3 Chinese measure words indicating “a pair”
All the Chinese characters “对”, “副” and “双” indicate the same meaning of “two; a pair”, but there are still some differences among them. So how do we know …
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Top 10 most attractive Chinese cities for expats
Shanghai has for the fourth time topped the list of the 10 most attractive Chinese cities for expats, according to a survey of foreigners in China. The financial hub scored …
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How will the ‘Brexit’ impact China?
Chinese people have witnessed another wonder— the 'Brexit'— in Horse month of the Monkey year, a Chinese saying used to refer to a date far in the unforeseeable future. As …
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10 most awesome triple-lapped Chinese characters
Chinese characters are one of the most ancient scripts in the world. There are no accurate statistics about the total number of characters, but there are nearly 100,000. In our …
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7 ways to use Chinese word “把”
In Chinese language, words are often polysemous. A word may be used in various ways. It can be a verb, noun or adjective in different cases. Understanding it comprehensively will …
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‘Breakup insurance’ on Taylor Swift’s love life goes viral on China’s Taobao
If you are hunting for the unusual or eccentric goods, Taobao, China's largest online shopping site, will be your treasure-trove. Boasting around 760 million products for sale at any one …
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How to say ‘plus, minus, mutiply, divide’ in Chinese
In our daily life, sometimes we need to deal with digits by arithmetics. How can we say "plus/minus/multiply/divide" in Chinese? 日常生活中，有时我们会遇到“加减乘除”四则运算，这时该如何用中文表达呢？ 等号(děng hào)/等于(děng yú)/= equal/make 加号(jiā hào)/加(jiā)/+ plus/add qī …
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How to say good luck in Chinese
Learn Chinese word for "good luck": 好运 (hǎoyùn), 幸运 (xìngyùn), and 福 (fú), and see examples of how they are used. Learn to wish "good luck" to others! 学习用汉语表达“good luck”：好运(hǎoyùn)、幸运(xìngyùn)、福(fú)，通过例句学习它们的用法，为他人送上祝福。 …
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Will male teachers salvage Chinese boys’ masculinity?
Teacher, who imparts knowledge and educates people, is regarded as the most glorious profession in the world, but there exists a historical dilemma—a lack of male teachers. Male teachers are …
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Chinese characters with the same components in different placement
Different characters with same components 一样的偏旁部首，不一样的汉字 When I learn characters, I rely heavily on my understanding of how Chinese characters work (particularly when it comes to phonetic components), but I …
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