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Are Chinese Characters really difficult to write? We give you 4 tips to make learning Characters not only effective, but also more fun. Tip 1 Memorize the most common used radicals Radical is the logic in characters. It partly explains why a character is as it is. Even if you don’t recognize a character,…
Red – is related to positive energy. It symbolizes fortune, joy and luck. Red is the color in celebrations, for example, the Chinese New Year and marriage ceremony. It’s tradition to give red envelope on New Year’s day. The red envelope is called: hóng bāo 红包。 In marriage, costumes for both grooms and brides are predominantly red. White –…
No facebook, no twitter. What are the social media platforms used by Chinese? In this article, we will present 5 most popular social channels: Tencent QQ ( 腾讯 téng xùn QQ) [qq] It started with an instant messaging software service, and also offers a variety of other services, including online social games, music, shopping, micro blogging,…
duì niú tán qín对 牛 弹 琴 Playing music for the cattle(牛niú);Meaning: It is waste of time to presenting facts and reasoning things with an obstinate or foolish person. jiǔ niú yī máo 九 牛 一 毛 A hair of nine cattles(牛niú);Meaning: a thing or a matter which is tiny and insignificant. chē shuǐ mǎ lóng…
Here is a list of phrases used to express sorry in Chinese, together with the explanation and applicable situation where you can use these phrases. 1. 对不起 duì bù qǐ Sorry: This is the most common way to say sorry in Chinese. You can use it when you carelessly step on stranger’s foot. Or you can…
By principle you dislike big cities. They are crowded, noisy and polluted. You live in a small town in southeastern China and you’re very happy because of that. Once in a while however, you feel the need to see something more – to see, so called ‘big world’. Weather it is out of curiosity, or…
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