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Autumn Poem 山行 Advanced

在“农历”中，我们把秋天分为三个阶段：初秋，仲秋，晚秋，分别对应农历七、八、九月。正是晚秋时节，我们一起来欣赏一首在秋天的末尾登山秋游的诗吧！ 杜牧（803年－852年），字牧之，号樊川居士，京兆府万年县（今陕西省西安市）人。晚唐著名诗人，拥有横溢的文学才华和远大的政治抱负，和李商隐并称“小李杜”。

Master, I'll be late Newbie

3 ways to use mei 没 Pre Intermediate

In this lesson, we're going to show you three usages of a really common Chinese character 没. They are 没 Verb, 还没 Verb, and when 没 is used for comparison. Let's check them out!

都是谁的错 -不好意思，抱歉，对不起 Upper Intermediate

As the title suggests, these phrases have “varying degrees of sorry”. A useful lesson to learn when to use which one! 道歉也是有不同程度的：是轻微的碰撞，无意的冒犯还是严重的不满呢？在不同场合里，我们表达歉意的方式和语言可能非常不同。听完这一课，你或许会思考，当一个人在表达歉意的时候，他究竟想说些什么呢？ HSK lvl 4 实在 抱歉 不过 道歉 HSK lvl 5 不好意思 真实 HSK lvl 6 归根到底 明明 拖延 自主 憋

Character mind map:下 down Elementary

In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes it is hard to make connections between component characters and their meanings within multiple-character words. That's why we created this Character Mind Map series, where we focus on characters and the words they make up. Today, we're talking about 下 and all the interesting words using this character. Let's check them out!

Part1人口与粮食：养活14亿人，中国为什么能？ Media

For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻，学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯！

Animal Proverbs: The weasel wishes the chicken a good year Intermediate

Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you will see a lot of animal metaphors to symbolize human actions. In this lesson, we're showing you three common proverbs related to chickens. They can be directly translated to "The weasel wishes the chicken a good year", "Fail to steal the chicken and lose a handful of rice", and "When one person achieves the ascension, his chickens and dogs fly up to heaven together". Do you know what they actually mean? Check out these proverbs and learn how to apply them to daily life!

What do you do for a living? Newbie

In this newbie lesson, we're showing you three ways to respond to common questions like "What do you do for a living?" or "What's your job?". Let's check it out!

Autumn poem 秋日之美—秋詞 Advanced

俗话说，春生夏长，秋收冬藏。秋天在很多文人笔下是万物由盛转衰的时节，十分凄凉、萧瑟。今天我们一起来看一看，唐代大诗人刘禹锡对此有什么不同的看法？ 刘禹锡（772年—842年），字梦得，河南洛阳人，唐朝文学家、哲学家，有“诗豪”之称。三十四岁那年由于革新运动失败，被贬到朗州（湖南常德），《秋词》就写于这个时期。

语法课程：“不由得”与“由不得”引发的联想 Upper Intermediate

语法课程看起来好有趣，我不由得想要学习...... 不想学也得学，这可由不得你！ 一起来学习“不由得”、“由不得”等几个相似词语的用法吧！

How to use sincere expressions in Chinese Pre Intermediate

Want to sound like a native Chinese speaker? Today we're showing you 3 useful structures when making expressions. They are Adj. 得不得了, Adj. 得很, and Adj. 死了. Let's check them out!

Character Mind Map: 上 up Elementary

In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes it is hard to make connections between component characters and their meanings within multiple-character words. That's why we created this Character Mind Map series, where we focus on characters and the words they make up. Today, we're talking about 上 and all the interesting words using this character. Let's check them out!

气候异常，雨林大火，全球变暖 Media

For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻，学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯！

Animal Proverbs: No ivory will come out of a dog's mouth Intermediate

Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you will see a lot of animal metaphors to symbolize human actions. In this lesson, we're showing you three common proverbs related to dogs. They can be directly translated to "A dog sees people as short as itself", "No ivory will come out of a dog's mouth", and "The gold nest and the silver nest are not better than my dog house". Do you know what they actually mean? Check out these proverbs and learn how to apply them to daily life!

Autumn Poem 阳关曲 中秋作 Advanced

《阳关曲·中秋作》是北宋文学家苏轼创作的一首词。这首词记述的是作者与其胞弟苏辙久别重逢，共赏中秋月的赏心乐事，同时也抒发了聚后不久又得分別的哀伤与感慨。 希望各位同学在和我们共赏好诗的同时，也可以与亲朋好友一起边吃月饼边赏月，在中秋佳节人月俩团圆。

亡羊补牢──保护视力 Upper Intermediate

在生活中，我们有时会说“不要为打翻的牛奶哭泣”。有些事情确实做过以后就没有办法挽回，但是在有些情况下我们可以“亡羊补牢”来减轻不好的后果。通过关于小孩子假性近视的讨论，我们一起来学习一下这个成语吧！ This lesson discusses a phenomenon across the globe - that children are diagnosed with myopia at an early age. Learn how to use the Chinese idiom 亡羊补牢 to refer to remedial actions only after things happened.

I am very good at cooking Newbie

In today's lesson, we're going to show you how to ask others about their ability, and how to express (or show off) that you're really good at something, let's check out the lesson!

Summer Poem 夏日山中 Advanced

在炎热的夏天，凉快的地方不仅仅有空调房，还有大自然的深山树林之中。我们来看一看“诗仙”李白是怎么避暑的吧！ 李白（701年－762年），字太白，号青莲居士，唐朝诗人，活跃于盛唐时期，是一位杰出的浪漫主义诗人，有“诗仙”的美名，与杜甫合称“李杜”。《夏日山中》描写了诗人在人迹罕至的山中避暑乘凉的情景，这首小诗很好地体现了李白诗歌的特色：豪放不羁，悠然自得，热爱自然，有着浓重的浪漫主义色彩。

How to use ba 吧 Pre Intermediate

In today's lesson, we're showing you how to use a very common particle called 吧. By adding it to the end of the sentence, it can be used to offer suggestions, but what other usages are there? Find out in today's episode. Let's get started! 我们开始吧！

Character Mind Map: 关 close Elementary

In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes it is hard to make connections between component characters and their meanings within multiple-character words. That's why we created this Character Mind Map series, where we focus on characters and the words they make up. Today, we're talking about 关 and all the interesting words using this character. Let's check them out!