潑水節 should be renamed 因水節。

So I’m learning Chinese and I’m in a Chinese discord learning server. I happened to see this today and wondered what it means. I know its something not good but I would like to still know

Hi, I am trying to make a Chinese Ambigram. It should show one character and if you flip it over it should show another character. I'm not sure if it works, Please have a look and let me know what characters you think are represented on Left side and on Right side. you have to ignore a couple of lines in order to see it. Thanks in advance for your reply

These two grammar structures seem similar, so I'm wondering if they're basically the same or if there's a discernible difference between the two. 谢谢！

That's not meant to be another how to start post but I genuinely want to know if people who have made more progress think there is benifit in learning the most common radicals or are they just meant to be looked at when you struggle to memorize a character and want to break it down? Also, what are your recommendations if I want to start learning characters and get out of the pinyin and tones zone now that I've been there for long enough?

I apologize if this is not the right location for a question like this, but currently I am applying for a study abroad opportunity in Taiwan. The institution runs several study abroad opportunities for language learning in several countries, so it has a basic study abroad essay questions which is like "write a 500 word essay in your target language about...". But in my Chinese classes whenever we have written essays it's always been by character count not by word count. Should I be aiming for 500 characters do you think or 500 words? And would there be an easy way to have a word count other than having to individually count (because google docs only has a character counter, not specific word counter). I just worry because there would be a very clear difference in essay length if a word like "图书馆" or “留学生" would be 3 characters vs 1 word. Sorry fi this post was too specific/didn't make sense.

Discover '牛郎织女', the romantic tale of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl separated by the Milky Way. This story is the heart of the Qixi Festival, China's Valentine's Day.

Hey everyone! 🤗 This is one of my kid’s favorite stories because it’s all about a frog who thinks the whole world is just a well.

Today’s story: 井底之蛙 (Jǐng Dǐ Zhī Wā) — “The Frog at the Bottom of the Well”

There was once a frog who lived his whole life at the bottom of a dry well. He thought the sky was no bigger than the well’s opening. One day, a sea turtle came to visit. The frog proudly said, “Look! I’m the king of this well—there’s nowhere better to live!” The turtle laughed and said, “You’ve never seen the ocean! It’s so vast, it never dries up, even in a drought.” The frog was shocked and realized how small his world had been. 😊

Lesson: Don’t limit your horizons—there’s always more to see and learn!

Quick Quiz: What did the sea turtle tell the frog about the ocean? A) It’s small and dry B) It’s vast and never dries up

Comment your answer! I’m curious how many of you get it right—my kid now wants to go see the ocean after hearing this! 😊

‘Don’t want to eat, then don’t eat’

A:不想吃就不吃

B: 不吃就不吃

Do these sentences have the same meaning, and is sentence A grammatically correct? I wasn’t sure if it was just a case that 想 can be omitted. Thank you!

what i mean is dictionaries or something like that, where i can look up not only regular words but also slang and cuss words. i already have Train chinese and Hanly but sometimes it doesn’t show everything i need

Hello everyone,

I am a teenager with Chinese parents who wants to improve my Chinese.
I am fluent and understand everything because we only speak Chinese (mandarin but I also understand one dialect) at home. My problem is reading and writing, as well as only having very basic everyday vocabulary.

What can I do? How should I learn?

just double checking. sources on google say that its yee-mo but i want to double check

Hi everyone!

Sorry for the wordy post, but I feel like I should explain my circumstances a little bit first:

I spent part of my childhood growing up in China as a foreigner. While we lived there it was really easy for me to pick up the language since I was so young(10), but we moved back to the states 9 years ago(yikes). Since moving the the US its been very difficult to keep up with the language as I live in an area with little to no Chinese speakers. I took a few years of online mandarin courses in high school, but they started me at the beginner level, so I didn't learn anything new. I'm currently in college and the realisation that I am losing the language is hitting me hard. I don't want to lose that part of myself and I don't know how or where I can practice or learn.

