The AIIB: China’s Just getting started
As more U.S. traditional allies such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy decide to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, people may start to wonder: Is this a sign that the U.S. is in irreversible decline?
Read MoreHow to look up Chinese characters in a dictionary
Looking up Chinese characters in a printed dictionary can be an ordeal for the uninitiated.Follow the steps and you will soon know how to do it.
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Alibaba vs. Silicon Valley
Wall Street is seeing green this week regarding the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. It hopes to raise more than $20 billion.
Read MorePromises and compliments in standard Chinese
1 Promise wǒ huì yīzhí zài nǐ shēnbiān. This statement roughly means, “I will always be by your side.”In simpl
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Top 10 Chinese measure words to know
You especially need to know the right measure word if you're asking a "how much/many?" question using "jǐ 几."
Read MoreFacebook’s Mark Zuckerberg speaking Chinese: foolish or brave?
Who would've thought? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks Mandarin.
Read MoreAdditional expressions of love in standard Chinese
1 State simply, Gēn nǐ zài yīqǐ de shíhou hǎo kāixīn. When translated into English, this phrase roughly means,
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China once again boasts world’s fastest supercomputer
The Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China's National University of Defense Technology, was named the world's top supercomputer for the fourth consecutive time by the TOP500 project.
Read MoreWhich measure words do Chinese really use?
These are all the measure words I have heard in natural conversation. Maybe not worth memorizing, but as one learns to speak Chinese, and especially for listening.
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China-developed C919 to have ‘most powerful brain’
The first prototype of China's homegrown passenger jet, the C919, will be equipped with "the most powerful brain" the world aviation industry has ever seen.
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