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May'15

Strangest English names used by Chinese people

Chinese culture

At our English club we have over 600 members and every now and then, I meet someone with bizarre names. The two that tie for first place i my book was a girl named "Meat" and another who named herself "Cry", I did not ask why.

May'15

Why are courteous Chinese blamed by foreigners – part 2

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

There is and old saying in China, “Courtesy costs nothing.” However, a writer from Taiwan, Liu Yung, believes that “courtesy” doesn’t defintely always bring good results and that someone may be blamed instead sometimes.

May'15

Common Chinese phrases for your daily use

Learn Chinese

Chinlingo

In this post, you’ll see 15 phrases which native speakers in Beijing said they used every day. You can either learn the from here.

May'15

Three reasons to tell you why Chinese is not the hardest language

Learn Chinese

Chinlingo

Here are three reasons why learning Chinese might not be as daunting as the “hardest language” reputation makes it out to be.

May'15

Hangzhou: the Chinese rising star with booming high-tech

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

At the Internet Finance Building in west Hangzhou, which houses technology start-ups, Silicon Valley culture is taking root.

May'15

Why do American films bet on China

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Chinlingo

After their tent-pole film Tomorrowland opened to a soft $41 million in North America over the Memorial Day weekend, Disney’s executives must now be looking to China in hopes of cutting their losses on the $190 million picture.

May'15