{"id":12820,"date":"2016-12-27T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=12820"},"modified":"2016-12-12T19:10:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T23:10:57","slug":"2016-year-in-review-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/2016-year-in-review-language\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Year in Review – Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another year is almost behind us, as we get ready to say to \u518d\u89c1 to 2016 and \u4f60\u597d to 2017. While 2016 has gotten a bad rap, it was a pretty great year here on the Chinese blog. First of all, a big \u8c22\u8c22 to all our readers for your continued support. Whether you’ve been following the blog for years or this is your first visit, we’re happy you’re here and we hope to bring you useful information on China and its fascinating language and culture. Let’s take a look back on 2016 and review all the great China-related things we learned. First up is a collection of our language posts from this year:<\/p>\n

A Day in the Park<\/h2>\n
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A jam session at the Green Lake Park in Kunming.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hanging out in local parks is a huge part of Chinese culture. Check out some pictures from a few Chinese parks and learn 20 vocabulary words<\/a> in this post.<\/p>\n

Chinese Names for Countries<\/h2>\n

You’ll be able to understand a Chinese map or globe after learning all the country names.<\/p>\n