Biking to work faces great challenges in Beijing
Beijing wants to increase the proportion of commuters who use bikes to 18 percent by 2020, according to city transportation officials.
Read More富二代: the young people born with silver spoons
With the development of the society, new words in a certain language were born. So it is with Chinese. Among them is "富二代 (fù èr dài)".
Read MoreHow to talk about multiples with “倍”
To talk about multiplication and multiples in Chinese, you can use "倍".
Read MoreChina’s economic slowdown weighs on consumer spending
Cracks are appearing in the Shanghai consumer story. Spending on luxury goods, the most conspicuous symbol of Shanghainese consumption, may be on the wane.
Read MoreHow to express sentences containing length of time
To express that an action was carried out over a certain length of time, English uses often "for". This is a very versatile word in English, so there a few different points to consider when expressing the same thing in Mandarin.
Read MoreLearn Chinese by talking to yourself
One exercise you can do to build up fluency in Chinese is practicing on your own by grabbing a voice recorder or your phone, and recording yourself talking about different topics.
Read MoreTimelapse video: China in Motion 2
Sit down and enjoy a timelapse video of landscapes in China shot by Union of Timelapse China.
Read MoreReversible words in Chinese
The following examples of Chinese words that can be reversed are grouped into categories based on how related the meanings are after you swap the characters around.
Read MorePreschool coding classes booming in China
As Chinese parents are preparing their preschoolers for a new world, now many coding classes for children are taking off across China.
Read MoreThe legend of butterfly lovers
Once upon a time in China, long ago, there lived a young girl who dreamed of learning. Unfortunately she lived at a time when girls were expected to stay at home, marry the man that their father chose for them, and be obedient and quiet.
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