Gallery Archives - Ninchanese https://ninchanese.com/blog/type/gallery/ Learn Chinese with an adorable and effective method Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:29:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ninchanese.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cropped-funandgamified-2-32x32.png Gallery Archives - Ninchanese https://ninchanese.com/blog/type/gallery/ 32 32 Pop Cat: Iconic Chinese cats! https://ninchanese.com/blog/2014/02/21/pop-cat/ https://ninchanese.com/blog/2014/02/21/pop-cat/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:01:53 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=467 It’s not Caturday but close! It’s Friday Cat time! So meet some of today’s cool cats turned into pop cat: Elvis Prescat, Bruce Cat, Darth Vacat and Caishencat and learn what they’re called in Chinese! For Batman cat, Mario cat and more sweet pop cats, check out the “Iconic Cats” Collection by Shanghai-based illustrator A Ke! I don’t

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]]> It’s not Caturday but close! It’s Friday Cat time! So meet some of today’s cool cats turned into pop cat: Elvis Prescat, Bruce Cat, Darth Vacat and Caishencat and learn what they’re called in Chinese!

For Batman cat, Mario cat and more sweet pop cats, check out the “Iconic Cats” Collection by Shanghai-based illustrator A Ke!

I don’t know why but I could love see a movie based on these cats! They are cute; well design and hillarius. You must check it out.

The Pop Cat King and his friends

A Ke has made reaaly funny pics with pop culture star turned into cat. We also made a gallery with more picture of pop cat. You will find it at the start of this article.

Here’s what some of these iconic cats are called in Chinese.

  •  The pop cat 猫王 Māo wáng  : Elvis Presley

elvis presley pop cat

Notice Elvis’ name in Chinese? It means the Cat King! So this Chinese Elvis Prescat is spot-on!

  • 达斯·维达 Dá sī·wéi dá – Darth Vader

darth vader pop cat

  • 马里奥 Mǎlǐ ào Mario, as in “It’s me Mario!”

mario pop cat

  • 李小龙 Lixiǎolóng is Bruce Lee’s Chinese name, his birthname is Cantonese and is: 李振藩 Lee Jun-fan.

bruce lee cat

  • 财神 Cáishén aka 招财猫 Zhāo cái māo the lucky cat!

lucky cat

 

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But where is Lupishu cat?

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]]> https://ninchanese.com/blog/2014/02/21/pop-cat/feed/ 1 10 Pictures of Hong Kong That Will Make You Dizzy https://ninchanese.com/blog/2013/05/10/pictures-hong-kong/ Fri, 10 May 2013 12:02:00 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=579 Have you ever looked up at Hong Kong skyscrapers long enough that you’re no longer sure which way is up and which way is down? Some get such a kick out of doing that that they turn it into a series of pictures! Like here in these disorienting pictures. Check them out below, and trust

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]]> Have you ever looked up at Hong Kong skyscrapers long enough that you’re no longer sure which way is up and which way is down? Some get such a kick out of doing that that they turn it into a series of pictures! Like here in these disorienting pictures. Check them out below, and trust us, these pictures of Hong Kong will make you dizzy.

These pictures of Hong Kong were taken by French photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze as he decided to explore Hong Kong’s verticality.

Pictures of Hong Kong

honk kong building

Seeing everything from below like that…

Don’t these pictures make you dizzy?

Disorienting vertical picture of Hong Kong apartment building

Or at least seriously disoriented?

Disorienting picture of Hong Kong sky scraper with trees

They’re making me a bit queasy.

Disorienting vertical picture of square skyscraper

And it’s a good thing this isn’t a hole one could fall into.

Disorienting picture of Hong Kong sky scrapers

Other than that, we think these photos are awesome!

Disorienting and very graphic picture of Hong Kong sky scraper

These photographs are published in a book Vertical Horizon.

Disorienting picture of builidngs and signs in HongKong signs seen from below

To see even more pictures (and order his book), go here.

 

Where skyscrapers almost meet in the sky, taken from below

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]]> Food Mnemonics in Chinese! https://ninchanese.com/blog/2013/05/08/remember-chinese-food-mnemonics/ https://ninchanese.com/blog/2013/05/08/remember-chinese-food-mnemonics/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 09:16:00 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=591 Food mnemonics are a more visual way to learn food vocabulary in Chinese. Here’s a good example given by All About Chinese! Do you like these food-related character mnemonics? Food Mnemonics in Chinese

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]]> Food mnemonics are a more visual way to learn food vocabulary in Chinese. Here’s a good example given by All About Chinese! Do you like these food-related character mnemonics?

Food Mnemonics in Chinese

food mnemonics chinese

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]]> https://ninchanese.com/blog/2013/05/08/remember-chinese-food-mnemonics/feed/ 3 Chinese family tree made easy: all the vocabulary you need in this infographic https://ninchanese.com/blog/2013/03/15/describing-your-family-tree-in-chinese-aint-no/ https://ninchanese.com/blog/2013/03/15/describing-your-family-tree-in-chinese-aint-no/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:46:00 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=613 Describing your family tree in Chinese ain’t no easy feat: what you call your relatives depend on whether they’re on your dad’s side or on your mom’s side, and on the order in which each relative was born! So to make explaining your family tree to your Chinese friends a lot easier, we created this

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]]> Describing your family tree in Chinese ain’t no easy feat: what you call your relatives depend on whether they’re on your dad’s side or on your mom’s side, and on the order in which each relative was born! So to make explaining your family tree to your Chinese friends a lot easier, we created this awesome-looking infographic.

Chinese family tree

Chinese Family Tree infographics

Tell us (in Chinese!) what your family is like!

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]]> https://ninchanese.com/blog/2013/03/15/describing-your-family-tree-in-chinese-aint-no/feed/ 1 Liu Hui – 3.14 is Pi Day, of course! https://ninchanese.com/blog/2013/03/14/liu-hui-today-is-pi-day-pi/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:07:00 +0000 http://ec2-54-193-109-251.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/?p=618 Liu Hui was the first Chinese mathematician to provide a rigorous algorithm for calculation of π to any accuracy. Liu Hui’s own calculation with a 96-gon provided an accuracy of five digits: π ≈ 3.1416. Liu Hui’s π algorithm was invented by Liu Hui (fl. 3rd century), a mathematician of Wei Kingdom. 今天 是 圆周率日! Today

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]]> Liu Hui was the first Chinese mathematician to provide a rigorous algorithm for calculation of π to any accuracy. Liu Hui’s own calculation with a 96-gon provided an accuracy of five digits: π ≈ 3.1416.

Liu Hui’s π algorithm was invented by Liu Hui (fl. 3rd century), a mathematician of Wei Kingdom.

liu hui pi

今天 是 圆周率日! Today is Pi Day! Happy Pi Day everyone!

Character breakdown:

Pi = 圆周率  (Yuánzhōulǜ)

Day= 日 (rì)

Pi day= 圆周率日  (Yuánzhōulǜ rì)

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