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by CBBECKY
Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:05 am
Forum: Translations & Chinese/English names
Topic: 一字千金 Every word is worth one thousand taels of gold
Replies: 0
Views: 10759

一字千金 Every word is worth one thousand taels of gold

一字千金 Every word is worth one thousand taels of gold 一字千金 战国末期,秦国有一个大商人,名叫吕不韦,他因在赵国经商时,曾资助过秦庄襄王(名子楚,当时在赵国做质子--抵押品)又把他的妾赵姬送给子楚为妻,待子楚接王位后,便被封为文信侯,官居相国。庄襄王在位仅三年便病死了,由他十三岁的儿子政(赵姬所生)接王位,便是历史上有名的秦始皇,尊吕不韦为仲父,行政大权全操在吕不韦和赵姬的手中。 当时养士之风甚盛,有名的战国四公子便都养有门客数千人,吕不韦也养了三千门客,作为他的智囊,想出种种办法来巩固他的政权。这些门客,三教九流的人,应有尽有,他们各人有各...
by CBBECKY
Thu Nov 18, 2010 12:59 am
Forum: Mandarin language forum
Topic: Top 40 Chinese Words and Phrases
Replies: 0
Views: 21882

Top 40 Chinese Words and Phrases

Top 40 Chinese Words and Phrases Hello Chinese : 你好 Pinyin : nǐhǎo Literal Meaning : You good I am sorry Chinese : 对不起 Pinyin : duìbuqǐ Literal Meaning : Sorry My Name Is ... Chinese : 我叫 ... Pinyin : wǒ jiào ... Literal Meaning : I (am) called ... How Are You? Chinese : 你好吗 Pinyin : nǐhǎo ma? Liter...
by CBBECKY
Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:28 am
Forum: Mandarin language forum
Topic: FREE Chinese Learning Resources
Replies: 4
Views: 52435

FREE Chinese Learning Resources

Are you a newbie learner? Are you feeling frustrated by Pinyin and Tones? Are you looking for FREE resources to learn Chinese and know about Chinese culture and history? Here to share with you the Resources at ChineseTones: - Chinese Pinyin Initials, finals and tones flash to help you master the cor...
by CBBECKY
Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:13 pm
Forum: Translations & Chinese/English names
Topic: Five majors to help girls get romance
Replies: 0
Views: 10038

Five majors to help girls get romance

A recent investigation has found that there is a possible connection between a female student`s major and her marriage prospects. 最新调查研究显示,女性学生所学专业与她们的婚姻前景之间可能存在着某种联系。 Here are five majors that may improve chances of finding a partner. 选择以下五种专业的女孩们更容易邂逅自己的“白马王子”。 Education: life balance 师范类女生:工作与生活...
by CBBECKY
Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:30 pm
Forum: Language courses
Topic: Enjoy movies and learn Chinese with fun!
Replies: 1
Views: 33896

Enjoy movies and learn Chinese with fun!

Tired of doing things by the book? Here ChineseTones presents innovative interactive Movie Lessons for learning Mandarin Chinese. Each lesson comes from popular Chinese films and TV shows, with natural human interaction, popular expressions and a regular rate of speech, and contains audio dialogue, ...
by CBBECKY
Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:26 pm
Forum: Mandarin language forum
Topic: 推特(tuītè) Twitter
Replies: 0
Views: 11582

推特(tuītè) Twitter

推特(tuītè) Twitter Twitter is translated as 推特(tuītè) in Chinese language. Twitter is a kind of 微型博客(wēixíng bókè) micro-blog, allowing users to send the 最新动态(zuì xīn dòngtài) latest developments and ideas in the form of a short message, to their followers. All Twitter messages are limited to 140 cha...