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Culture Yard is an established international language school, located in a traditional Chinese courtyard in the heart of Beijing. Created and run by a multi-national team of young and enthusiastic individuals, Culture Yard aims to promote language and culture learning among the local and expat communities by offering various workshops, cultural exchange activities and language training courses.

18/06/2026

The verbs 去 [qù] and 走 [zǒu] both mean "to go" in Chinese, but they have different uses.

去 generally means "to go (to), to go somewhere", while 走 can mean "to go (from), to leave".

Learn the differences between 去 vs. 走 with these examples.

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17/06/2026

In Chinese, the character 青 [qīng] is often combined with other radicals or characters to form compound characters as a phonetic component, hitting at the character's pronunciation.

Here are a few examples of Chinese characters with 青 [qīng].

Do you know other ones? Comment below!

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16/06/2026

How would you describe this action in Chinese? Comment the right answer below!

他在[tā zài] ______
A. 聊天[liáo tiān]
B. 上网[shàng wǎng]
C. 洗澡[xǐ zǎo]
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11/06/2026

In Chinese, the radical 舟 [zhōu] means "boat" and is typically found in characters associated with water, travel, or maritime activities.

When not employed as the primary radical, 舟 [zhōu] can serve as a phonetic component as well.

Do you know other Chinese characters with the radical 舟 [zhōu] in them? Comment below!

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10/06/2026

Which Chinese adjective best describes this image? Comment the right answer below!

他很[tā hěn] ______
A. 高[gāo]
B. 近[jìn]
C. 慢[màn]
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09/06/2026

The Chinese characters 搀 and 馋 look quite similar, but they have different pronunciations and meanings.

While 搀 is pronounced as [chān] and means "to assist," 馋 is pronounced as [chán] and means "greedy".

Here are some word pairs with 搀 and 馋 as well as their meaning.
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04/06/2026

In Chinese, the radical 户 [hù] signifies "door" and is frequently present in characters associated with housing or various aspects of households.

When serving as a secondary component, 户 [hù] can function as a phonetic or semantic element, especially when the character's meaning is not directly related to the concept of a "door."

Do you know other Chinese characters with the radical 户 [hù] in them? Comment below!

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03/06/2026

Which Chinese adjective best describes this image? Comment the right answer below!

她很[tā hěn] ______
A. 冷[lěng]
B. 热[rè]
C. 累[lěi]
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02/06/2026

The Chinese characters 午and 牛 look quite similar, but they have different pronunciations and meanings.

While 午 is pronounced as [wǔ] and means "noon", 牛 is pronounced as [niú] and means "cow".

Here are some word pairs with 午 and 牛 as well as their meanings.
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28/05/2026

Which Chinese verb best describes this image? Comment the right answer below!

他们在[tāmen zài ] ______
A. 读书[dúshū]
B. 画画[huà huà]
C. 游泳[yóuyǒng]
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