Chinese Lesson online: 奔跑吧兄弟(ben1 pao3 ba1 xiong1 di4)

As we all know, watching a Chinese TV show is a good way to learn Chinese language. Recently, a Chinese TV show has arouse many people’s attention and interest. In this Chinese lesson, let us have a look at this popular TV show called “奔跑吧兄弟(ben1 pao3 ba1 xiong1 di4)”.

Actually, it is originated from a Korean TV show “Running Man”. There are seven siblings in this show. In each column, they have to finish the different tasks. Some of the tasks is of great challenge and risk, and some others are filled with great entertainment.

Because we are aiming at Chinese learning, let’s come to see the language points in it. First of all, what does the title “奔跑吧兄弟(ben1 pao3 ba1 xiong1 di4)” mean? “奔跑(ben1 pao3 )” means “running” and “兄弟” means brothers. So this title can be translated as “run together, brothers”.

Actually, “奔跑吧” can be applied in other utterances. For example, “奔跑吧，2015(ben1 pao3 ba1)”, which was first put forward by Zhejiang Satellite TV. It is a kind of “正能量(zheng4 enng2 liang4)”, which encourages people to go forward in the coming year of 2015. And then this word was widely used on the internet, such as “奔跑吧, 姐妹(ben1 pao3 ba1 jie3 mei4)”.

When we talk about this TV show, i want to mention the spirit advocated in it. That is “勇气, 信念(yong3 qi4 xin4 nian4)”. “勇气(yong3 qi4)” means courage and “信念(xin4 nian4)” is the belief. Each time when you want to give up, just say “hold on” to yourself. The hope just stands before you. You need to trust your partners because “团结就是力量(tuan2 jie2 jiu4 shi4 li4 liang4)”. It is also the most impressive points of this show.

We are not only learn Mandarin itself but also we get to learn some true senses in our life. 

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Learn Chinese Story: Zuo4 Jing3 Guan1 Tian1

Learning Chinese stories is a good way to study Mandarin. We can not only get to know the language usage but also be aware of some useful senses among the stories. So, today, we will come to learn a interesting and also popular story called “坐井观天(zuo4 jing3 guan1 tian1)”. It can be translated as “The Frog in the Well Knows Nothing of the World”.

From the title, we can know the main character of this story is a frog. What happened to him in the story? Let us come to the content. During this process, try to analyze the main idea of the story in Chinese. It is also beneficial for you to study Chinese efficiently and improve your capability of analyzing.

There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well.

One day a crow comes to the well. He sees the frog and says, “Frog, let’s have a talk.” Then the frog asks, “Where are you from?” “I fly from the sky,” the crow says. The frog feels surprised and says, “The sky is only as big as the mouth of the well. How do you fly from the sky?”

The crow says, “The sky is very big. You always stay in the well, so you don’t know the world is big.”

The frog says, “I don’t believe.” But the crow says, “You can come out and have a look by yourself.”

So the frog comes out from the well. He is very surprised. How big the world is!

Later on, people use “坐井观天” to describe the ones who have a very narrow view.

To learn Chinese story better, we would better apply it into some specific communicating situation. For example, the teachers usually tell us “我们不要坐井观天，要有长远目标(wo3 men1 bu2 yao4 zuo4 jing3 guan1 tian1 yao4 you3 chang2 yuan3 mu4 biao1)”.

If your are interested in such stories, you can study Chinese online by yourself. There are many online courses for you. 

source: http://happy123xia.page.tl/Learn-Chinese-Story-d--Zuo4-Jing3-Guan1-Tian1.htm

Mandarin for Kids: Kongrong Sharing the Pears

If kids learn Chinese stories, they can not only learn the language itself but also some implied meaning and some philosophies in life. Today, we will come to a popular Chinese story named “ Kongrong Sharing the Pears”. It is also an important text in many Chinese language classes especially in our primary school.

The content of the story is like the followings. 

In ancient China there was a smart boy named kongrong. He was so clever that he was able to recite many poems even when he was four. But he was known not especially for his intelligence but for his respect and love for his brothers.

 Kongrong had five older brothers and a young brother. One day his father bought some pears and he picked out one of the biggest and best pears and gave it to Kongrong. Seeing this, the boy shook his head and instead chose the smallest one. His father was surprised and asked: “why did you take the smallest one?” He answered: because I am a younger brother. The biggest one should be for my eldest brother.” His father asked again: “But you have a younger brother. You are older than him.” Again the lad replied: “Yes I am older than he, so I should leave the bigger ones for him.” On hearing these words, the father was greatly satisfied and smiled happily.

“孔融让梨(kong3 rong2 rang4 li2)” belongs to the Mandarin for kids. When we comes to learning Chinese for kids, we should not only let them know what the story is but also they should be aware of how did it happen why should it be. That is the real meaning of the story.

Actually, The story of Kongrong sharing the pears in Qufu spread quickly throughout the land and has been handed down from generation to generation. Many Chinese parents still use it as a perfect example when they are teaching their children thoughtfulness. Anytime and any where, you should try to be a considerate and thoughtful man. 

source:http://smile123xia.snack.ws/mandarin-for-kids-kongrong-sharing-the-pears.html