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On The Character 革
Social revolution and bloodshed often go hand in hand, with some revolutions redder than others. As Chairman Mao famously said: “A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a...
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Spring Festival Knowledge - the Beauty and Subtlety of the Chinese couplet
The history of the Chinese couplet can be traced back thousands of years, and like Tang-dynasty poetry, Chinese couplets are considered to be subtle and deep. more »Languagespring...
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6 Ways to Say Hello in Chinese Like A Native
Do you know that awkward moment that every Chinese learner experiences? When you realize that "nǐ hǎo" is actually not how Chinese people say hello? If more »Languagegreetingssay hello
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Attempting to undergo out-patient surgery in Chinese
This is what a hole in your Chinese vocabulary looks like: Chinese surgical deptment is out of clean sets of scalpels. They're considering using a ____ on me instead. Problem is, I don't know what a "...
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6 Awesome Chinese Podcasts You’ve Never Heard Of
What’s the hardest part of learning a language? Is it reading? Writing? Speaking? I’m going to go out on a limb…. … and say that listening might be the hardest part. more »LanguagepodcastsaudioListening
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Language students: Your sample Chinese New Year 2014 horsey text message
Because everyone needs to spam their entire contact list with horsey puns. TONIGHT! :) more »Languagechinese new yearYear of the Horsetext messageschuxiguonianspring festivalchunjie
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Fake it Until You Make It
We are all experts in self-curation these days—collectively struggling to look that little bit hipper, cooler, more well-informed and sensitive than we really are; we desperately strain to create that...
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That Despicable Me Minions Year of the Horse video -- translated!
Translation/explanation of the Despicable Me Minions Year of the Horse video that's been floating around. more »Languagechinese new yearminionsDespicable MeYear of the Horsespring festivalmemeshorse...
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An Easier Way to Learn Chinese: Comprehensible Input
Sometimes conventional wisdom is wrong. We've all heard it before. To learn Chinese, jump into the immersion pool. At the deep end. Well, I'm here to more »Languagehow to learn chinese
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Happy New Year! Now get off your horse and look at the flowers
When everyone around keep saying soon or immediately (马上 - mǎ shàng) all the time telling you to get back on the horse, maybe it's time stop and smell the roses. Watching flowers while riding a horse -...
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English translation of viral Chinese sex ed video
"You mom says they got you from the garbage heap? Your mom remembers wrong.""Teacher says it was love crystals? No, this is about fertilization, not crystallization." more »LanguageSex...
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Learn the Uyghur Language: A Beginners Textbook Review
If you're thinking about learning Uyghur, or if for some reason you want to see my ugly mug, check this out. more »Languagexinjianguyghuruighurlanguage learningbook review
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Chinese is Easy! Ep1 - Chinese Tones
Chinese is not as hard as you may think! In 4 short videos we will tell you why. First up: Chinese Tones. Want to know more? http://bit.ly/1gdpenn Produced b... more »Languagechinese...
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What a humble tea egg tells about the gap between mainland China and Taiwan?
Tea eggs take center stage of how Chinese netizens react to the on-going anti-China protests in Taiwan against a controversial trade pact. more »Languagetaiwanprotesttea egg
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Some differences I've noticed between Mandarin and the local dialect. I can understand more than I could three years ago. Part of it’s from listening to my wife talk to our daughter. Sometimes it’s...
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Comprehensive Guide to Learning Uyghur
If you have even the slighted interest in Uyghur, or you know somebody who does, you'll want to check this out immediately. more »Languageuyghuruighurxinjianguyghur languagelearn uyghur
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Laowai: the old furriner
Lǎowài 老外 (lit., "old foreign") is a ubiquitous term for a certain type of person from abroad in China, and dictionaries almost invariably gloss it as "foreigner". Yet the subtleties and nuances of the...
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Learning Chinese Language the 'Chinese Way'
A French young man who grew up in China tells the story of his immersion into Chinese language. more »Languagelearning chinesefrench in chinaexpat in china
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Chinese is Easy! Ep2 - Chinese Grammar
Learning Chinese is not as hard as you may think. In 4 short videos we will tell you why. Today's topic: Chinese Grammar. Want to know more? http://bit.ly/1g ... more...
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A Primer to Understanding Spoken Chinese Commands When a Cop is Pointing a...
Do you have a police pointing a gun at you? Is he issuing commands to you in Chinese? Here are the vital things that you need to know in this situation. more »Languagethe nanfangpolicegunspolice with guns
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