Learn Chinese with BLCU Angela Chen

打电话(dǎ diànhuà) 打篮球(dǎ lánqiú) what’s the meaning of 打(dǎ)?

We are working from home now because the situation here in Beijing. We can’t record the audio in the same room using my fancy microphone. I’m sorry if the sound is not that good as previous audios.
And this week we would like to talk about a Chinese word 打(dǎ) which has a lot of different meaning.

It doesn’t suit me. 不适合(bú shìhé)

5月(wǔyuè)20号(èrshí hào), 520 sounds like 我(wǒ)爱(ài)你(nǐ). So it's kind of a new Valentine's Day today. Good time to say 我(wǒ)爱(ài)你(nǐ). Not good time for 我们(wǒmen)不(bù)合适(héshì).

汉堡包(hànbǎobāo) Hamburger

你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)吃(chī)汉堡(hànbǎo)吗(ma)? Do you like hamburger? Do you have any famous fast food in your place?

Post a filter-free selfie? 照片(zhàopiàn)or照骗(zhàopiàn)

We have our Chinese teacher Caroline here again. And we are going to talk about an interesting topic, filters 滤镜(lǜjìng). That’s not your coffee filter. It’s the filter of your phone for taking pictures.
Do you dare to post a filter-free selfie on social media?
Nǐ gǎn bu gǎn fā bú dài lǜjìng de zhàopiàn?
你敢不敢发不带滤镜的照片？
Leave us a message and let us know!

Are you a dog person or a cat person?

Nǐ yǎng chǒngwù ma? Nǐ xǐhuan māo háishì gǒu?
你养宠物吗？你喜欢猫还是狗？
Do you have pets? Are you a dog person or a cat person? Leave a message and let us know!

Social Anxiety 社恐(shè kǒng)

There is a word commonly used in social media in recent 1 or 2 years, 社恐(shèkǒng), social anxiety. Although Human beings are social creatures, I think most of us are suffering from some different degree of social anxiety. 
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The Lantern Festival 元宵节(yuánxiāojié)

The Lantern Festival or 元宵节(yuánxiāojié) is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar. 元宵节快乐(yuánxiāojié kuàilè)!Happy Lantern Festival! And if you are interested in learning Chinese systematically with our BLCU teachers, please check our website for more information.https://eblcu.com

Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games

The 2022 Winter Olympics started here in Beijing.  So today, let’s talk about some Chinese words about the Winter Olympics.
冬奥会(dōng’àohuì)

5 Lucky Food in Chinese New Year

5 Lucky Food in Chinese New Year

New Year Resolutions 2022

Did you complete your new year resolutions in 2021? What new goal do you have this year?