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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How has Singles’ Day evolved into a shopping carnival
In the United States, the lonely have Reddit and cats. In China, they have Singles' Day, which falls on Nov. 11 — 11.11, the four ones symbolizing "bare branches, " …
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How much should you give in a hongbao?
Giving hongbao (red envelopes stuffed with money) at weddings has been a tradition in China. Now many people are complaining that they are "shortchanged" when the gift is returned. Would …
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The origin of Chinese Singles’ Day
Singles' Day falls on every November 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively for people who are still living the single life. I was …
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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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Model Wang Deshun reshapes China’s views on ageing
Before cranking up the techno at his 80th birthday party, the man known as China's hottest grandpa paused from his D.J. duties to poke fun at the staid traditional celebrations …
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Chinese words for you to give opinions or advice
Sharing your own opinions in Chinese is the next step to being able to communicate with friends about topics that are important to you. Saying '我知道' (I know) or '我明白' …
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Have you ever seen the Chinese wedding traditions?
It's a mixed marriage – Gao Tianyu, an Anhui man born in 1988, and Alina, a Ukrainian girl born in 1994, tied the knot on Nov. 7. At the wedding …
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