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4 Useful Verbs for Chinese New Year Posted by Ayana on Jan 6, 2020
Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival (春节 chūn jié), is celebrated this year on January 25th, 2020. Here are 4 useful verbs to use when talking about the festival customs. 办 bàn = to run, to handle Spring Festival is China’s most important festival. The week-long national holiday week received the name Chinese…
The Taiwanese Bubble Tea Receives International Popularity Posted by Ayana on Dec 2, 2019
Bubble tea (珍珠奶茶 zhēn zhū nǎi chá, literally means pearl milk tea), also known as boba, is a sweet milky drink, stuffed with chewy tapioca pearls. Boba (波霸奶茶 bō bà nǎi chá), an Asian beloved refreshment, usually consists of sweetened milk tea (奶茶 nǎi chá) and cooked tapioca pearls (珍珠粉圆 zhēn zhū fěn yuán, also known as波霸…
The Chinese Flag Posted by Ayana on Oct 7, 2019
A national flag (国旗 guó qí) is an important symbol of a country (国家 guó jiā), serving as an international representative. 国旗是国家的象征。 Guó qí shì guó jiā de xiàng zhēng. The national flag is a symbol of the country. The national flag of China is a five starred red flag (五星红旗 wǔ xīng hóng qí)…
Chinese Authorities Fight to Prevent Men from Exposing their Bellies Posted by Ayana on Aug 19, 2019
China tries to eradicate the Beijing Bikini custom. With the arrival of summer (夏季xià jì), as temperatures rise along with the humidity, people in China find ways to deal with the heat. Ways that not all authorities in China approve. Jinan city, for example, the capital of Shandong province, believe the scorching summer days (炎炎夏日yán…
China’s most famous actress announces split with fiancé Posted by Ayana on Jul 15, 2019
A year after getting involve in a tax evasion scandal, Fan Bingbing (范冰冰, 38), China’s most famous actress, announced that she is breaking up with her partner. On 2014, Fan Bingbing starred in a Chinese television series named The Empress of China (武媚娘传奇). Based on events from the Tang dynasty, the drama focused on the romance (恋情…
Understanding the Names of Places in China Posted by sasha on Jul 8, 2019
Learning Chinese names can be tricky, especially when you’re new to the language. We’re here to help! I already wrote a post about understanding Chinese names of people and I even wrote one about the Chinese names for all 30 NBA teams as well as for 50 famous companies. This post will be about understanding…
China’s Stereotypical Distinction between North and South Posted by Ayana on Jul 1, 2019
Whenever Yu Juan, my Yunnanise friend, recalls her time in Beijing she’s pouting. She graduated from a famous university, but didn’t enjoy her stay in the capital city. “The food there is not spicy enough, and the people are so different”, she explains. “Different?”, I ask, and she elaborates: – 北方人脾气凶暴 (běi fāng rén pí…