Author: Written by Catherine Chan & Simon Lau Illustrated by William Ma
Publisher: 中華書局（香港）有限公司－中華教育
ISBN: 9888861522
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : zh-CN
Pages : 94
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Book Description
There are hundreds more of these Chinese idioms (chengyu) that pack a lot of meaning into four characters. Many of these Chinese idioms originate from historical events, classics, and folklore; they give us valuable insights into Chinese culture, history, and literature. Aimed at English learners, The Magic Four groups together some of these well-known stories with animals as its theme.
Author: Zheng Ma
Publisher: Shanghai Press
ISBN: 9781602209671
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Book Description
By reading ancient Chinese myths in a fun story setting, kids will learn the meanings behind some of China's most famous idioms. Chinese language has a very special category of Chinese idioms called chengyu, a unique style of idiom always told in four characters. Every idiom has a fascinating story behind it, sometimes drawn from history, and other times told as a parable. With great illustrations and characters, this full-color book will be perfect for your child's bedtime stories. Chinese stories include: Buying the Casket but Returning the Pearl Drawing a Snake and Adding Feet to It Grinding an Iron Rod into a Needle Being There Just to Make Up the Numbers One's Spear Against One's Own Shield The Snipe and the Clam in a Deadlock Playing the Lute to a Cow
Author: Anan Ma
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : zh-CN
Pages : 0
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Welcome to Chinese Idiom Stories (成语故事) series. In this series of books, you will learn Chinese idiom stories. Each book contains about 20 well-known Chinese idioms (成语) and the corresponding idiom stories. For each of the idioms, its English interpretation, pinyin, idiom story in Chinese as well as in English has been included. The keywords for the Chinese stories have been included for the readers to understand the Chinese versions of the stories better. In particular, the books are designed for the foreign students of Mandarin Chinese to improve their Chinese reading skills. Together, the series contains hundreds of must-know Chinese idiom stories. The books are suitable for all HSK level students.
Author: Kexin Su
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781955647021
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Book Description
The books in Chinese Idiom Story series provide you numerous must-know and extremely popular Chinese idioms (成语) and their origin stories (成语故事). Kindle Edition (eBook): www.amazon.com/dp/B09FHGRMGK Paperback: www.amazon.com/dp/195564702X The books include explanations of the idioms and their stories in both English and Chinese. The Chinese texts of the stories are slightly different from the English ones. In order to enforce deeper learning, the translation of the Chinese text is purposely not provided in the book. Further, the important words of the Chinese text have been listed before the text. The book provides you simplified characters and pinyin for all the words and the main text. Also, the MP3 audios for the Chinese words and main text can be assessed using the link provided in the book. More on: https: //ChineseBull.com/
Author: DAVID YAO
Publisher: Legoo Mandarin
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Chinese Idiom (proverb or set phrase) is the long-established, concise, stereotyped phrase or phrase that people have used. Most of the Chinese idioms consist of four characters and they all have their origins. Some idioms are not difficult to understand in literal terms, such as “小题大做 Literally meaning is: small problem big do; which means: fuss of a trifle” Some idioms must know the sources or allusions to understand their meanings, such as the "朝三暮四 Literally meaning is " Morning three night four", What is the real meaning? Let's we continue our journey. 成语是人们长期以来习用的、简洁精辟的定型词组或短句。汉语的成语大多由四个字组成，一般都有出处。有些成语从字面上不难理解，如“小题大做”、“后来居上”等。有些成语必须知道来源或典故才能懂得意思，如“朝三暮四”、“杯弓蛇影”等。 A Chinese idiom story will not only tell you the meaning of a phrase, but also help you learn more about ancient Chinese culture. This course is perfect for intermediate level learners to peek into Chinese culture, thought and history, in addition to improving language.
