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Oct'15

Alibaba to bid for video site Youku Tudou to extend its reach

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Alibaba's proposed $3.5 billion buyout of Youku Tudou is mainly about advertising with e-commerce sprinkled in.

Oct'15

我想” vs “我觉得”

Learn Chinese

Chinlingo

In Chinese, there are two phrases with much overlap that can both be translated as "I think" - 我想 and 我觉得.

Oct'15

How and why you should switch your computer’s language to Chinese

Learn Chinese

Chinlingo

There are many ways of increasing your daily dose of Chinese, one of them involves switching your computer's language to Chinese.

Oct'15

Fusion of traditional and Western weddings in China

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

A new era for China's wedding industry come as many younger individuals in the rising middle and wealthy classes opt for fusion weddings.

Oct'15

A letter from Alibaba CEO Jack Ma to his shareholders

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Here is the letter written by Alibaba's CEO Jack Ma to shareholders. You might see what is going on with Alibaba and Chinese economy as well.

Oct'15

10 weirdest mooncakes in China

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Eating mooncakes is a not-to-miss part of Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Sept 15 this year. But people are quite tired of eating traditional mooncakes. Instead, people are trying innovative mooncakes with special flavors.

Oct'15

Understand before you memorise Chinese vocabulary

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Chinlingo

This article suggest you that while learning Chinese, you should understand before you learn. The idea here is that "learning" is a tool to strengthen comprehension, not one to establish it.

Oct'15

Chinese ethnic groups: Mongolian minority

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

The Mongolians has a population of around 5.81 million, mostly living in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in North China, and the rest residing in provinces of Jilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Xinjiang, Hebei, and Qinghai and so on.

Oct'15