Why exercise gets snubbed among China’s fat women
Statistics show that Chinese women are 'fatter' than ever before. But most have no idea how to exercise - and would rather take diet pills, fast and play on their phones instead.
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Useful golden rules of Chinese word order
When you were a Chinese beginner, you may have heard that word order in Chinese is very similar to that of English. But it is not. Here are some useful golden rules of Chinese word order.
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Repeating Chinese question words as place-holders
Repeating question words are a really cool feature of Chinese grammar. You can repeat question words and use them as 'place-holders' for some sort of information.
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Singapore to extend eIACS to holders of Chinese passports
Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said that it will extend the enhanced immigration automated clearance system service - known as eIACS - to eligible holders of Chinese passports from Nov 16.
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发烧友: not a friend with high fever
In order to know the meaning of the word 发烧友 (fāshāoyǒu), we should first know something about 发烧 (fāshāo, fever). As we know, the first meaning of 发烧(fāshāo) means someone who has high temperature or run high fever.
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China to open more duty-free shops to boost spending
China is planning to open more duty-free stores and facilitate the import of popular daily commodities to stimulate domestic spending amid flagging deflationary pressure.
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US to support RMB inclusion in SDR basket if it meets criteria
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told senior Chinese officials on Sunday he would support adding the yuan currency to the basket on which the International Monetary Fund's SDR unit is based, if it meets the IMF's criteria.
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Chinese swipe smartphones for almost everything
If you chose to do so, you could live in Shanghai without carrying anything so plebeian as cash (or even credit cards). Chinese consumers can (and do) swipe smartphones for almost everything.
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3 advanced uses of “都” other than “all”
In its simplest terms, 都 (dōu) means "all", but there are also many other advanced uses for it. 都 can also mean 甚至, meaning "even to the point that", and in this form it expresses emphasis.
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Dog-related slang in Chinese|与“狗”相关的词
In Chinese, there are many slang and terms related to dogs that have different interesting meanings.
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