Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon glass-bottomed bridge opens to public
The world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge officially opened to public over Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in Hunan province last Saturday (August 20). The bridge welcomed nearly 8,000 tourists on the …
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Chinlingo Podcast｜12 kinds of companionship in Chinese
1.八拜之交 (bā bài zhī jiāo, sworn brotherhood) Gǔ shí hou，rén men hé yǔ zì jǐ jiā zú xìng shì bù tóng de rén jié bài wéi xiōng …
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Make comparisons with ‘bù rú’ in Chinese
不如 (bùrú) can be used to make comparisons in a similar way as the 比 structure. In its simplest form, 不如 is used to convey that A is 'not as …
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Panda Express’ chorks to elevate the dining experience for Chinese food fans
Is it fork? Chopsticks? It's chork, a fork and chopsticks hybrid that features a fork on one end and chopsticks on the other. It's to save the chopstick-challenged the frustration …
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Chushu, a solar term marking the end of summer heat
Chushu (处暑, chǔ shǔ) falls on August 23 this year. It's the 14th solar term in Chinese lular callendar. Chushu reflects the changing of temperature. "Chu" means "stop" and "shu" …
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Goodbye Rio! See you in Tokyo!
The Olympic flame was extinguished, marking the end of the 16-day Rio Games, an unforgettable and disputable Olympic Games. A spectacular closing ceremony then began at the Maracana Stadium. The …
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Chinlingo Podcast｜A man can be also called a princess in China
Rànɡ kāi ！ rànɡ kāi ！ shén me ？ lián wǒ dōu bú rèn shí ！ wǒ kě shì " xiǎo ɡōnɡ jǔ " ne 让开！让开！什么？连我都不认识！我可是"小公举"呢~~~~ Step aside! Step aside! Don't you know me? I’m a 小公举. āi ， zhè shì …
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Why is Wang Baoqiang’s divorce such a big hit in China?
What can be worse for a public figure having an unfaithful wife, who has an extra affair with his own agent?! In the early morning of August 14, the Chinese …
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Say ‘among’ with ‘dāng zhōng’ in Chinese
当中 (dāng zhōng) means "among", or more literally "in the middle of". In English this is a bit like "of", where you would say, "of all of my friends, you …
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Why do Olympic medalists bite their medals?
It has deeply impressed us that almost every medalist will bite down on his/her medal. It seems to be a standard pose for photos – a more common pose than …
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