vocabulary. The HSK levels are complete and well edited. Very nice and the best way to build your Chinese Mandarin vocabulary. Comes . . . → Read More: My Favorite Chinese Mandarin Learning Apps 
What’s up with Simplified Chinese character of 爱 (ài- love) missing the 心 (xīn – heart) radical? I’d much rather see a heart in love (心) as in the Traditional character for love (愛). The history of character simplification is quite interesting. It started with the New Culture Movement (xīnwénhuàyùndòng – 新文化运动) in the beginning . . . → Read More: Love Simplified: 愛 vs. 爱 ![瑞典 [Ruìdiǎn] Sweden David Petersson 潘德伟](http://www.davidpetersson.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sweden--150x115.png)
Ever since I studied Mandarin in Taipei in the early 90s, I haven’t been able to solve the mystery of why Sweden is called 瑞典 [Ruìdiǎn] and Switzerland is called 瑞士 [Ruìshì]. There seemed to be no connection to the Chinese name and the foreign name. Most countries would either be a phonetic translation such . . . → Read More: The mystery of Sweden and Switzerland |
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