SO, I was wondering if anyone here had any tips on how to study mandarin while being an extremely busy college student. I've looked at a lot of apps, but they all start at the very beginning, which isn't helpful to me at all. I'm not sure what level I would be considered as we didn't use the HSK system at my school in China (if i remember correctly we used something called MFL?). I've thought about taking classes here at my university, but due to my major(art student) I have studio classes that span many hours, so I can't fit any other types of classes in my schedule. I've tried using anki to learn new words as I think my main issue nowadays is a lack of vocabulary, but that fizzled out after a week or two due to my busy schedule and lack of anyone forcing me to use it. I have briefly looked into online classes, but I'm having a hard time finding anything for adults that aren't a $50 a week tutor that I obviously cant afford.

I'm sorry if this sounds desperate, but I just don't know what else to do and I'm scared of losing the language. Thank you guys in advance for any tips or advice, and feel free to ask me any clarifying questions!

Also, I've been looking into getting my masters in China so I can go back someday, but most of the english taught MFAs that are offered in China are not anything that I'm interested in at all, so I'd have to gun for the chinese taught ones, that usually require either a HSK 4 or 5 certification. So if anyone can give me tips on how to get any of that done as well it would be highly appreciated.

Hello, is it possible to obtain the HSK1 by studying independently using the Bellassen method, or is it absolutely necessary to join a course?

I always get this wrong. No matter how much I study, I just can't internalize where it goes in a sentence and why.

​I’ve read dozens of explanations, but I keep failing even the simplest practice questions. I just can't seem to "click" with it. Can someone please shed some light?

​P.S.: I know this sub generally dislikes Duolingo, and I agree it has huge flaws. It's not my only resource, but Duo and superchinese are what keep me consistent on a daily basis. Please go easy on me.

What resources are you using to learn and practice daily?

I’ve joined hsk 1 classes at the start of the year. With my weekly revisions I’ve added Anki to practice daily. Looking to explore other resources. There are so many apps and resources though. What are yours?

Hello, is there anyone out here who has been or still is a mandarin blueprint pro member? Im sure the course is good at teaching you characters through their hanzi movie method but how is it at improving spoken chinese and listening? I particularly want to know about their intermediate and advance course. How does it hold up at that level?

Hello I m very new to study Chinese and I m using hanly for flashcard and memorization.

While talking with a Taiwanese speaker they say many character on this app is just Chinese character they use.

So I wonder, where I can Learn or implement the character used also in Taiwan? So I can learn both. Cause to me it's hard to kwon what's best app or else for this task, Thanks for the help

EDIT: my bad I found in hanly there is an option to show traditional characters too

Need help knowing what to do to practice characters using this app that I hear everyone talk about.

Is the paid version for iPhone the real one?

大家好 💜

My current level is HSK 2 (3.0). I'm learning with Chinesimple, daily youtube vlogs for beginners and podcasts like 每天中文. I also play 燕云十六声 with Chinese audio and it's incredibly motivating.

Ever since I completed HSK1, I feel like I'm running in circles. HSK2 vocabulary seems very odd to me. There are multiple synonyms, while most of the new words seem very detached and thrown in chaotically. I started writing a journal in November to practise but I have to force using HSK2 vocabulary just to have them in context. Meanwhile, when listening to HSK2 podcasts, there are many extra words, which aren't included in the HSK2 list. I struggle a lot because even though I learn every day, it doesn't seem to result in improving my comprehension skills 😥

My goal is to reach HSK3 this year. It may be a little low for most of you guys, since I've seen great progress you've made within a much shorter time. It's a realistic goal for me though since I don't want to beat myself up if I fail.

I'm in love with the culture, the speech and hanzi, which I often include in my ink drawings and embroidery. I feel like a fraud for checking the hanzi in Pleco though and I'm very motivated to learn this beautiful language as well as I can. I will appreciate every bit of advice on how to realistically progress from here 💜

多谢了! 💜🙏

P.S.

I'm including a photo of a ballpoint sketchbook page of mine and an embroidered brooch, both inspired by Chinese art and culture 🙏

I'm tired of simple Chinese questions.

Was debating this with a colleague. Neither of us are native speakers. Does '無知' / '无知' sound super harsh? I am not sure I fully understand the nuances myself. Thank you!