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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.

10/09/2026

The Chinese characters 勺and 匀 look quite similar, but they have:

-different pronunciations
>勺 is pronounced as [sháo]
>匀 is pronounced as [yún].

-and different meanings:
>勺[sháo] means "spoon"
>匀[yún] means "even, uniform"

Here are some word pairs with 勺 and 匀 as well as their meaning.
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09/09/2026

放松 [fàngsōng] and 轻松 [qīngsōng] have very similar meanings in Chinese, which often can be confusing.

While 放松 [fàngsōng] is a verb that means "to relax", 轻松 [qīngsōng] is an adjective used to describe a "relaxed, pressure-free feeling".

Learn the differences between 放松 [fàngsōng] and 轻松 [qīngsōng] with sentence examples.

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08/09/2026

In Chinese, the measure word 台 [tái] is generally used for machines. Here are a few examples of objects that can be used with 台 [tái].

Do you know other things you can use 台 [tái] with？ Comment below！

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02/09/2026

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

他很[tā hěn] ______
A. 成功[chéng gōng]
B. 吃惊[chī jīng]
C. 懒[lǎn]
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26/08/2026

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

他在[tā zài] ______
A. 走路[zǒu lù]
B. 吃饭[chī fàn]
C. 购物[gòu wù]
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20/08/2026

The Chinese character 行 is one of many Chinese polyphones and can have several pronunciations.

The two most common pronunciations of 行 are [xíng] and [háng].

Here are a few Chinese words with the character 行 pronounced as [xíng] and [háng].
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18/08/2026

How do you say "OK" in Chinese?

Here are four (4) ways to agree to something in Chinese.

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13/08/2026

The Chinese verbs 知道 and 认识 both mean "to know", but they are used in different contexts.

知道 [zhī dào] means "to know something", while 认识 [rèn shi] means “to know someone”.

Learn the differences between 知道 vs. 认识 with these sentence examples.

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