Lesson Comments

华彩 is the more technical term and used more to describe classical music. 即兴 has a more extensive usage, e.g. in jazz, comedy, or performance in gener... Read more

I think 大男子 and 大男子主义 in Chinese have the connotation that men think women are the weaker gender who need the protection of men and whose duty is to t... Read more

大老爷们儿 is commonly used, especially in the North. Read more

奶油/nǎiyóu is pretty similar to 娘腔 niángniángqiāng, but I'd say it emphasises more on being well-groomed, metrosexual if you will than womanly. Read more

Mahjong definitely helped my Canadian husband to bond with my parents and relatives.   Read more

I think I have heard "tiger mother" is 虎妈妈 (hǔ māma), not 母老虎 (mǔlǎohǔ). Read more

so what you were saying in the podcast is that 彩排 is the practice on the stage of where you are actually going to perform right?  彩排 is only a no... Read more

In the vocabulary 到底 is defined as really, truly. I understood 到底 in the context; to the end/finish.  这件事儿 我要管到底。I will see this matter through.... Read more

Yes, please answer this for me too, I don't think it was clear in the lesson where the line is about male chauvinism, which I would assume is a negati... Read more

another good expression for the woman's side is 闺女 guīnü It a special word that means daughter. And is an endearing term of brillance toward... Read more