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Oct'15

Chinese slang term: 靠谱

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靠谱 (kào pǔ) is a slang term commonly used on a daily basis by Chinese people. It literally means to be reliable, to be worthy of trust or to be authentic and is used to refer to a person or something that one believes to be trustworthy.

Oct'15

20-30% of Chinese grads aspire to self-employment, few succeed

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Chinese surveys show 20-30 percent of college students now aspire to entrepreneurship or self-employment, and Cui Ernan, labour analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics, said official data suggests they are following through.

Oct'15

5 lessons you can learn from Uber’s success in China

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

For now Uber has achieved great success in China. Here are five tips that most mobile-focused companies neglect to do when entering China, but Uber has done exceptionally well.

Oct'15

Good-bad partially-directed compound word in Chinese

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One interesting type of vocabulary in Chinese is Good-bad partially-directed compound word which is formed by two opposite morphemes in meaning.

Oct'15

Britain to cash on Chinese spending power by simplify visa process

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Chinlingo

Britain plans to make it easier for Chinese tourists to acquire visas, in a bid to increase visits to Britain by wealthy Chinese looking to spend abroad.

Oct'15

Useful tips for bargaining in China

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Bargaining is not an option in China…it's the rule. Whatever your take on bargaining in China, there are a few rules you can follow to make things easier on yourself.

Oct'15

One English poem, 6 Chinese versions

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Chinlingo

An English poem went viral on the internet because of its different Chinese versions. Maybe you'll be impressed by the magic of the Chinese language.

Oct'15

Go Away Mr Tumor being selected for Oscars shocks filmmakers

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The surprise choice of Go Away Mr Tumor instead of Wolf Totem as China's official entry for this year's Oscars has shocked local filmmakers, who say the Academy's rules 'aren't clear' .

Oct'15