Know Your Drinks and Beverages in Chinese

酒 [jiǔ] Alcoholic drinks Let’s begin with alcoholic drinks. For sure, there will be times that you will be spending time with friends at bars or at restaurants, and would like to share an alcoholic drink together. Below are some of the most common terms for various kinds of such drinks. 酒 [jiǔ] Alcoholic drink … Read more

How to State the Frequency of Activities in Chinese

Just like in English, there are also a series of adverbs in Chinese to state the frequency of activities. They are often put before the verbs and after the subjects. Below are some of these adverbs and how to properly use them. 1. 总是 (zǒng shì) all the time, always e.g. 他总是很晚下班。(Tā zǒng shì hěn … Read more