Cultural Differences Between Chinese and Westerners: Part 1
During the last century, contact between Chinese and Westerners was relatively limited, and both people knew little about the other. Now we have more opportunities than ever for exchange. With …
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Two Difficult Phrases You Have to Know
We are all familiar with the basic English expression “more and more”, an expression which actually exists in many languages. Chinese is no exception. These expressions are in the HSK 3 …
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Podcast│Haze-a horrible killer
Look！What is that around us? It is totally gray! Why does it keep staying? It’s haze! A horrible killer! Wùmái rànɡ wǒmen kàn bú jiàn lántiān báiyún，xīnqínɡ dōu biàn …
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The origin and modern role of red packet
Recently, I checked how many WeChat red packets I got in 2016, which contains about 10,000 yuan ($1455), most from my family and friends. 最近，我查看了一下，2016年我获得了多少微信红包，里面有大约一万元（1455美元），绝大多数来自我的家人和朋友。 As Chinese Lunar New Year …
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Meitu’s beauty filter app goes viral in the West
A popular Chinese photo-editing app has suddenly burst into popularity in the West, covering social feeds in airbrushed photos with huge, sparkling eyes. 一个在中国很受欢迎的图片编辑软件突然就在欧美火了起来！光滑水嫩的皮肤和闪闪发光的大眼睛铺天盖地涌到了社交媒体上！ Although Meitu has been around since …
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Beware of Christmas tight
Christmas tight refers to the period of time after Christmas and New Year where the clothes you wore prior to the holidays that fit well, all of a sudden are …
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Why do pandas love eating bamboo?
Chinese researchers said Monday they have uncovered the genetic basis of why giant pandas and red pandas have evolved independently to have shared features such as a bamboo-based diet and …
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When Western celebrities “play roles” in My Own Swordsman
My Own Swordsman (武林外传, wǔ lín wài zhuàn) is a costume sitcom that became popular in 2006. Recently, a Weibo user named 青红造了个白 photoshopped the main characters by replacing the …
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Can you do the Asian Squat?
You've heard of the Beijing slouch and Chinese-style doze? Have you heard of the Asian squat? It's when the squatter keeps their heels firmly planted on the ground instead of …
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Major Cold, the last solar term of a year
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Cold (大寒, dà hán), the 24th solar term, begins this year on Jan 20 and ends on …
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