Mandarin with Lily

How about improving your Mandarin in a resultative but also fun way? Check out the following story along with the characters and pinyin on the screen that will help you! Stay tuned for more content like this!

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[EN/ES SUB] 我一周的生活 |Slow& Normal Speed Chinese Story |Chinese Listening |New HSK 1/2 This video is made for students who would like to learn or improve their Mandarin through a fun way ---listening to stories. The story is read twice, once a...

Learning Mandarin Chinese is a challenge for a number of reasons. Sometimes it’s called the hardest language to learn but it’s also the most widely spoken native language in the world. Follow for more useful tips and resources to become fluent :)

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Try your skills on this exercise post today :) Put the corresponding letter to each routine and then check the comments for the answer! How many did you get right? Answer in the comments!

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April Fool's Day is a day for fun and jokes that is catching on in China. Pranks include tricking people with fake news, scaring them, or sticking signs on people without them knowing that they are wearing it. It started in Europe more than 500 years ago, and it was originally a Western day for jokes and pranks. Now people in Hong Kong and China also engage in the fun.

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For Chinese learners, de particles are something they must master if they want to learn Chinese well. Among the three de (的, 地, 得) in Chinese, 的 is used most frequently and is the one that most people learn. A lot of Chinese beginners cannot figure out the usage of 的, and they cannot distinguish it from other de particles. Check out the following video to master it!
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Secret to make long sentences in Chinese: 的 In this short video, we are having a look the secret to make long sentences in Chinese. Hope you see the logic of building these sentences in the video and a...

In the Chinese language, simple numerals cannot quantify an object by itself. Measure words, also known as classifiers, are used along with numerals to define the quantity of an object. Since there are a lot of these words, mastering them can be tricky, but rest assured your Mandarin will be on another level :)

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Chinese Measure Words - 数量词 In this short video, we are having a look at some common measure words used with both nouns and verbs. Measure words can be a lot of work, but once you have ...

Learning how to say and understand pronouns in Chinese is one of the first steps to constructing your own sentences in the language. Today we are having a look at a few frequently used indefinite pronouns. Being able to use pronouns correctly is a big step toward proper sentence construction :)
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一点儿，一些儿，有的，任何，另外的 &全部的 In this short video, we are having a look a few frequently used indefinite pronouns. They are: 一点儿，一些的，有的，别的，另外的 and 全部的。Hope you get to learn something you ...

Today we are having a look at a few common structures in Chinese that are used to express emphasis. 连...也/都 is probably the most popular one. The following structures are used in Chinese to emphasize certain aspects of the sentence. It gives our language so much more colors and really shows our views on people and things.
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Express Emphasis in Chinese In this short video, we are having a look a few common structures in Chinese to express emphasis. 连...也/都 is probably the most popular one. It gives our lang...

被 (bèi) sentences, which are called 被字句 (bèizìjù) in Chinese, are a key way to express the passive voice in modern Mandarin Chinese. In passive sentences, the object of an action becomes the subject of the sentence, and the "doer" of the action, which would have been the subject of the normal (active voice) sentence, becomes secondary and may or may not be mentioned in the passive sentence.
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Chinese sentence structure: 被 In this short video, we are having a look at the sister sentence structure of 把 sentence, 被 sentence. The passive proposition 被 is relatively straightforward...

The 把 (bǎ) sentence is a useful structure for constructing longer sentences which focus on the result or influence of an action. One of its key features is that it brings the object of the verb closer to the front of the sentence and precedes it with a 把. It's really common in Mandarin but can feel a bit awkward at first for English speakers so check the following to master it :)
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Chinese sentence structure: 把 In this short video, we are having a look at one of the difficult sentence structure for learners to master in Chinese, which is 把 sentence structure. Once l...