Jackie Chan wins Academy’s Honorary Awards
Chinese actor Jackie Chan, British film editor Anne V. Coates, American casting director Lynn Stalmaster and American documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman were presented with the Academy's Honorary Awards Saturday night …
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Trump’s granddaughter Arabella can speak Chinese!
After Donald Trump wins presidency, his families come under the spotlight. Arabella Kushner, 4-year-old daughter of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, has attracted much attention for her Chinese skills. In …
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Are “吃瓜群众” the melon-eating masses?
The internet catchwords are the latest fads that we have to keep up with, to understand the real implication of some common terms. The term "吃瓜群众" (chī guā qún zhòng) …
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How to talk about “roughly speaking” in Chinese
The Chinese are famously pretty vague in giving answers. As most will readily admit, they prefer to offer estimations rather than specifics, especially if there may be consequences involved. Instead …
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Chinese words and phrases for gossiping
You've learned the basics, you've made some Chinese friends, now it's time to get together and have a good 八卦 (bā guà)! Learn some of the following words and phrases …
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What is “辣眼睛” (là yǎn jīng)?
Guess you have seen the word "辣眼睛" (là yǎn jīng) popping up almost everywhere on the internet, and it has become an internet catchword. So what does the term mean? …
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Podcast│Travel just for fun?Shopping carnival coming again! You heart fluttering badly?
Tiān nǎ ， wǒ yòu yào zhǔn bèi“chī tǔ” le ！ Yòu yào zhǔn bèi“duò shǒu” le ！ Nǐ men zhī dào wèi shén me mɑ ？ 天哪，我又要准备“吃土”了！又要准备“剁手”了！你们知道为什么吗？ My god! …
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Are you among the “剁手党” (duò shǒu dǎng)?
"剁手党" (duò shǒu dǎng) 并不是指人们要剁掉自己的手，而是专指沉溺于大量网络购物的人群，以女生居多，他们会在网购后自嘲要把自己的手剁掉，因此得名。它指的是"购物狂"。来看看你属于哪种购物狂？明天就是光棍节了，你会“剁手”吗？ "Hands-chopping people" doesn't mean that people chop their hands. The term refers to the big online spenders (mostly female) who self-mockingly say that they would …
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Meet the Sweden sinologist Cecilia Lindqvist
Cecilia Lindqvist, the 84-year-old Swedish Sinologist was in Beijing to receive the Special Book Award of China. 84岁的瑞典汉学家林西莉在北京接受中国特别图书贡献奖。 Characters Kingdom has been translated into 14 languages, including Chinese. 她的书《汉字王国》已被译成14中语言，包括汉语。 A …
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How to talk about shopping spree in Chinese
The annual Chinese Singles' Day is just around the corner, do you have any shopping list? Well, let's learn some Chinese phrases about shopping spree first. 疯狂购物、去"扫货"fēng kuáng gòu …
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