章碣 焚書坑 TRANSLATION: THE BOOK BURNING PIT, BY ZHANG JIE Classical Chinese 章碣 焚書坑 translation: The Book Burning Pit, By Zhang Jie East Asia Student; 2021年5月16日 Part of 全唐詩; This is a rough translation and annotation of the poem 焚書坑 (Fén Shū Kēng), ‘The Book Burning Pit’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 章碣 (Zhāng Jié).. 焚書坑 Fén Shū Kēng The Book Burning Pit 孟郊 遊子吟 (YÓUZǏ YÍN) TRANSLATION: SONG OF THE WANDERER, BY Classical Chinese 孟郊 遊子吟 (Yóuzǐ Yín) translation: Song of the Wanderer, by Meng Jiao East Asia Student; 2013年7月2日 Part of 唐詩三百首; This is a very rough translation and annotation of the poem 遊子吟 (Yóuzǐ Yín), ‘Song of the Wanderer’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 孟郊 (Mèng Jiāo).遊子吟 (Yóuzǐ Yín) is poem #45 in the 300 Tang Poems. 山川异域 风月同天: JAPAN SENDS AID PACKAGES TO CHINA WITH A The Classical Chinese message consists of two lines from a poem written in Japan by 長屋王 (Prince Nagaya) during China’s Tang dynasty: 山川异域，风月同天。. Here is an English translation and annotation of the full poem: 风月同天。. fēng yuè tóng tiān. the winds and the moon

are the same

267 王翰 涼州詞 TRANSLATION: LIANGZHOU VERSE, BY WANG HAN A translation of the poem 涼州詞, “Liangzhou Verse”, by the Tang dynasty poet 王翰 (Wang Han). #267 in the 300 Tang poems. Includes pinyin and literal glosses. 柳宗元 江雪 TRANSLATION: RIVER SNOW, BY LIU ZONGYUAN (JIANG XUE Classical Chinese 柳宗元 江雪 translation: River Snow, by Liu Zongyuan (Jiang Xue) East Asia Student; 2013年7月4日 This is a very rough translation and annotation of the poem 江雪 (Jiāng Xuě), ‘River Snow’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 柳宗元 (Liǔ Zōngyuán).. As always, if you have any suggestions or criticisms, please share them in the comments at the end of the page. 233 李白 靜夜思 TRANSLATION: QUIET NIGHT THOUGHTS, BY LI BAI 2012年3月29日. Part of 唐詩三百首. This is a translation and annotation of the poem 靜夜思 ( Jìng Yè Sī ), by the Tang dynasty poet 李白 (Li Bai). The poem is #233 in the collection 300 Tang Poems, and is also known by its first line: 床前明月光 ( Chuáng Qián Míng Yuè 012 李白 清平調三首其一 TRANSLATION: SONG OF PURITY AND

PEACE, 1 …

012 李白 清平調三首其一 translation: Song of Purity and Peace, 1 of 3, by Li Bai. East Asia Student. 2011年10月28日. Part of 唐詩三百首. This is a translation and annotation of the poem 清平調三首其一 (Qīng Píng Diào Sān Shǒu Qí Yī), “Thoughts I of IV”, by the Tang dynasty poet

