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kezhixi
Posted on: Chinese Calligraphy
March 27, 2012 at 2:05 AMIf it makes any difference, I would also love to have a lesson on modern hand-written Chinese. Like many others here, I find very difficult to read Chinese if not in print. Also, could some information be included as to how one could go about learning it? (i.e. books or other learning materials on the subject)
Posted on: Chinese Names
September 17, 2011 at 5:13 AM謝謝你！
Posted on: Chinese Names
September 4, 2011 at 5:20 AMI really enjoyed this lesson. Thanks for making it! I have been studying Chinese for 3.5 years now. I was given a Chinese name: 柯志溪。 My first name is Casey, which is an Irish name that means bold, hence 意志的志。My last name is Brooks, hence 小溪的溪。 My question is, does this sound like a good name to a native Chinese speaker? Would it sound normal with out knowing my English name? All the native Chinese speakers, please let me know what you think of my name. 謝謝你們。
Posted on: What's in a name?
January 30, 2011 at 9:54 AMMy English name is Casey Brooks. Casey = "Bold" , Brooks = "streams". So a good friend of mine who is Taiwanese named me 柯志溪。 好聽嗎？ Can some native speakers tell me what they think of that chinese name? 多謝。
Posted on: The Left-handed Child
April 25, 2010 at 7:39 PMI was surprised to hear about this reaction to left-handed people in China. I recently spent a week in Japan and a month in Taiwan and it also drew a lot attention there, but in a positive way. The Japanese thought it was awesome, and I think my Taiwanese friends were more impressed with that then with my skills with the Chinese language.
In general, being left-handed means that you are right-brian dominant. This is not a guarentee, but means that left-handed people are sometimes more creative. This creativity helps us solve problems is new ways, which is why some people might see lefties as "smarter". Its is interesting to note, that while only 10% of the general population is left-handed a full 20% of MENSA members are lefties.
Posted on: Chinese Calligraphy
March 27, 2012 at 2:09 AMFantastic lesson! Chinese calligraphy is a wonderfully deep subject. Anyone who has acquired this skill can truly call themselves an artist.