Lesson Comments
Glad you found it helpful. I went over this lesson quite a few times myself! Read more
Point taken about recognizing people. 认识 is about familiarity (well, and I'm still going to say recognition really), as you explain. If you don't... Read more
认识 (rènshi) seems to have a broader use than just for people. Probably best just to remember the situations it's used in as you come across them. Tran... Read more
Hi Jane, 知道 zhīdao is having knowledge, 认识 rènshi is recognition. We recognize characters. Read more
One more question... Why do you use ren4shi when asking if someone knows a character rather than zhi1dao4? I thought zhi1dao4 was for knowing th... Read more
Wow, so fast. Thank you! Read more
I'm going to be studying with a Tai Chi Grandmaster in the Wudang Mountains next summer. Tā zěnme chēnghu? What about some Taoist monks I'... Read more
I'd gone over this lesson quite a few times trying to pick up more of the banter before I found this. Very helpful, thanks! Read more
'old enough to have fathered a child as old as me' I am not often shocked by the passing of time but just recently I exchanged emails with an old... Read more
teachers are required to have a great sense of joy over the success of others, if we didn't have that kind of outlook, teaching would not be interesti... Read more