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Topics in Chinese and English -- with graphics
Vocabulary for a variety of topics are available with review pages. Chinese and English terms and sentences for computers, time of day, the calendar, tongue twisters, the Chinese dynasties, expressions, animals...well all sorts of things...are spoken by native speakers. Listen to lots of different people saying the same thing and you will increase your ability to understand a language. This is the menu version of the present page.

Other Home Pages on this Site

Ting -- Chinese English Homepage
Curious about Chinese? Studying English? This is the place. The name of the site is Ting. It means listen. Visiting Ting will help build listening and speaking skills. Lots of people will patiently say things again and again and again.

China Experience
Beijing, Shanghai, the Great Wall and other places in China.  Historical and topical information.

Bibliographies of Chinese History
History, Economics, Women, Science -- and lots of different types of dictionaries.

Credits and Copyright
All the people who made Ting possible.

FAQ -- How to use Ting to study language.
Chinese characters, pinyin, the sound files -- how to see, hear, and learn Chinese and English on Ting.

Pinyin
Chinese pronunciation guide based on English

The Four Tones
Practice the four tones

Topics

COMPUTER

Computer Terms
General Terms
Using Windows
Programming
Internet WWW
Keyboard

TIME

Clock Time
Daytime
Time Concepts
几点了？酷钟网络游 - 英语
What's the time? Online Clock Game - Chinese

CALENDAR

Days and Weeks
Months and Years
Seasons, Festivals, Events

NUMBERS

Counting
Fractions and Decimals
Math
The Shape of Things 外形 wai4xing2
The Size of Things 大小 da4xiao3

Flash Movies - Chinese Numbers 学习中文数字
Flash Movies - English Numbers 学习英语数字

Speed Game 快说数字游戏

WEATHER

Terms
Sentences

CHINESE  MENU

Terms
Appetizers
Fish
Meat
Vegetables
Soup, Sweets, Staples
Beverages

ANIMALS

Wild Animals
Domesticated Animals
Birds and Insects
Animal Language

AROUND HOME

House 房子 fang2zi
Living Room 客厅 ke4ting1
Furniture 家具 jia1ju4
Bathroom 卫生间 wei4sheng1jian1
Kitchen 厨房 chu2fang2
Cook 做饭 zuo4fan4
Bedroom 卧室 wo4shi4
Clothes 衣服 yi1fu

ONOMATOPOEIA

Mechanical Sounds
Human Exclamations

EXPRESSIONS

Exclamations
Expressions to Impress Your Teacher
Emotions and Reactions

SPORTS

Sports 运动 yun4dong4
Bike, Bicycle 自行车 zi4xing2che1

Terms
Sentences

ACADEMIC

Astronomy 天文学 tian1wen2xue2
History Museum 历史博物馆 li4shi3bo2wu4guan3
Religion 宗教 zong1jiao4

WORK

Work 工作 gong1zuo4
Finding a Job 就业 jiu4ye4
Office 办公室 ban4gong1shi4

BODY

Human Body 身体 shen1ti3
Illness 病 bing4
Personality 气质 qi4zhi4
Human Body Game 身体游戏 shen1ti3 you2xi4 - Chinese
Human Body Game 身体游戏 shen1ti3 you2xi4 - 英语

COMMUNICATION

Meeting People 遇见人们
Family Members 家庭成员 jia1ting2cheng2yuan2
Talking with Children 谈话与孩子 tan2hua4 yu2 hai2zi
Telephone Terms and Expressions 电话 dian4hua4
Letters and Post Office Terms 邮局 you2ju2

GRAMMAR

Get 有趣味英文的动词 you3 qu4wei4 Ying1wen2 de dong4ci2
Prepositions 介词 jie4ci2

TRAVEL

Travel 旅行 lu~3xing2
Getting Around 参观 can1guan1
Directions 分清方向 fen1qing1 fang1xiang4
Train Travel 火车旅行 huo3che1 lu~3xing2
Vehicles - Bus, Car, Truck, Traffic Terms 车辆 che1liang4
Shopping 买东西 mai3 dong1xi

CURRENCY

Money 钱币 qian2bi4
Banks 银行 yin2hang2

Jokes

And Yet More Topics -- these don't have all of the review pages...

Chinese Dynasties

Tongue Twisters

Questions and Answers
 
 
 

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Last update: February, 2012
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