Past, Present and Future Tenses in Mandarin Chinese
May 27, 2016 - 42 Comments
Last week in the Written Chinese Office… We had a teeny tiny update for the Written Chinese Dictionary iOS. Don’t forget to update your app! We also celebrated the birthday of one of our developers, Damon (of beatbox fame) with lots of cake! Written Chinese Dictionary mobile app v1.9.4 released to iTunes Minor bug fixes We celebrated… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! If you don’t have time to read this post now, you can and read it later! Unlike in English, the form of a Chinese verb never changes, regardless of whether it is present, past, or future tense. For example, whereas in English the verb ‘eat’ will… Read More
We’re back for another episode of Two White Chicks in China! This week our question comes from Timbo Birch (via Facebook), who asks us “What does Shenzhen sound like?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In This Episode We Talk About… A… Read More
The 把 (bǎ) particle marks the noun that follows it in a sentence as a direct object. This kind of sentence is known as 把字句 (bǎ zì jù). Furthermore, the 把 (bǎ) particle emphasises the object, and suggests that some action needs to be taken care of. The result of the action has to come after the 把 (bǎ) particle. One of… Read More
Last week in the Written Chinese Office… We updated the Written Chinese Dictionary for iOS. Don’t forget to update your app! We also had an amazing update for our Study Space! Written Chinese Dictionary mobile app v1.9.4 released to iTunes Chinese learning materials and blog posts can now be easily found in the menu Optimised UI of… Read More
We’re back for another episode of Two White Chicks in China! This week our question comes from Mandi, who asks us “What’s it like to be a vegetarian in China?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In This Episode We Talk About…… Read More