Beginner Discussion Group (Old Beginner Writing Group)

[xuefang]

Welcome to a new writing group for beginners!

This group is for beginner or elementary level Chinese learners at HSK1-3 levels. Our goal is to improve our writing skills and put all those words and grammar to use that we have worked so hard to learn. Please use only the grammar and structures you have already learned. By using Chinese to think while participating you can avoid translating from your native language.

More advanced students are welcome to participate, but please stick to the level of HSK1-3, you can check your replies first at: http://teacher.hschinese.com/hstools/hsk

Words outside HSK1-3 with pinyin and translation can be added with "spoilers".

Every Monday we will start with a new topic and recap what has been discussed the previous week. During the week I'll be here to guide the discussion.

The first topic is self introduction so we get to know everyone participating in this group Please include a self introduction when you post to this group for the first time, no matter at which point you come along.

Full disclousure: I've been a member of Chinese-Forums since 2004 and a Chinese teacher since 2014. Roddy the Admin has hired me to start this group and guide the discussion on a weekly basis.

Lets get started!

[xuefang]

大家好！

 

我叫亚雪芳，芬兰人，我是汉语老师。我住在广州，来中国六年了。我的老公是广州人，我们有一个女儿，还有两只猫。我非常喜欢学习汉语，也喜欢教汉语。

 

非常高兴认识你们！

[Angelina]

Excellent

[Bigdumogre]

Subbed to this and nice easy start but still need to translate some.

 

[xuefang]

@bigdumogre

你好！你叫什么名字？你是哪国人？

[kangrepublic]

嘿你好，我叫安德鲁，是英国人。我目前住在爱丁堡做编程。我学中文学十年了可是没有十年学的水平。HSK我都不知道所以我应该用你的链接查一下。你说题目是Writing Group我以为你的意思是写字不是打字，那会有点儿意思

 

So apparently these words fall out side of the HSK 1-3 range.

以为 yǐ wéi = assumed(thought) wrongly
可是 kě shì = but (surprised at this one)
题目 tí mù = topic, subject, title
目前mù qián = currently
嘿 hēi = hey

爱丁堡 Ài dīng bǎo = Edinburgh

[kangrepublic]

Thought I would write it out anyway for fun. 很久没写字

[xuefang]

@kangrepublic
 
安德鲁，你好！很高兴认识你！你写汉字写得很好看，谢谢给我们看一下！我觉得 typing group 不好听，所以是writing group:lol: 最重要的是一起用中文写东西，聊天。
 
你学汉语已经十年了，为什么喜欢学汉语？
 

不好听 bùhăotīng doesn't sound good, unpleasant to hear

[zhouhaochen]

你好 xuefang,

 

你的中文名字叫什么？

[xuefang]

@zhouhaochen

你好！我叫亚雪芳，你觉得我的名字怎么样？

[Demonic_Duck]

“雪芳”很好听，不过我到现在都没有见过姓“亚”的。名字是你自己编的吗？

 

不过 [bùguò] but

编 [biān] to create

 

I think the HSK tool you linked to doesn't throw up any vocab which isn't included in HSK. For example, it didn't throw up 亚、芳、编.

[Bigdumogre]

@bigdumogre

你好！你叫什么名字？你是哪国人？

@xuefang

你好！我叫Nicholas。我是美国人。你呢?

[EricJMa]

大家好我叫Eric。我的中文名字是马义杰。我从美国来。 去年七月以前我在广州住了五年，后来一直住在昆明。

 

州 - zhōu - prefecture; province; state

[xuefang]

@Demonic_Duck

CCTV有一位主持人（host）姓亚 是的，中文名是我取的。

@bigdumogre

你好！我是芬兰人，上面有我的介绍

[xuefang]

@Eric

你觉得广州好还是昆明好？

[EricJMa]

广州和昆明都是非常酷的城市。他们都有优点和缺点。我爱这两个城市是出于不同的原因。

 

优点 - yōu diǎn - merit; strong point; advantage; virtue

 

缺点 - quē diǎn - shortcoming; defect; weak point; weakness; disadvantage; drawback; foible

 

原因 - yuán yīn - cause; reason; account; master sheet

 

州 - zhōu - prefecture; province; state

 

非常 － fēi cháng - extraordinary; unusual; special 

[skylee]

#13 “我从美国来。” 這句讓我想起胡適的“我從山中來，帶着蘭花草”，有點民初新詩的味道。不過以日常的用法來說，這句大概行不通。

[刘慧婷]

大家好！
 
我叫刘慧婷，英文名字是 Evelyn。我是澳大利亚人的华裔，学汉语学了四年了。我还是大学生，可是未来希望能做中文和EALD/ESL老师。如果你有什么建议关于进步我的汉语水平的话，请告诉我！

 

哎呀，我不知道怎么加spoilers D:
Edit: 谢谢，我知道了

[spoiler] 
澳大利亚 - Australia
华裔 - ethnically Chinese but not a Chinese citizen
可是 - but
未来 - future
建议 - suggestion
进步 - improve 
[/spoiler]

[xuefang]

@skylee 
 
你用的词语是HSK1-3级吗？;)

 

 

@Eric

 

你可以说：我来自美国。

 

我没去过昆明，但是我很想去。朋友们说昆明又漂亮又好玩。

 

 

@刘慧婷

 

很高兴认识你！我朋友的女儿也叫Evelyn。

 

帮你修改：如果你有什么建议关于进步我的汉语水平的话，请告诉我！> 如果你有关于提高汉语水平的建议，请告诉我。> 关于。。。的建议

 

 

词语 cíyŭ words

级 jí level

来自 láizì to come from

修改 xiūgăi to correct, to alter

[xuefang]

How to add spoilers: