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Jan'16

Words for “salary” in Chinese

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Labor remuneration is called "工资" or "薪水" in Chinese. Why was it called that way?

Jan'16

Chinlingo Chinese character: 元

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"元" means "original or first". For example, in modern Chinese, the New Year's Day is called "元旦" (yuán dàn, the first day of a year).

Jan'16

Chinlingo Chinese character: 旦

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In modern Chinese, "旦" means "morning", and its antonym is "夕"（xī）meaning "evening".

Jan'16

How to use “lìng” and “lìng wài” in Chinese

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Once your Chinese learning reaches an intermediate level, you may find that you have some difficulty with synonyms. Using "另外" and "另" as an example – let's see how to properly use each of them.

Jan'16

PBOC to tighten rules on non-banking online payment services

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According to the new policy, each account on WeChat can transfer at most 1,000 yuan through the "Lucky Money" function.

Jan'16

Charity gives way to scepticism in China

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China's GDP per person is about one-seventh of America's. But in 2014 Chinese gave 104 billion yuan ($16 billion) to charity, about one-hundredth of what Americans donated per person.

Jan'16

Microsoft faces new antitrust inquiry in China

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A Chinese regulator said on Tuesday that it would open a new antitrust investigation of Microsoft, related to electronic data that the government collected as part of an earlier inquiry.

Jan'16

How to use word lists for Chinese learning

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Word lists are great sources of vocabulary you can use to make sure that you haven't missed anything, but used on their own as your main study method, they are far from adequate.

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