Does anybody know the Chinese characters for the Chinese proverb "A bird does not sing because it has an answer? It sings because it has a song?" I want to know the Mandarin Chinese translation for it. Thanks!

My little girl just adores those lovely songs in the basic Chinese lessons, could someone please recommend some basic Chinese learning material for Children?

Also, which one would you recommend to learn for use in the western world?

I wanna say it not write it please

I’m doing a card for my Chinese best friend so I thought of writing some Chinese in it.. How do you write best friend in Chinese ? thanks for the help much appreciated (: - xo

The first one means Chinese teacher..

How can I read Chinese correctly?

okay, i will give you 3 examples to make it clear: 1) zi cong er ling ling ling (year 2000) nian, ..... = since year 2000 er ling ling ling nian yi lai , .... = since year 2000 zi cong er ling ling ling yi lai = since year 2000 which one is correct from above? 2) zi cong wo ren shi ta, ... = since i know him, ..... wo ren shi ta yi lai, .... = since i know him,...... zi cong wo ren shi ta yi lai, .... = since i know him,.... which one is correct?? 3) how to say "since 3 years ago" ??? zi cong san nian yi lai?? san nian yi lai? zi cong san nian? please help me jennifer. thank you so much for your help.

I know that two of the kanji are 'love' and 'taken or marriage'

Hello. I would like to know some basic sentences in Pinyin. Would you be so kind as to help me, please? thank you! The sentences are : -"To be honest..." -"In my opinion..." -"First of all..." -"Needless to say..." - As far as i know..." - All things considered..." Thanks again!

Please help me to find some web sites from which I can download free Chinese Pod cast suitable foe Newbies.

I'm having trouble finding stuff about Chinese culture Yuan Xiao Jie for an assignment for my Chinese lessons. If anybody could give me some information about it (preferrably in simple Mandarin Chinese) that would be awesome!

I don't know how to learn Chinese characters. Who can help me?

Some chinese questions for the chinese experts :)? Thanks! 1. What is the difference between can(1st tone) and cai (4th tone) 2. Do both of these mean "He has finished eating the diced chicken" -- Ta ba jiding chiwan le AND ta chiwan le jiding Why would anybody ever use the "ba" construction, seems like a massive hassle 3. "I didn't see the movie because there were a lot of people" -- dui ma --> Wo meiou kandao yinwei you hen duo ren le 4. "Too western for him" -- my main question is how to add "for her" or "for him" in this type of phrasing. Is this right --> Ta de tai xifang le

1. I hear, I forgot I see , and remember I do, and I understand 2. Continuous adaption to suit whims of others undermines excellence 3. Knowledge is to know what one knows and what one does not know 4. A book holds a house of gold

Can anybody recommend me some good grammar books, or dictionaries?

Does any body know what "ni hen ai ni de mama ,dui ba" means?? My chinese teacher commented on one of my pictures and in order to reply to her in pinyin , i need to know what shes saying lol. Thank you oh so very much!