Tag Archives: learning Chinese

Scenes From Imaginary China

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Meg

I came across this book when I was home in New Jersey cleaning out my old room. (Yeah, my mom said something about how I haven’t lived there in ten years and she’d really like a guest room and that … Continue reading →

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Elevator Confession

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Meg

Every time I go to Chinese school, I take the elevator to my classroom, just to use my elevator Chinese phrases. I can’t figure out if I do it to keep up my elementary Chinese, or just to watch the … Continue reading →

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Everyday Expressions

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Meg

When I first went to Yantai, I imagined I’d come home and slip effortlessly into fluent Mandarin to quote ancient Chinese wisdom. Fortunately for people who have to put up with me, that didn’t happen. A few characters have somehow … Continue reading →

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Mangosteens

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Meg

I’ve been meaning to get a photo of this crazy fruit since we first saw it, but here’s one from Tomato Egg Noodles: Tomato Egg Noodles also has this to say: The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) ??? is a small, round … Continue reading →

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Success!

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Meg

Success! Tweet this!

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Second Language Benchmarks

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Meg

I just had a whole telephone conversation in Chinese!!! (If a new bottle of water gets delivered to our house today, I must have done it right.) Edit: Stick realized that I would want photo evidence of me talking the … Continue reading →

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Twelve Kwai Of Trouble

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Meg

Stick and I went back to our possible hutong home, mostly to see if we could find it on our own. We were successful, and I fell even more in love with the neighborhood. The area is Brick Factory Road, … Continue reading →

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Cow Cow Steak

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Meg

“Stick! Look! That sign says ‘Cow Cow Steak Restaurant’!!! Check me out, I read the whole thing!” “Hooked on radicals worked for Meg,” Tweet this!

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A Round Square?

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Meg

I took this yesterday in Beihai Park. If that square is the character for “round”, I officially give up on learning Chinese. Tweet this!

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Tienanmen Tourists

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Meg

Yesterday, we decided to catch the bus into central Beijing and do a little exploring. It was touch-and-go whether we’d get out at the right bus stop, it seems that in Beijing, all the streets in the neighborhood are variations … Continue reading →

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