Ling

Hi, I’m Ling, a Chinese tutor and a language learning amateur. I create this blog with a goal to help Mandarin learners and Chinese culture lovers to study and know about this language by self-learning. Welcome to visit me from time to time and give me your precious advice! Thank you!

[Chi Mini Drama] Ep.2 A Walk In The Morning 清晨的散步 | Chinese for Intermediate levels

By / July 28, 2019 / Culture,Travel

  If you don’t have time to watch the video, you can simply click BilingoalChineseMiniDrama-Ep2-A-walk-in-the-morning清晨的散步 to download the lyrics in the PDF format 😀 今天天气有点冷，再穿一件衣服吧 Today is a bit cold, wear more clothes 都准备好了，我们就出发吧 Everything is ready, Let’s go 今天天气真好呀 Such nice weather 去哪儿好呢？ Where to go? 左边还是右边呢？ Left or right? 投个硬币吧，如果是正面就去右边 Let’s flip a …

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55 COMMON PHRASES IN CHINESE | BASIC CHINESE

By / July 6, 2019 / Learning Tips,Travel

I spent 4 days cutting the video at home The colors looked okay when I was editing But don’t know why it became dark after I exported it even darker after I uploaded it…lol Who could tell me why? This video includes 55 basic words, phrases, and sentence patterns which I think useful for beginners I hope it could help all of you. However, …

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My First Chinese Mini Drama

By / June 27, 2019 / Culture,Learning Tips

天呐，不敢相信！ Oh my god, unbelievable! 我拍了我的第一部迷你中文剧 I made my first mini Chinese drama! 「晒罗勒」 Drying Basils 四月份种下的罗勒苗现在都长大了 之前下了几场雨 结果一下子长得很疯狂。。 正愁这么多罗勒要怎样才能吃完 正好天热！ 突然奇想 就决定来做晒晒罗勒叶 The basils that I planted in April have all grown up there were several rainfalls before as a result, they are rising even more crazily now I am wondering what could I do with so many basils the hot weather comes just in time! I …

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现在(xiànzài) vs 最近(zuìjìn)

By / June 5, 2019 / Learning Tips,Nuances

I am sure that you think the meaning of ‘最近'(zuì jìn) and ‘现在'(xiànzài) are as follows: 「现在」– now 「最近」– recently In fact, the meaning of these two words are subtle, ‘现在’ doesn’t just mean ‘now’, it also has the meaning of ‘currently’ or ‘at the present’. As for ‘最近’, what exactly the time period does …

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Hard to believe, I failed to make sweet rice dumplings again…!

By / May 14, 2019 / Culture,Food

  I know the lantern festival is already over, but as a southerner, I am really keen on all kinds of products made from glutinous rice.  😀 These sweet rice dumplings for instance. Black sesame balls are called ‘汤圆tāngyuán‘ in Chinese Mandarin, it is usually served as a traditional dish during the Lantern Festival（元宵节yuánxiāo jié）, which …

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Simple but unforgettable, boss, give me one bowl of Gantiao noodles! | 老板，来碗干挑！

By / March 29, 2019 / Culture,Food

我还是记得上一次我说要做干挑面的事。 I still remembered last time I said I’d like to make the noodles from my region – 干挑面 gān tiāo miàn. 当然不是随便说说哒!  This is not a joke!  我真的做了， 哈哈哈! I made it, hahaha! 就跟我上次说的一样，这道菜是我们江浙北部的早餐之一。 As I said last time, this dish is mainly served as breakfast in the north of Zhejiang Province. One of …

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