【说中文，长知识 】中国人为什么喜欢用木筷子？

Jun 6, 2020 | Uncategorized

筷子，是我们吃饭必用的工具。你会用筷子吗？对于中国人的饮食文化在全世界各地都越来越受欢迎。但有一件事很多人并不理解，就是为什么中国人用的筷子是木头做成的？为什么不像西方的刀叉一样用金属制成？或者像韩国人那样用金属筷子呢？这样不是很不环保吗？其实中国人使用的筷子大多是竹子制作的，简称为“竹筷”。我们可以留意到 “筷” 这个字就用了竹字头。It uses the bamboo radical up top.大家喜欢熊猫吗？没错，那些憨态可掬的大熊猫的食物来源，就是竹子。竹子的用途很广。除了筷子，中国古代人民也用竹子建造许多不同的工具，...

【说中文，长知识】为什么中国人喜欢喝热水？Why Do Chinese People Drink Hot Water?

May 24, 2020 | Uncategorized

众所周知，中国人热爱喝茶，现在越来越多人也喜欢喝咖啡。但是喝热水这个习惯依然是中国的一个特色。在中国家庭中，特别是爸爸妈妈、爷爷奶奶都有喝热水的习惯。这是为什么呢？首先我们要知道什么是生水什么是开水。生水就是没有烧开的水 unboiled water，开水就是烧开了的水 boiled water。中国人喝的热水，是降温了的开水，温度和体温差不多。其实喝热水在中国的确有着悠久的历史，中国的饮茶历史可以追溯到四千七百多年前。而这种饮茶文化，在某种程度上促成了中国人烧开水，喝热水的习惯。还有就是几千年前，中医chinese...

Learn ALL 249 Chinese HSK words with “shi” (with example sentences)

Jun 23, 2019 | HSK

The other day I was thinking about the “shi poem” (The Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den by Zhao Yuanren), and wondered how many “shi” characters are there in the HSK. I found out that there were 39 of them, and they are found in 249 words....

A Guide To Learn Chinese Through Social Media Platforms 2019

Jun 22, 2019 | HSK, Learning Tips

As many of you know, Chinese people don’t have access to most western social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Facebook, YouTube, etc. So they have their own versions of these platforms. Aside from reading Chinese books and literature, another great...

All HSK Vocabulary Visualized

Jun 11, 2019 | HSK

Ever wonder what 5000 HSK vocabulary look like. We made a it into little boxes for better visualization.Download this PDF and see for yourself! hsk-words-visualized Download Click here to see full resolution...