Author: Yisheng Lan
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 148363440X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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A red-haired naughty boy Xiao Tao saw that a silly hare had hit its head accidently against a tree trunk and died. He picked up the hare, gave it to his mom so she could make it into a delicious dinner. He then waited near the trunk everyday hoping hares would come continuously and hit their heads against the tree. His dad had gone to town on a trip and had told Xiao Tao to sow seeds in the farmland, but Xiao Tao only concentrated on his plan of catching hares and forgot about the sowing. Half a month later Xiao Tao suddenly remembered his dad's order. He then sowed seeds in a rush. Seedlings grew very slowly because of the delay in time. For fear of dad's rebuke, Xiao Tao quietly got up at midnight to “help” the seedlings grow more quickly by pulling them upward. When Xiao Tao's dad came back home, he saw all of the seedlings lying down in the field with their roots exposed in the air. He knew that Xiao Tao had done this. Dad asked Xiao Tao why he had made this mess, and wanted him to admit his fault. Xiao Tao did not acknowledge his mistake, but instead said that this had been the hares' fault. Lately, no hares had come to hit their heads against the tree trunk, and so he had to wait patiently for them; had it not been for the hares' fault, he would have remembered his task and would not have pulled the seedlings upward, and would not have been criticized by dad. Xiao Tao's dad was so angry that he slapped Xiao Tao's face. Xiao Tao did not cry. Instead, he decided that he would leave home to visit various scenic spots, and make a living wandering from place to place. In his adventurous journey Xiao Tao experienced more than a few strange affairs, met many interesting people and animals and learned a lot about the world. In the end, his trip turned the naughty boy into a good one. ************************ The Chinese language has become a popular subject to study in recent years. However, because it is not an alphabetic language and is quite different from other languages, it is not very easy to learn. Are there any knacks to quicken the learning process? The answer is YES! The key to success lies in learning Chinese idioms. Chinese idioms are not just a play on words; they are the heart and soul of the language. There are roughly one thousand very popular idioms in Chinese, and among them, about half are most frequently in use. Many of them are very vivid and interesting. Learning Chinese idioms can greatly increase readers' interest, and thus raise the speed of Chinese-learning. This story about a boy's journey connects a series of 366 most frequently used Chinese idioms. Through reading and remembering this interesting story, readers will be able to learn Chinese efficiently. An idiom a day kicks the Chinese-learning difficulty away. For understanding Chinese idioms, readers should read THE KEY OF THIS BOOK first and then use the notes that were inserted into the story. This book may function as a combination of a storybook and a textbook, with the story in the main body and the text in the notes. Readers can enjoy the story while they learn Chinese idioms at the same time and on the same page. Many books in Chinese have characters in only one form, either the simplified form or the standardized form (i.e. the traditional form or the original complex form), but this book has both forms. Many books in Chinese have only one kind of phonetic notation, which is the Chinese phonetic alphabet, or Chinese Pinying notation (mandarin pronunciations with four tones), but this book has both Chinese mandarin pronunciations with four tones and English pronunciations. For readers' convenience, the author has summarized all idioms mentioned in the story and placed them at the end of this book. For
Author: Jiaxun Wang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789814276771
Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 185
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Book Description
A handy collection of Chinese idioms, for you to appreciate the meaning behind the different terms and to put them into use. Each idiom comes with a brief history on its origin that is very reader-friendly. Readers can also learn about well-known historical figures that are immortalised in some of China's literature such as 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'. The coloured illustrations of the stories are presented in short comic strips, which will appeal to children and young adults. Chinese idioms are a fun and playful part of the Chinese language. Most of the time, they consist of phrases or sentences that do not literally mean what they say. Even if you know every word that you see in a Chinese idiom, you may still have difficulty understanding the idiom completely. To effectively know what an idiom means, it is best to gain an insight into the history or folklore that vividly brings it to life. Each of the 92 stories in this volume explains, through a series of colourful illustrations, what the idiom means and how you can use it. This four-volume series will teach you an idiom a day, in a fun and interesting way. Go ahead. Learn the history, absorb the wisdom and work the lingo!
Author: David Yao
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Book Description
Chinese Idiom (proverb or set phrase) is the long-established, concise, stereotyped phrase or phrase that people have used. Most of the Chinese idioms consist of four characters and they all have their origins. Some idioms are not difficult to understand in literal terms, such as "小题大做 Literally meaning is: small problem big do; which means: fuss of a trifle" Some idioms must know the sources or allusions to understand their meanings, such as the "朝三暮四 Literally meaning is " Morning three night four", What is the real maeaning? Let's we countinue our journey.成语是人们长期以来习用的、简洁精辟的定型词组或短句。汉语的成语大多由四个字组成，一般都有出处。有些成语从字面上不难理解，如"小题大做"、"后来居上"等。有些成语必须知道来源或典故才能懂得意思，如"朝三暮四"、"杯弓蛇影"等。A Chinese idiom story will not only tell you the meaning of a phrase, but also help you learn more about ancient Chinese culture. This course is perfect for intermediate level learners to peek into Chinese culture, thought and history, in addition to improving language.
Author: Kung Linliu
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781790328208
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Author: Kung Linliu, Ph. D.Story of Chinese Idiom The meaning of this idiom "Three for Morning, Four for Evening" or "Four for morning, three for evening" is as follows.(1) There is no difference for total amount (three plus four or four plus three is seven) a day, what is the reason to get angry or glad.(2) To keep the promise is the best policy for a person running a business or companies.(3) People spend so much time in pursuing the things not really important even though the value of them might only exist temporarily.
Author: Anan Ma
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : zh-CN
Pages : 0
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Book Description
Welcome to Chinese Idiom Stories (成语故事) series. In this series of books, you will learn Chinese idiom stories. Each book contains about 20 well-known Chinese idioms (成语) and the corresponding idiom stories. For each of the idioms, its English interpretation, pinyin, idiom story in Chinese as well as in English has been included. The keywords for the Chinese stories have been included for the readers to understand the Chinese versions of the stories better. In particular, the books are designed for the foreign students of Mandarin Chinese to improve their Chinese reading skills. Together, the series contains hundreds of must-know Chinese idiom stories. The books are suitable for all HSK level students.
