Podcast: How to reply modestly in Chinese?
"Be modest" is one of the Confucian values. After thousand years, it still run strong in China. That’s why people usually won't say "thank you" when praised for something. Instead, they will reply modestly with other common …
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Rio 2016 Olympics: Which team has the most stylish uniform?
The opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics is just hours away, when people around the world will enjoy the welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of …
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9 things to know about the Start of Autumn – 立秋 (lì qiū)
Start of Autumn (立秋 lì qiū), the 13th solar term of the year, begins this year on Aug 7 and ends on Aug 23. It marks the end of summer …
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Is 安利 (ān lì) an Amway tablet?
I don't know when this word "安利" (ān lì) has gone viral on Chinese social networks. 不知道从什么时候开始，中国的社交网络上开始频繁出现这么一个词： I'd like to 安利 a kind of special perfume to you! 安利大家一款特别的香水！ I'd …
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New breath-taking glass skywalk opened on Tianmen Mountain
Another thrilling see-through skywalk has been unveiled for the brave ones! The Coiling Dragon Cliff glass-bottomed skywalk (盘龙崖玻璃栈道), opened on August 1 on Tianmen Mountain, Hunan province, is …
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Scale model of China’s straddling bus TEB hits the road
Futuristic and cool? But it's a real bus undergoing a test run in Qinhuangdao, China. Firstly unveiled in 2010, the straddling bus, officially named Transit Elevated Bus or …
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Podcast: Stop wasting food!
Rú ɡuǒ zhōnɡ ɡuó rén qǐnɡ nǐ chī ɡuò fàn , nǐ yí dìnɡ jiàn shí le zhōnɡ ɡuó rén zài cān zhuō shànɡ de rè qínɡ : " …
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Uber China loses to Didi. Is it getting harder to do business in China?
Is it getting harder for foreign companies to do business in China, especially in the competition with the local rivals? YES! Here's the latest failure. Uber has been outmaneuvered by …
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Podcast:Do You Really Understand What Chinese People Say?
前两天，有外国朋友跟我说，中文太难了。我想告诉大家，学习中文并不难，真正难的是如何与中国人相处。如果你能真正听懂中国人口中的中文，理解他们的意思，学中文对你来说，就只是一块小蛋糕！ A foreign friend said to me the other day, “Chinese is too difficult!” However, I would tell you that what is really difficult is not learning Chinese but getting …
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小公举 – A man can also be a princess
Step aside! Step aside! Don't you know me? The little princess… 让开！让开！本"小公举"来了还不快快让道~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, whose princess is it? So rude! 咦，哪家的公举姑娘，如此不温柔，还有点雌雄莫辨？ Thought "小公举" was a female? You are wrong. …
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