Semantic-phonetic compounds in Chinese
Semantic means related to meaning and phonetic means related to sound, so it's simply a character consisting of one part giving the character its meaning and another part giving it its sound.
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Chinese homophones
Since Chinese uses tones to indicate the meaning of the word, there are even more ways to create both spoken and written puns and homophones.
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Sales of Vitality Air from Canada soar in China due to air pollution
Since China's capital city Beijing issued its first ever air pollution red alert last week, sales of bottled Canadian fresh mountain air to Chinese customers have soared.
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Fake version of Tu Youyou’s speech highly touted
A funny thing happened between China's first female Nobel Prize winner giving her acceptance speech in Sweden and that speech reaching her home country: Two entirely different versions appeared, and the fake one became a viral hit.
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Add “一” on the top of “火” to form “灭”
The Chinese character "灭" (miè, to put out a fire) is made up of two components - "一" (yī, one) and "火" (huǒ, fire). It seems that one thing is put on the top of a fire to put out a fire.
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Combined ideograms in Chinese characters
Combined ideographs is a type of character that frequently appears in demonstrations of how easy it is to learn Chinese, along with pictographs.
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Latest online catchphrase: “主要看气质”
The phrase "主要看气质 (zhǔ yào kàn qì zhì)", meaning "focus on aura", goes viral on the internet overnight.
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Baidu’s driverless car completes road tests
Baidu announced that its driverless car has finished road tests and succeeded in automatic driving in mixed road conditions.
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China’s unwed adults approximate 200 million
There are nearly 200 million single adults in the world's most populous country, accounting for 14.6% of the total population, according to local media reports, which cite data from China's Ministry of Civil Affairs.
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Beijing kids still need to study despite class suspension
As smog levels reached hazardous levels on Wednesday, parents hoarded face masks and bought air purifiers. Some said it was unsustainable to have students studying at home and questioned whether it was an effective safety precaution.
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