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 还是 AND 或者 Mandarin The difference between 还是 and 或者 East Asia Student; 2011年3月27日 Two common words for ‘or’ in Chinese are 还是 and 或者.They have specific, different uses that are quite easy to get right once you know how. 113 杜甫 旅夜書懷 TRANSLATION: THOUGHTS ON A TRAVELLING NIGHT 2011年10月10日. Part of 唐詩三百首. This is a translation and annotation of the poem 旅夜書懷 (Lǚ Yè Shū Huái), “Thoughts on a Travelling Night”, by the Tang dynasty poet 杜甫 (Du Fu). The poem is number 113 in the collection 300 Tang Poems, and is also known by its first line: 細草微風岸 CHINA TO ABOLISH CHINESE CHARACTERS, REPLACE WITH PINYIN The CCP are planning to abolish all use of Chinese characters in the PRC, and replace them with pinyin. From the article: “Chinese characters, or hanzi, are arguably the most famous emblem of Chinese culture. During their 5000 year history, they have developed into one of the most recognisable written scripts in the world. 章碣 焚書坑 TRANSLATION: THE BOOK BURNING PIT, BY ZHANG JIE Classical Chinese 章碣 焚書坑 translation: The Book Burning Pit, By Zhang Jie East Asia Student; 2021年5月16日 Part of 全唐詩; This is a rough translation and annotation of the poem 焚書坑 (Fén Shū Kēng), ‘The Book Burning Pit’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 章碣 (Zhāng Jié).. 焚書坑 Fén Shū Kēng The Book Burning Pit 孟郊 遊子吟 (YÓUZǏ YÍN) TRANSLATION: SONG OF THE WANDERER, BY Classical Chinese 孟郊 遊子吟 (Yóuzǐ Yín) translation: Song of the Wanderer, by Meng Jiao East Asia Student; 2013年7月2日 Part of 唐詩三百首; This is a very rough translation and annotation of the poem 遊子吟 (Yóuzǐ Yín), ‘Song of the Wanderer’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 孟郊 (Mèng Jiāo).遊子吟 (Yóuzǐ Yín) is poem #45 in the 300 Tang Poems. 山川异域 风月同天: JAPAN SENDS AID PACKAGES TO CHINA WITH A The Classical Chinese message consists of two lines from a poem written in Japan by 長屋王 (Prince Nagaya) during China’s Tang dynasty: 山川异域，风月同天。. Here is an English translation and annotation of the full poem: 风月同天。. fēng yuè tóng tiān. the winds and the moon

are the same

267 王翰 涼州詞 TRANSLATION: LIANGZHOU VERSE, BY WANG HAN A translation of the poem 涼州詞, “Liangzhou Verse”, by the Tang dynasty poet 王翰 (Wang Han). #267 in the 300 Tang poems. Includes pinyin and literal glosses. 柳宗元 江雪 TRANSLATION: RIVER SNOW, BY LIU ZONGYUAN (JIANG XUE Classical Chinese 柳宗元 江雪 translation: River Snow, by Liu Zongyuan (Jiang Xue) East Asia Student; 2013年7月4日 This is a very rough translation and annotation of the poem 江雪 (Jiāng Xuě), ‘River Snow’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 柳宗元 (Liǔ Zōngyuán).. As always, if you have any suggestions or criticisms, please share them in the comments at the end of the page. 233 李白 靜夜思 TRANSLATION: QUIET NIGHT THOUGHTS, BY LI BAI 2012年3月29日. Part of 唐詩三百首. This is a translation and annotation of the poem 靜夜思 ( Jìng Yè Sī ), by the Tang dynasty poet 李白 (Li Bai). The poem is #233 in the collection 300 Tang Poems, and is also known by its first line: 床前明月光 ( Chuáng Qián Míng Yuè 012 李白 清平調三首其一 TRANSLATION: SONG OF PURITY AND

PEACE, 1 …

012 李白 清平調三首其一 translation: Song of Purity and Peace, 1 of 3, by Li Bai. East Asia Student. 2011年10月28日. Part of 唐詩三百首. This is a translation and annotation of the poem 清平調三首其一 (Qīng Píng Diào Sān Shǒu Qí Yī), “Thoughts I of IV”, by the Tang dynasty poet

