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Showing posts with label Chinese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese. Show all posts

2011-07-16

How to count occurrence of Chinese characters with Python

You would need for that Python 3.x ...
from collections import OrderedDict
t = """听同学说,春游很好玩。好不容易,这一天到来了。
一早,我到了学校,看到一排排汽车。
同学们排着整齐的队伍坐上了车,驶向城郊的果园。
一路上我们唱着歌,心情格外愉快,因为我上小学以后今天还是第一次去春游。

到了果园的门口,同学们拍了集体照,就迫不及待地走进果园了。
导游首先带我们品尝果园里的水果。
我吃了橙子、香瓜和一些野果。
然后导游带我们去看杂技表演,还有我特别喜欢的魔术!看完表演,午饭时间到了,我们去果园的餐厅吃饭。那里的菜我都很喜欢吃,和爸爸妈妈做地不一样!之后,导游说带我们去捉泥鳅。
一听说捉泥鳅,同学们都高兴起来了,你脱鞋,我脱袜的。
开始我很怕,在上面捞。
后来,我想,这样我会成为全班捉得最少的一个,所以我就勇敢地跳进水里去捉,捉到了六条,真是很开心。
时间过得可真快,下午四点,我们大家都依依不舍地离开了果园。这次春游真的很好玩!
"""
d = {x:t.count(x) for x in set (t) if x!='\n' }
sorted_d = OrderedDict(sorted(d.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True))
for k, v in sorted_d.items():
    print ( "%s: %s" % (k, v) )

2009-10-14

Reading Time in Mandarin

Time in Chinese Mandarin. Listen and figure out....
Just listen or download and try to figure out the time a native speaker is reading. There are two parts - 24h clock time reading and the reading of 12h clock with AM/PM indicators.


Or Download...

Or Download...

tā shìbúshì tài kuài la? Then listen for a record with reduced tempo by 30%: Part 1, Part 2

The answers are here Reading Time #1.

Useful vocabulary

Words introduced (Simplified/Traditional):
  • 点/點 [diǎn] - point, dot, hour
  • 钟/鐘 [zhōng] - clock
  • 分/分 [fēn] - piece, section, minute
  • 半/半 [bàn] - half

Morning
  • 早上 [zǎoshàng] 5am~12pm
  • 上午 [shàngwǔ] 10am~12pm

Noon
  • 中午 [zhōngwǔ] 12pm

Afternoon
  • 下午 [xiàwǔ] 1pm~6pm

Evening/Night
  • 晚上 [wǎnshàng] 6pm~12am

Midnight
  • 半夜 [bànyè] 12am~4am (Taiwan)
  • 凌晨 [língchén] 12am~4am (China)

There are excellent tutorials about reading time prepared by HyperLingual:





Once again I'd like to express my gratitude to Joyce from Taiwan for her contribution, help and incredible patience.

2009-10-10

Numbers in Chinese Mandarin. Listen and figure out....

Just listen or download and try to figure out the number a native speaker is reading ...



tā shìbúshì tài kuài la? Then listen for a record with reduced tempo by 30%:



The answers are here Numbers #1.

I'd like to express my gratitude to Joyce from Taiwan for her contribution, help and incredible patience.

PS soon coming Numbers #2