Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 93– How to say animals in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 93 – How to say animals in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about how to say “better” and “best ”/”most” in Chinese. Today, we will talk about how to say animals in Chinese.

dòng wù yuán           dòng wù

   动    物    园 (zoo)       动    物 (animal)

gǒu             māo           niǎo           mǎ

  狗(dog)      猫 (cat)       鸟 (bird)   马(hourse)

biān fú           xióng           dà xiàng

  蝙  蝠 (bat)     熊(bear)     大    象 (elephant)

cháng  jǐng  lù                    lǎo shǔ

    长       颈   鹿 (giraffe)      老   鼠(mouse)

niú               hóu zi                       zhū

牛 (cow)        猴  子 (monkey)      猪 (pig)

mián yang                 shān yang

   绵     羊 (sheep)       山      羊 (goat)

lǎo hǔ                 láng             hú  li

老   虎 (tiger)        狼 (wolf)    狐 狸 (fox)

shī zi                māo tóu yīng            liè bào

 狮 子(lion)        猫    头   鹰 (owl)      猎  豹(cheetah)

yīng wǔ                 yú            jīng yú

  鹦   鹉(Parrot)    鱼(fish)     鲸   鱼 (whale)

shā yú                  hǎi guī

 鲨   鱼(shark)      海   龟(see turtle)

hǎi tún                     è yú

 海  豚 (Dolphin)    鳄 鱼(crocodile；alligator)

mǎ yǐ             mì fēng            hú dié

 蚂 蚁(ant)     蜜   蜂(bee)     蝴  蝶(butterfly)

yā zi               yīng               mǔ jī

鸭子(duck)      鹰(eagle)     母 鸡 (hen)

gōng jī                      xiā

   公  鸡(rooster)       虾 (shrimp)

dà xīng xing                dài shǔ

大   猩     猩 (gorilla)     袋   鼠(kangaroo)

lóng xiā                       wén zi

  龙    虾(lobster)          蚊  子(mosquito)

dà xióng māo                kǒng que

大     熊     猫(panda)        孔     雀(peacock)

shé                   zhī zhū                   qǐ  é

 蛇(snake)         蜘   蛛(spider)     企 鹅(penguin)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)

Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 92– How to say “better” and “best”/”most” in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 92 – How to say “better” and “best”/”most” in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we leaned a Chinese poem. Today, we will talk about how to say “better” and “best ”/”most”  in Chinese.

hǎo                       gèng hǎo/ bǐ jiào hǎo

 好(good)                 更    好 / 比  较   好(better)   

zuì hǎo                    zuì

 最   好 (best)           最 (most)

bǐ jiào dà                  bǐ jiào xiǎo

比 较   大 (larger)     比  较    小 (smaller)

zuì piào liang                               zuì xǐ huan

 最   漂     亮  (most beautiful)     最 喜   欢 (like most)

zuì guì de

 最   贵 的 (the most expensive)

zuì dà de                            zuì xiǎo de

最   大 的 (the largest)       最   小   的 (youngest, smallest)

1.   zhè liǎng jiàn yī fú nǎ yī jiàn gèng hǎo?

  这    两    件  衣 服  哪一  件     更    好?

(Which is the better of these two dresses?)

2.   nǐ zhōng wén shuō de bǐ wǒ hǎo.

你    中       文     说    的 比 我   好。

(Your Chinese is better than mine.)

3.   liǎng běn shū zhōng, yìng pí dì nà běn bǐ jiào guì yī xiē.

   两     本    书     中，    硬  皮 的 那   本  比  较   贵  一  些。

(The hardcover one is the more expensive of the two books.)

4.   chūn tiān tiān qì yuè lái yuè nuǎn huo le.

   春    天    天   气  越  来   越     暖    和  了。

(It gets warmer and warmer in spring.)

5.   nǐ shì zuì bàng de.

你  是  最    棒    的。(You are the best.)

6.   zhè ge shì wǒ men néng zhǎo dào de zuì pián yi de 

  这  个  是  我    们     能      找     到  的   最   便  宜  的   

bìng guǎn le.

 宾     馆    了. (This is the cheapest hotel we could find.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)

Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 91– A Chinese poem (Traveller’s song)

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 91 – A Chinese poem (Traveller’s song)

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talk about Appearance in Chinese. Today, we will lean a Chinese poem.

                                                     

                                                     yóu zǐ yín

                                                      游  子 吟

(Traveller’s song)

mèng jiāo (táng cháo)

                                                 孟     郊   ( 唐      朝 )

(Meng Jiao, Tang Dynasty)

cí mǔ shǒu zhōng xiàn, yóu zǐ shēn shang yī.

                       慈  母     手       中       线，  游  子   身       上    衣。

(A thread in a mother’s loving hand, making clothes for her travelling son.)

lín xíng mì mi fèng, yì kǒng chí chí guī.

                              临   行   密  密   缝， 意   恐     迟   迟   归。

(Knitting all her love into every stitch. She is worrying her son will be away for a long time.)

shuí yán cùn cǎo xīn,  bào de sān chūn huī.

                           谁     言    寸    草   心， 报   得   三     春     辉。

(How the young grass can ever repay the sunlight of the whole spring?)

This poem is well-known and popular in China. It expresses the conventional Chinese morality----kids have obligation to give back their love to their parents. This poem also expresses the author’s gratitude for his mother love and he wanted to repay his love to his mother, but he realized that it was impossible to do that. That is why he wrote “谁言寸草心， 报得三春辉。How the young grass can ever repay the sunlight of the whole spring?)”

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)