#mandarin characters

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幸福是我们的自然状态 /xìngfú shì wǒmen de zìrán zhuàngtài/

HAPPINESS IS OUR NATURAL STATE

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Mandarin has been incredibly inspiring to me for over 15 years now.

It has been enriching my life.

This picture tries to capture my gratitude. 

Can you find the word 生活 /shēnghuó/ inside the picture? 

And can you find the English word LIFE?

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每个人应该每天打坐

/měige rén yīnggāi měitiān dǎzuò/

EVERYONE SHOULD MEDITATE EVERY DAY

(the technique I highly recommend is Vipassana)

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My favorite wordplay:

我 常常 喝 非常 好的 非洲 咖啡。

/wǒ chángcháng hē fēicháng hǎo de Fēizhōu kāfēi/

I OFTEN DRINK VERY GOOD AFRICAN COFFEE.

常常 /chángcháng/ OFTEN

非 /fēi/ non, un

常 /cháng/ common, usual, often

非常 /fēicháng/ UNUSUALLY, VERY

非州 /Fēizhōu/ AFRICA

咖啡 /kāfēi/ COFFEE

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太好了！/tài hǎo le/ EXCELLENT!

了 indicates a change of state.

When some quality reaches the level 太 TOO, the state changes, so it is only logical that we often use 太 and 了 together.

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[chineseffect]

Chinese Characters - should we gain PASSIVE or ACTIVE skill?

We all sure love Chinese characters. But Is it really necessary to learn to write them in the digital age? 

Wouldn't it be better to save the energy, time and brain capacity to something a little bit more useful? 

This podcast is all about my perspective that I gained as a teacher of Chinese with over 14 years of teaching experience.

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Very useful word, for instance when you need to say that you can't come, because you are planning on participating at another activity.

我不能来，我有别的活动。

/Wǒ bùnéng lái, wǒ yǒu bié de huódòng./

I CAN'T COME, I HAVE ANOTHER ACTIVITY.

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Force 力 is causing the Cloud 云 TO MOVE 动

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别动！ /bié dòng/ DON'T MOVE!

动物 /dòngwù/ ANIMAL

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