In Singapore and Hong Kong, Taiwan and China you might notice names which are meaningless to you but they are easier to reember and helpful in learning languages and culture when you find out the translation.
Singapore
Chu Kang
A kang was a concession or leasehold. Large Kang's had the names of the landowner or leaseholder.
Today I leanred that a Kang is a river bank. What does Choa Chu Kang mean? Chu is the head man or his house.
Kang Chu means head man. Kang chu is his fifedom.
Choa Chu Kang is a major interchange in the west of Singpoare from the NS4 MRT station on the read north south line, where you can change to the end/start of the Bukit Panjang line at the first station.
Malaysia
Kuala means estuary.
Useful Websites
Useful Website
I was looking for Chinese flashcards online. How many cards, and how many words on them? they may be in education rather than reference in the book store.
You can buy flashcards in a set with a CD to hear the correct sounds and tones.
https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Flash-Cards-Kit-Intermediate/dp/0804842027/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_vtp_ses_clicks_nonshared_3?pd_rd_w=CSxx4&pf_rd_p=f818a79d-4393-4f85-8a51-3c71ea371f3e&pf_rd_r=MP71XQ0KPK4T57MY9CWD&pd_rd_r=466b990f-a6be-43e9-b75a-600b125cb2b8&pd_rd_wg=odsUe&pd_rd_i=0804842027&psc=1
You can also by a grammar leaflet.
And a vocabulary leaflet.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1423204204/ref=rdr_ext_tmb
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