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 还是 AND 或者 Mandarin The difference between 还是 and 或者 East Asia Student; 2011年3月27日 Two common words for ‘or’ in Chinese are 还是 and 或者.They have specific, different uses that are quite easy to get right once you know how. 113 杜甫 旅夜書懷 TRANSLATION: THOUGHTS ON A TRAVELLING NIGHT 2011年10月10日. Part of 唐詩三百首. This is a translation and annotation of the poem 旅夜書懷 (Lǚ Yè Shū Huái), “Thoughts on a Travelling Night”, by the Tang dynasty poet 杜甫 (Du Fu). The poem is number 113 in the collection 300 Tang Poems, and is also known by its first line: 細草微風岸 CHINA TO ABOLISH CHINESE CHARACTERS, REPLACE WITH PINYIN The CCP are planning to abolish all use of Chinese characters in the PRC, and replace them with pinyin. From the article: “Chinese characters, or hanzi, are arguably the most famous emblem of Chinese culture. During their 5000 year history, they have developed into one of the most recognisable written scripts in the world. 柳宗元 江雪 TRANSLATION: RIVER SNOW, BY LIU ZONGYUAN (JIANG XUE Classical Chinese 柳宗元 江雪 translation: River Snow, by Liu Zongyuan (Jiang Xue) East Asia Student; 2013年7月4日 This is a very rough translation and annotation of the poem 江雪 (Jiāng Xuě), ‘River Snow’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 柳宗元 (Liǔ Zōngyuán).. As always, if you have any suggestions or criticisms, please share them in the comments at the end of the page. 233 李白 靜夜思 TRANSLATION: QUIET NIGHT THOUGHTS, BY LI BAI 2012年3月29日. Part of 唐詩三百首. This is a translation and annotation of the poem 靜夜思 ( Jìng Yè Sī ), by the Tang dynasty poet 李白 (Li Bai). The poem is #233 in the collection 300 Tang Poems, and is also known by its first line: 床前明月光 ( Chuáng Qián Míng Yuè WHAT IS A TOPIC PROMINENT LANGUAGE? The topic is the most important piece of information - it’s what the sentence is built around. The topic is also known as the theme of a sentence, as it’s the general issue at hand. In a subject prominent language like English, the subject and the topic are usually the same thing. The highlighted parts of the sentences above are also the UNDERSTAND ANKI'S STRUCTURE AND IMPROVE YOUR SRS STUDY A model is just a set of templates. This is the main idea with Anki’s structure. A model is a group of card templates that lets you create and manage cards based on facts. So our three templates for the Chinese character facts make up a model. This model could then be used

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李白 早發白帝城 TRANSLATION: SETTING OFF EARLY FROM BAIDI CITY 2014年7月12日. Part of 全唐詩. This is a very rough translation and annotation of the poem 早發白帝城 ( Zǎo Fā Báidì Chéng ), ‘Setting Off Early from Baidi City’, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet 李白 (Lǐ Bái). Note that the goal here is to make the original text more accessible, not to provide a conversion into

English.

232 孟浩然 春曉 TRANSLATION: SPRING DAWN, BY MENG HAORAN 232 孟浩然 春曉 translation: Spring Dawn, by Meng Haoran. East Asia Student. 2012年2月19日. Part of 唐詩三百首. This is a translation and annotation of the poem 春曉 (Chūn Xiǎo), “Spring Dawn”, by the Tang dynasty poet 孟浩然 (Meng Haoran). The poem is #232 in the collection 300 Tang Poems, and is also known by its first '李清照 醉花陰 TRANSLATION: (LYRICS FOR THE TUNE OF) DRUNK IN A very rough translation and annotation of the poem 醉花陰 (Zuì Huā Yīn), 'Drunk in Blossom Shade', by the Song Dynasty Chinese poet 李清照 (Lǐ Qīngzhào). HOW TO USE 呢 (NE) IN MANDARIN 2010年12月15日. The particle 呢 (ne) is pretty versatile in Mandarin Chinese. It can mark queries, continuation, *contrast * and equation . Using this particle correctly is an easy way to sound much more native and fluent. As it’s so common, understanding its use is often helpful in listening and reading. This article explains four

ways

HOW TO TYPE CHINESE QUOTATION MARKS ON MAC OS (「」, 『』 AND The other option is to use Unicode input. To do this in Mac OS, you need to choose the Unicode Hex Input keyboard layout. Then you hold down the option key ( ⌥ Option ), and type in the four character code for the thing you want. The codes for Chinese quotation marks

are: 「 = 300C.

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