Chinese words you may not know about Halloween
It’s that spooky time of year, and though not a much-celebrated holiday in China, why not expand your Chinese vocabulary to include these wicked words. This simple Halloween language primer …
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Change rules of Chinese tones
Once you've got the basic tones of Mandarin pinned down (at least in understanding – fluent use takes much longer), you'll start to notice that they often change. When and …
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CNN gives names for 8 classic Sichuan dishes
Although it's most famous for its electrifying use of chilies and lip-tingling Sichuan peppercorns, the heart of the local style of cooking lies in the artful mixing of flavors. 川菜以大胆使用辣椒和麻辣的四川花椒著称，其核心在于博采众家之长。 …
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Annoying questions to ask your Chinese friend
Here are some annoying questions Chinese people are tired of hearing from foreigners. Let's talk about that today. 1. (You are Chinese,) You must be good at… (Nǐ huì gōngfu …
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The differences between ‘为了’ and ‘因为’
为了 (wèile) and 因为 (yīnwèi) both have the character "为" in them, and they have sort of similar meanings: 为了 means "in order to" and 因为 means "because". Using them …
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Chinese daigou a win-win job for both countries
In Australia, it's estimated there are 40,000 daigou. 据估计在澳大利亚，有4万名中国代购。 The online shopping agents are almost exclusively from the Chinese mainland, and are young migrants or international students looking for flexible …
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Love by Wu Rong
《情》 吴融 Love Yearning is the heart, and the eyes seek love. Fine as a floating thread, vast as the sea. But the moon’s not always full and the flowers …
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The Language of Flowers
Lovers of flowering plants and shrubs we have had by scores, but Tao Yuanming alone devoted himself to the chrysanthemum. Since the opening days of the Tang dynasty, it has …
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David Wang and his bamboo bicycle studio in Beijing
David Wang from America opened his Beijing Bamboo Bicycle studio in a narrow alley in the Chinese capital in 2014. 2014年，来自美国的小伙儿王大卫在北京郎家胡同成立了自己的“北京竹自行车”工坊，首字母缩写BBB。 David uses bamboo to make the main frame …
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China to introduce codes for 3,000 Chinese characters
Looking at Chinese script, you might empathize with the words of an 18th-century Jesuit missionary: "One can only endure the pain of learning it for the love of God." The …
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