Jack H.

For beginners starting to learn Japanese, the following methods are highly effective: Learn Hiragana and Katakana: Start with these two basic Japanese scripts before moving on to Kanji. Hiragana... more

For beginners learning Mandarin Chinese, some effective strategies include: Start with Pinyin: Learning Pinyin, the Romanization of Chinese characters, helps in understanding the pronunciation and... more

explain how the following helped transform and/or  modernize China’s art in the early 20th century in a sentence or two a. Painting societies b. Art exhibitions c. Scholarly publications d.... more

explain how the following helped transform and/or  modernize China’s art in the early 20th century in a sentence or two a. Painting societies b. Art exhibitions c. Scholarly publications d. guohua

While the narrator in “Sinking” yearns to return to the “Peach Blossom Spring,” he also expresses the desire of being his “Eve” in the “Garden of Eden.”  a. If these “two” pastoral realms can be... more

Yes. It is much harder even for Chinese native speakers.Here are the reasons why: China has long history. Characters could mean totally different even it is the same character. In different... more

> 何者にもなれない Let's break it down... *何も here means nothing (with negatives) *者 means people *に is the target particle *なる means to become *なれない is the negative potential of なる How in the... more

What is the meaning of this form? Example: > 因为商纣王已失尽人心，军队也多不愿为他送命，于是逃的逃、降的降，起义的起义，朝歌很快就被攻克。纣王自杀，商朝就此灭亡。 I found many articles about simple reduplication of verbs in Chinese, like verb +... more

I understand that 〜すれば〜するほど is used to mean "the more you do ~ the more ~". However, I don't see how this meaning is derived from this sentence pattern. I assume the ば is from the conditional... more