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3-minute overview of Chinese Boost: dictionary lookups, guided handwriting practice, example sentences with audio, and Review with spaced repetition.

Supports simplified and traditional characters. A free account is a good fit for HSK 1.

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Chinese word short video (词典)

推敲 tuīqiāo, to weigh one's words (literally "push, knock")

The story goes that the Tang poet 贾岛 (賈島) couldn't choose between 僧推月下门 (僧推月下門) and 僧敲月下门 (僧敲月下門): does the monk push the gate in the moonlight, or knock at it? He rode his donkey into the procession of 韩愈 (韓愈), who chose 敲. The story was written down much later, but the word stuck.

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More ways to say “if” with 的话 (dehuà) | Part 2 of 2 | HSK 3 Mandarin Chinese grammar
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Chinese example sentence short video (例句)

坦白說，親愛的，我一點也不在乎。 坦白说，亲爱的，我一点也不在乎。 Tǎnbái shuō, qīn'ài de, wǒ yìdiǎn yě bú zàihu. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

坦白說 (坦白说) frankly · 親愛的 (亲爱的) my dear · 我 I · 一點 (一点) a bit · 也 even · 不 not · 在乎 care

Rhett Butler's parting line from Gone with the Wind (《亂世佳人》《乱世佳人》). 坦白說 (坦白说) is "frankly", literally "speaking plainly". Four of its 汉字 are written differently in simplified Chinese: 說 说, 親 亲, 愛 爱, 點 点. Simplified writes the speech radical 訁 in two strokes as 讠, and simplified love 爱 has lost the heart 心 from the middle of 愛.

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Video lesson: 的话 (dehuà) for saying “if” | Part 1 of 2 | HSK 3 Mandarin Chinese grammar
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Chinese word short video (词典)

小区 xiǎoqū, housing estate

区 was 區: three 口 inside 匸, read by an old dictionary as many things hidden away. Simplified characters use a cross there, as in 风 (風) and 赵 (趙).

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出租车 https://t.co/dImEDDywyL

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Chinese word short video (词典)

出租车 chūzūchē, taxi

出 may be a foot stepping out of a pit. 租 is grain 禾 with 且 for the sound, first a land tax paid from the harvest. 车 is a cart seen from above.

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Video lesson: 一点儿 (yìdiǎnr) with two objects in Mandarin Chinese grammar, part 2 of 2

一点儿 (yìdiǎnr) means "a little", "a bit" or "some". This second part shows where it goes when a verb has two objects, like giving someone something, in two patterns, one with 给 at the end. Then where it goes after "slow", and why you'll hear 一点 in the south and 一点儿 in the north.

Example sentences:

你可以给我点儿纸吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ diǎnr zhǐ ma?
Can you give me some paper?

我送他点儿吃的东西。
Wǒ sòng tā diǎnr chī de dōngxi.
I'll give him some food as a gift.

我告诉你点儿秘密吧！
Wǒ gàosu nǐ diǎnr mìmì ba!
Let me tell you some secrets!

我给你点儿颜色看看！
Wǒ gěi nǐ diǎnr yánsè kànkan!
I'll teach you a lesson!

你准备点儿饭给她吃吧！
Nǐ zhǔnbèi diǎnr fàn gěi tā chī ba!
Why don't you prepare some food for her?

咱们喂点儿鱼给猫吧。
Zánmen wèi diǎnr yú gěi māo ba.
Let's feed a bit of fish to the cat.

他转了点儿钱给我。
Tā zhuǎnle diǎnr qián gěi wǒ.
He transferred a bit of money to me.

请说慢一点儿。
Qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎnr.
Please speak a bit more slowly.

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Video lesson: Where 一点儿 (yìdiǎnr) goes in a sentence in Mandarin Chinese grammar, part 1 of 2

一点儿 (yìdiǎnr) means "a little", "a bit" or "some", and you'll hear it all the time in spoken Chinese. This first part shows where it goes in a sentence, straight after the verb and before the thing, with example sentences built up a word at a time, and how it makes a sentence sound modest or softer.

Example sentences:

我想喝点儿东西。
Wǒ xiǎng hē diǎnr dōngxi.
I'd like to have a drink of something.

咱们吃点儿饭吧。
Zánmen chī diǎnr fàn ba.
Let's have a bite to eat.

我会打一点儿鼓。
Wǒ huì dǎ yìdiǎnr gǔ.
I can play a bit of the drums.

他会弹一点儿古筝。
Tā huì tán yìdiǎnr gǔzhēng.
He can play a bit of zither.

多喝点儿热水。
Duō hē diǎnr rèshuǐ.
Drink a bit more hot water.

严肃点儿！
Yánsù diǎnr!
Be a bit more serious!

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Chinese example sentence short video (例句)

太晚了，宵夜别吃太多。 Tài wǎn le, xiāoyè bié chī tài duō. It's late, don't eat too much for a midnight snack.

宵夜 is anything eaten long after dinner, often noodles or barbecue. 太晚了 is "it's (too) late", with 了 marking the change: it has got late. 别 before a verb is "don't".

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Chinese word short video (词典)

斤 jīn (half a kilo / 500g)

斤 began as a drawing of an axe. It was borrowed to write a word for a weight that sounded the same, and the axe got a new character, 斧, with 父 on top for the sound.

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Chinese word short video (词典)

葡萄酒 pútaojiǔ wine

葡 grape · 萄 grape · 酒 alcohol

葡萄 is two halves of one borrowed sound, each with grass 艹 on top to mark a plant. 酒 is water 氵 beside 酉, a drawing of a wine jar.

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