Tag Archives: Chinese
Class Notes – Current Slang
Back in 中文学校 this year, with a wonderful class and teacher, 许稚宜. I love that our discussions bring up current mobile and internet slang that’s emerging through texting, but not in any textbook, nor Google Translate or other marvelous online language tools… Continue reading
吃不消 Food Inc in China
Interesting translation of Food Inc., 吃不消 chībuxiāo means “unable to stand” (as in exhaustion, exertion) Continue reading
New Zealand to launch first Chinese digital communities website
Excited to see new New Zealand Chinese Community online (http://chinesecommunity.org.nz), launching at the Rising Dragons, Soaring Bananas International conference July 18th. From Xinhuanet: “This partnership between Auckland City Libraries and the New Zealand Chinese Association has been a great opportunity… Continue reading
NZ Chinese Journals 先驅者之聲
Delighted to discover NZ Chinese Journals 先驅者之聲 project containing over 16,000 pages from three publications (民聲旬報 Man Sing Times 1921-22, 僑農月刊 New Zealand Chinese Growers Monthly Journal 1949-72 and 中國大事週報 New Zealand Chinese Weekly News 1937-46) that span 50 years of Chinese New Zealand history. Wonderful interface makes it a joy to view and search these fascinating historical sources in English and Chinese. Continue reading
The Fun of a Naughty Pun: 草泥马 Cao Ni Ma
UPDATE 16 March 2009: The original 草泥马 “Grass Mud Horse” children’s chorus video below was removed from YouTube, but reposted here by Rebecca Mackinnon. Also of interest: 12 March NYT article “A Dirty Pun Tweaks China’s Online Censors.” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3tPA_Z_MT0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b] This… Continue reading
Chinese Language Learning Tool: nciku
Delighted to discover nciku, an online Chinese-English dictionary and language learning tool. There are lots of helpful features like autocomplete and saving to vocab lists. What really sets this one apart is the ability to handwrite characters on the screen… Continue reading
Translating the woman who missed her flight from HK
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Chinese Lesson 1: DàiWéiDàoism
二月 十四天 February 14, 2009 Wellington Chinese Language School Intermediate Chinese 3 So excited to be back in Chinese class. It’s been a long time since I’ve been conversing regularly in Mandarin. The last time I was in a Chinese… Continue reading