Even if “post-apocalyptic steam punk (with dinosaurs)” isn’t your thing, even if “cute dogs causing chaos in the park” isn’t your thing, even if “the thoughts, voices and handwriting of...

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Learning Chinese

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Nicki

5 months 1 week ago

5 months 5 days ago

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iOS6 has your iPhone speaking Chinese

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Apparently iOS6 not only added text-to-speech support for new languages, but also enabled the ability to recognize and read out Chinese, even when the phone is in English language mode,...

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Tech-Web

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Nicki

7 months 3 weeks ago

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What Not to Say to Your Kid (in Chinese)

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An oldie from the Sinosplice archives - still good though: "Browsing at the new Zhongshan Park Carrefour's book section, I discovered this book called 父母不该对孩子说的100句话 (literally, "100 Sentences Parents Shouldn't...

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Learning Chinese

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8 months 1 week ago

Chinese parenting advice

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john pasden

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Happy 10th anniversary Sinosplice

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A quick "happy birthday" to the seminal "foreigner in China" blog, Sinosplice. Ten years of posts and counting.

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General

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Ryan

1 year 1 month ago

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Chinese Lyrics (with Pinyin) for Christmas Songs

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John dishes up some festive songs in Chinese complete with pinyin -- handy for any Chinese learners looking to get in the holiday spirit.

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Learning Chinese

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Ryan

1 year 5 months ago

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3 Phases Of Chinese Language Learning And Some Online Tools To Help

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Now, one thing is for sure: you will not find me making bold statements about mastering the art of Chinese language learning. This is in part due to the fact...

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Learning Chinese

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1 year 5 months ago

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nciku

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On the Limits of Ni Hao

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John, with the help of readers and references, explores the use of Ni Hao and where the greeting stops being a nice way to say hello and becomes a gap-creating...

Continent Names and Region Names in Chinese

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A good learner/refresher post on Sinosplice about continent names and region names in Chinese (basically, when to use 洲/zhou and when not to).

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Learning Chinese

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1 year 9 months ago

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Thoughts on an American Job Applicant on Chinese TV

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John talks about and to an American named Nathan who recently appeared on the Chinese reality TV show 非你莫属, which sees contestants interviewed for jobs on camera. The post considers...

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Arts & Entertainment

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Ryan

1 year 9 months ago

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