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Chinese grammar: How to make sentence in Chinese? muTu Note - Learn Chinese in 5 Minutes Many Chinese learners struggle with word order（词序，cí xù） when they are trying to make sentence s（造句，zào jù） in Chinese. Even some advanced students make grammatical mistakes（语法错误，yǔ fǎ cuò wù） from time to time, which is why it is extremely important to help beginner s and intermediate students gain a solid understanding of word order in Chinese sentence s. This article should help you get a general idea about some of the most basic Chinese sentence structures（句子结构，jù zi jié gòu） concerning word order. What’s the basic Chinese sentence structure? If you try to compare the most basic Chinese sentence structure with its equivalence in English, it can be easily seen that both of them follow the structure “subject + verb + object.” A good example of this structure could be the following sentence: 我学中文 wǒ xué zhōng wén “I’m study ing Chinese” In this simple sentence, “我 (wǒ) = I” serves as the

Stop Thief muTu Note - Learn Chinese in 5 Minutes Summer vacation was coming. Our teacher asked us to help our parents with housework.  I promised my mother that I would do the housework once a day. One day, I was walking in the street, holding a bottle of oil I had just bought. Suddenly I caught sight of a young man who was running fast with a purse in his hand. “Stop thief! stop thief!” cried a woman, running after him. At once I knew what had happened. An idea flashed through my mind. In no time I threw the bottle at the young man. The bottle fell to the ground and broke. The thief couldn’t stop himself and slipped on the oil and the broken bottle. Together with some nearby people, I rushed up and put my hands on the young man. A policeman came and caught him. The woman got back her purse. Many good words were said to me. I felt quite happy. I walked home with great pleasure. No sooner had I opened the door than I heard a voice, ” Be quick, bring me the oil! I am cooking!” “Oi

A Cheat Sheet for Ordering in Mandarin for Newbies muTu Note - Learn Chinese in 5 Minutes Some foreigners recognize so few Chinese characters that rocking up at a restaurant without an English menu can be a real challenge. While this quickie guide won’t give you access to the deeper, darker corners of every Chinese menu, it’s a start to at least make sure you don’t accidentally order the Spicy Lung Slices or Large Intestine Soup: Food 食物 shí wù Vegetables 蔬菜 shū cài – Cabbage 白菜 Bái cài – Scallion/Green onion 葱 Cōng – Onion 洋葱 Yáng cōng – Celery 芹菜 Qín cài – Coriander 香菜 Xiāng cài – Bamboo shoot 笋 Sǔn – Mushroom 蘑菇 Mó gū – Tomato 西红柿/番茄 Xī hóng shì/ Fān qié – Potato 土豆 Tǔ dòu – Corn 玉米 Yù mǐ – Eggplant 茄子 Qié zi – Cucumber 黄瓜 Huáng guā – Bean sprout 豆芽 Dòu yá – Spinach 菠菜 Bō cài Meat 肉 Ròu – Pork 猪肉 Zhū ròu – Beef 牛肉 Niú ròu – Chicken 鸡肉 Jī ròu – Lamb 羊肉 Yáng ròu – Ribs 排骨 Pái gǔ – Pork belly 五花肉 Wǔ huā ròu – Steak 牛排 Niú pái Seafood 海鲜 Hǎi xiān – Crab 螃蟹

Shá?! And Other Words That Originate From Chinese Dialects muTu Note - Learn Chinese in 5 Minutes Due to its size and the remoteness of many of its smaller towns and cities, China boasts a nearly endless number of dialects, so many in fact that it’s nearly impossible to create a comprehensive list of them all. Furthermore, many of the 200 or so dialects currently thought to be in existence are so dissimilar that people from different parts of the country are often unable to understand each other. Luckily for us language learners, Mandarin was installed as China’s official language in the 1930s, with the government promoting it as the “common speech” (普通话 pǔ tōng huà) ever since. With the advent of technology and the relative ease of long-distance communication, numerous words and phrase s that were once considered curious have captured the public’s imagination and entered the national vernacular. Not only are these relatively fun to use, but they’ll also help you sound like a zhōng