Chinese Language and Culture

A reputable site to learn the Chinese alphabet, which is known as Pinyin, is MandarinSpot. This site provides clear explanations, visuals, and audio to help you learn the pronunciation and tones of each letter from A to Z in Mandarin. Additionally, resources like HSK Online and ChineseSkill can be helpful for practicing Pinyin along with vocabulary and grammar.

Yes of course they can. Almost every human being on the planet Earth can whistle.

The Chinese hell is known as Diyu. It is believed to be a subterranean maze with different layers where the souls of the dead are judged and punished according to their sins in their past lives.

In both English and Chinese, reading involves interpreting and understanding written information. However, in English, writing involves creating text using an alphabet system, while in Chinese, writing involves using characters that represent words or concepts. Additionally, Chinese characters are more complex and pictorial compared to the letters used in the English alphabet.

Chinese believe in pragmatism. Anything that works, Any mean that is effective and not unethical is acceptable.

Chinese believe in mutual benefit. they are good at negotiating and they will make sure you didn't get more than you should.

Chinese traditionally don't believe in after sales service, especially in small stores, so check your changes and goods before you leave.

Some Chinese are cautious towards strangers. They don't believe strangers by default. trust takes time to build.

Chinese prefer good words then truth. Say nice things and you will be fine.

Chinese are peaceful and friendly. being polite has been the core of Chinese ethic system (Confucius). But rude people exist all around the world.

Chinese belief in peace shows in religion harmony. The 3 major religion/philosophy stream (Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism) never put down or argue with each other. "My God is true, yours is not" attitude rarely display in them.

Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism can be seen as religion and philosophy. Some people don't participate in their worship and ritue but integrate their value system into their personal belief.

Taoism emphasize the relationship of human and universe. yin and yang is the fundamental element of the world, and from taoist's view of universe come out Chinese medicine, fung shui, tai chi and more. It's theory attempt to explain natural phenomenon, through different kinds of energy(yin yang energy), direction (North east south west), time (star position) and element (metal,wood,water,fire and earth). It appears to be magical but had also serve as the basis of science in far east civilization for hundreds of years. Taoism also encourage pursuit of happiness. But it also point out that you can be happy(rich) when you are poor, because when you see through your obsession with desires(i.e I have to do/own.... to be happy), when you don't want anything anymore, you are the most contented person in the world. Taoist stress enjoying and be harmony with the nature. laozi also once said that death means your spirit return to the universe.

Buddhism stress karma, that what you do in your life is record and judged. If you do good and be nice to others, good karma(luck) will be reward to you. If you do bad, then suffering to you. If it didn't come to you in this life, it will happen in your next life. Buddhist believe that life is a cycle that never ends (until you become Buddha). When you die your memories are erased and you have a chance to be any living things : man, woman, animal, insect. So don't kill as all life are equal. You kill an ant chances are you will be an ant in your next life.

Confucianism focus on human relationship with one another, and different ethical teaching is applied to different relationship.

parents and child.

Parent should love and give and teach the best for your child;Children should obey, respect and honor your parent. Its the parent's fault if the child turns bad. It's the child's fault if they are rude to their parent. Child owe their parent for their entire life as the parent is the cause of the child's existence, and also their unlimited love and care for the child when its small. Children should take care of their parents, let them eat first, sleep first, walk in front. Do not criticize them.

Older brother/sister should take care of and have responsibility toward younger brother/sister. Not as much as the parent, but still have undeniable responsibility. younger brother/sister should listen and respect their older brother/sister.

Close friends may have a Older brother/sister, younger brother/sister relationship by faith, and same rules apply.

The name given to the Chinese philosophical system based on the teachings of Laozi is Taoism. It emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao, or the way of nature, and focuses on simplicity, compassion, and humility. Taoism also includes practices such as meditation, tai chi, and qigong.

In mathematics, phi (φ) represents the golden ratio, which is approximately equal to 1.618. It is a special number that appears in various geometric and natural phenomena, often considered aesthetically pleasing. In some contexts, phi can also refer to Euler's totient function, used in number theory to count the positive integers up to a given number that are relatively prime to it.

"Zhe" Is a Ping Ying, which means it can substitute many Chinese Characters.

For example:

著 － 者 － 這 － 折 － 遮 － 轍 － 褶 － 謫...

Try specifying it, or give me the full sentence.

It will reoccur in the year 2024.

Simplified Han- 我说中国人

Traditional Han- 我說中國人

I pasted your spelling into Google Translate, and it said "Do you mean" one thing or another. I affirmed each suggestion, and it then said in a sort of English, "Virginia home is not easy to have hard." Of course I have no idea what it means, or how there could be a Chinese word for Virginia.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------bu rong yi, xin ku nin la. jia you

It's not easy for you to finish this job. You did very well. Cheers

Evading taxes is illegal and not specific to any particular group of people. However, some individuals may attempt to evade taxes due to reasons such as distrust in government, desire to keep more of their earnings, or lack of enforcement of tax laws. It's important to note that tax evasion is a punishable offense that can have serious consequences.

Aside from the things listed below, most Filipinos now are good business persons. They now adopt a low earning but fast recovery of capital system in their businesses.

Chinese Influences to the way of life of the Filipinos

1. Use of jars for burials of bones of the dead

2. Food-food like tofu, hopia, lomi,-bachoy, goto, siopao,-lumpia, siomai, bihon, kinchay, petchay,- toge, miswa, etc

3. Use of Filipino words borrowed from China like a chi ateko a kuyatau kua tokwabi ko bikohi kau hikawbak khiaq bakya

4. The convenience store or the sari-sari store.

5. Wearing of the"kamisa de chino", loose pants and long-sleeved shirt

6. Games and toys: tops, cards, sungka, flying kites, Mah-jong

7. Arranged marriage

8. Respect for elders

9. Wearing of white for mourning

10. Use of fireworks during celebrations

Learning to read and write in Chinese can be challenging for non-native speakers due to the large number of characters (around 50,000 in total), each of which has its own unique symbol. Additionally, Chinese characters do not have a direct correlation to the pronunciation of the word, making it more difficult to learn compared to languages with alphabets. Lastly, mastering the stroke order and direction for each character is crucial but can be daunting for beginners.

The Chinese influenced the Filipino business by introducing the convenience stores or the "sari-sari" stores in the Philippines. In these stores, you can buy the ultimate needs of the people from cooked/ packed lunches to the canned goods, toiletries, etc. They also taught the Filipinos to sell their goods in low cost so as to get the business capital soon. It doesn't matter if the earnings are low but the goods are sold at once.

老板 [lǎo bǎn]

The word for boss in Chinese is "老板" (lǎobǎn).

"Xiang yi xiang" in English means "mutual understanding" or "empathy".

Historically, China was structured around a rigid social hierarchy that limited opportunities for social mobility. The system was based on Confucian principles that emphasized maintaining societal order and stability, which often reinforced the privileges of the elite classes and restricted upward mobility for the majority of the population. Additionally, factors such as family background, education, and connections played a significant role in determining an individual's social status and opportunities for advancement.

There are many good online and Traditional schools in Shanghai to learn Chinese. I would recommend you to learn the language online because if you start learning from any traditional school you may find difficulty in follwing each and aspect of the language and also it gets quite difficult to ask and clear you doubts in classroom teachings. Alternatively online Chinese lessons helps to understand each character and phrases and the origin individually. it also helps to clear any doubts and practice according to the convenience. You can check with popular online Chinese language sites like Chinesesphere.com to know more about it.

In Mandarin, 'monkey' is translated as 猴子 (hóuzi).