another interesting entry from Dan about Chinese vocab I haven't learned yet.
He talks about "The Eight Triograms" or Bagua - and explains how bagua has taken on a new meaning these days.
Good, useful stuff!
Chinese: Beyond the Textbook has another great Chinese lesson for ya. This one is about a Chinese film called Gimme Kudos. This lesson goes over key words and phrases from one dialogue in the film. Enjoy!
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The Ministry of Education said that since China launched its reform and 'opening up' some 25 years ago, China has received a total of ...
J. at the Granite Studio reviews The Clash of Empires: The Invention of China in Modern World Making and adds some interesting thoughts on what it means to be called a "laowai."
It would seem that some netizens don't approve of Shang Wenjie's grammar in a recently pushed poem. "If she could be one of the top five simultaneous interpreters in Shanghai, how could the French hope to communicate with the Chinese?" If she is a li
Practice your Chinese reading with the Chinese version of Harry Potter. Here's an extract from the first book, with English translation and pinyin tooltips.
Having tried to 'passively' learn Chinese for quite some time now, I'm starting to realize that there are all sorts of tricky cultural conflicts that are working hard to stomp out any hopes of mastery. Here's one... well, two actually...
A touching post about Ms. Yue, a woman that shows the confidence we all should when tackling a language. She can't speak English fluently and she doesn't care - she communicates and that's what it's all about.
BEIJING — Visitors to China's capital can stroll through "Racist Park," enjoy a plate of "Crap in the Grass" and stop by a Starbuck's franchise for a cup for "Christmas Bland" coffee.
Now the Beijing government is trying to clean up such mistranslations and sloppy editing (including th
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