The width of the Sun is 1,391,980 kilometres, which is 864,938 miles. It is over 100 times longer than the width of the Earth (12,756 kilometres, i.e. 7,926 miles)

Yes, the Sun is huge comparing to the Earth. However, it is tiny in comparison to some... (read more)

Tennis is translated as '网球' in Chinese. It is pronounced as 'wǎng qiú ' in mandarin.

网 (wǎng), the third tone, means net,
球 (qiú), the second tone, means ball.

Play tennis is 打网球 (dǎ wǎng qiú )
打(dǎ), the third tone,... (read more)

When you want to know how much it is, you can say '多少钱' duō shǎo qián in Chinse.
钱 (qián), second tone, means money
多少 (duō shǎo), first tone and second tone, means how much or how many.

多(duō), means many,
少(shǎo), means... (read more)

When you want to say sorry in Chinese, you use the phrase '对不起'. It is pronounced as duì bú qǐ .
对 (duì), fourth tone, can also mean right or correct
不 (bú), second tone, meaning no, or not
起 (qǐ), third tone, is a verb, meaning get... (read more)

Everyone loves free stuff, so why not master the magic word in Chinese. It might help you to get a free tea in a Chinese restaurant.

Is it free? -- 是不是免费的 (shì bú shì miǎn fèi de)?

是不是 (shì bú shì ), meaning is it?
是(shì),... (read more)