To squat or sit: that is the question
China is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world among foreign travelers. However, one thing that many people find surprising when they first get to China is …
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Alipay to charge users a fee for money transfer
ALIPAY will start to charge users a fee when they make transfers from their account balance to their debit cards, following a similar move by rival Tencent's WeChat Pay earlier …
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How to say “My aunt Flo is visiting” in Chinese
When the period comes, most women often feel ill and depressed. Interestingly, "on my period" is a great excuse for everything. Do you know how to say it in Chinese? …
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Strongest typhoon Meranti slams into Xiamen, causing mayhem
Typhoon Meranti slammed into southeastern China on Thursday with strong winds and lashing rain that cut power to 1.65 million homes, but there were no reports of more casualties in …
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What’s your favorite mooncake?
To celebrate the Mid-Autumn holiday, Chinese eat mooncakes. Today, there are many different flavors of mooncakes available in stores. Particularly unique flavors attract hundreds of 'foodies' from China and abroad. …
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Stephen Hawking talks about Chinese mooncake on Weibo
Celebrated cosmologist, occasional Simpsons star and Weibo celebrity Stephen Hawking is getting into the spirit of Mid-Autumn Festival by asking for mooncake recommendations. The traditional Chinese "treat" can be filled …
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Mid-Autumn Festival can be funny: Mooncake gambling
Mooncake gambling, or bobing (博饼-bó bǐnɡ) as it is known in Chinese, is complicated and insightful, and comes into its own in Xiamen for the festival. Around that time, locals …
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15 Chinese buzzwords you shouldn’t miss
1. 抢风头 steal the show/thunder Taylor Swift totally stole the show when she showed up at my birthday party. 泰勒-斯威夫特一出现在我的生日派对上就把风头都抢走了。 It is really unethical to steal the thunder from …
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The folk legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival
Every holiday or festival has its story or background. The stories and legends of the Mid-Autumn Festival are quite interesting. There are many magical legends explaining the origin of the …
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Why is iPhone 7 slogan a laughingstock for Cantonese?
Apple launched its new iPhone 7 last week. 苹果公司上个星期发布了新款的苹果7。 This time, the company is using the slogan "This is 7". 这次，苹果公司用的标语是："这就是7"。 It's quite dull. But over in Hong Kong, where …
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