HSK Level I – Chinese Listening Test

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A self-test of your Chinese proficiency

A simmulation question of Chinese Proficiency HSK Level I Do you know what to say in these situations? Match the sentences with these pictures. Find the whole question in attachement. HSK-Level-IDownload Like our Facebook Page “RISH Chinese summer camp” and leave us a message to get the answer. Learn Chinese on 1-on-1 online Chinese course a…

The mark of culture exchanges in Chinese vocabulary

Most of the time in history, China was also very open. Many food and daily necessities nowadays were imported in those days, but they have been localized for a long time that people haven’t realized But there are still some exotic products have retained a foreign impress in their name, such as “胡 Hú”, “番 Fān”, “洋 Yáng”, “西 Xī”. It shows that they are not inherent i…

Chinese Test Calendar for 2020

How are you getting ready? Already eager to know your Chinese level?Calm down, there is still something that you have to know about the Chinese Proficiency Test. Currently, including HSK, HSKK, YCT, BCT, etc. it is an important Chinese proficiency certificates for studying in China, applying for scholarship from Chinese government and Confucius Instit…

Double 11

November 11th (11/11) is called Singles’ day (光棍节 guāng gùn jié) in China. “2” stands for double, and “1” resembles an individual who is alone. A set of four “1”, gives people a feeling of loneliness. That is Singles’ day, on which they celebrate their pride in being single. It’s said that the beginning of the festival was in a…

Why is China called China - summer camp in Beijing 2020

Why is China called 中国(Central Country)

The word “中国 (China)” was first discovered on a bronze ware, which archaeologists called “He Zun”. It was discovered in 1963 in Baoji，in Shaanxi Province. Two words appear on the inscription engraved on this bronze ware, which is the earliest “中国” we see now. The inscription describes the history which is: After conquering the c…

The traditional and elegant way of eating crabs

In this golden autumn, when crabs are the most meatier, did you have a taste of these delicious hairy crabs this weekend? Chinese people have been eating crabs for 2780 years. It has been recorded since in the West Zhou Dynasty. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is said that literati appreciated chrysanthemums and ate crabs for arousing their inspiration…

The Chinese Bridge Competition

The “Chinese Bridge” champions from 105 countries gathered in China, and a wonderful Chinese culture show is coming. The 12th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students was held in Zhengzhou recently. 264 teachers and students from 119 competition areas in 105 co…

Anecdotes about Shanghai street names

After Shanghai opened its port in 1843, It has become a city of immigrants. Before the liberation of Shanghai in 1949, many avenues are named after foreign celebrities and places, such as “Lincoln Avenue”, “Avenue Joffre”, “Avenue Petain”, “Gordon Road” and so on. Theses names remind us our colonial pasts. Therefore, they were cancelled after the liberat…

Is the spelling of “陕西南路South Shaanxi South Road” wrong?

If you are learning Chinese, when you pass through South Shaanxi Road, you will be surprised to find its pinyin spelling is like this: There are two “a” instead of “Shanxi”. What is it? Is this correct? What’s going on here? It turns out that this is because the street sign is not convenient for marking four tones of Chinese pro…