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Give up halfway – 半途而废

June 13, 2016 by David & Nicole Leave a Comment

Give up halfway

You probably would have also heard that China is one of the world's four ancient civilizations. Well if you didn't know then now you do! The point is it would take more than hundreds of pages to even begin to summarize China's entire vast history - so I won't even attempt to do that in the length of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advanced Reading Practice Tagged With: Idioms and Proverbs

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Love me, love my dog – 爱屋及乌

May 28, 2016 by David & Nicole Leave a Comment

So I thought it would be a good idea to start a new category/series to post based around 成语 (chéng yǔ), which means an idiom, proverb or a wise saying, usually 4 characters long). They are often referred to as Chinese idioms or four-character idioms (四字成语). If you are interested in taking a peak … [Read more...]

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The Fox and the Goat – 掉在井里的狐狸和公山羊

May 28, 2016 by David & Nicole Leave a Comment

Howdy people! How ya doing? I would rate today's post as an advanced Chinese reading exercise which requires a relatively high level of Chinese vocabulary. But don't be scared. That's what I'm here for, to hold your hands and guide you through it. By me firstly going through the difficult words and … [Read more...]

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Part 3: Chinese News Article Reading Practice: Should you buy iPhone 6s? - 买不买 iPhone 6s?

March 30, 2016 by David & Nicole Leave a Comment

iPhone 6s

Hey everyone, we're almost there! This is the final part of the Chinese news article we've been going through for the past couple of posts. For some of you this may be your first time reading an actual Chinese news article from start to finish so congratulations! It wasn't as intimidating as it … [Read more...]

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Part 2: Chinese News Article Reading Practice: Should you buy iPhone 6s? - 买不买 iPhone 6s?

March 30, 2016 by David & Nicole Leave a Comment

iPhone 6s

As I mentioned earlier, this Chinese news article is divided into three parts and this post is the second part of the article. News articles are not an easy Chinese reading challenge as they have many specific terms. Another thing i also would like to mention about or discuss with you is the … [Read more...]

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Chinese News Article Reading Practice: Should you buy iPhone 6s? - 买不买 iPhone 6s?

March 30, 2016 by David & Nicole Leave a Comment

iPhone 6s

Yo ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Monkey Mandarin second post. This article talks about Chinese Text: 第一批iPhone 6s在本周五将陆续到货,但已经有部分消费者和媒体已经提前拿到货了。你是否对这款新机特别期待(如果已预订),或仍在纠结是不是要下单,毕竟6s与6相比升级并不大?不妨先看看各家的测评体验吧。 功能 The Verge的作者Nilay Patel最看重的是3D … [Read more...]

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