Ever wonder if you’d still be able to ask where the closest “Starbucks” is or “Nike” store in China?
How about ordering a hamburger once you found the closest “McDonald’s”?
Knowing how to say these worldwide company names can be …
In this installment of No Nonsense Newbie Tips, we want to help our readers escape the 喜欢 (xǐ huan) rut.
Found in chapter 1 of all beginner textbooks, 喜欢 is an easy catch all for anything and everything. 中国菜？ 喜欢。 …
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After tackling 知道 vs 认识 and 觉得 vs 想, lets continue with a distinction a few readers have written inquiring about: 会 vs. 能.
Like “to know” and “to think” before it, “can” or “able” is an English word …
In the next installment of our No Nonsense Newbie Tips, lets examine another important distinction long giving Chinese learners grief.
Like “I know“, “I think” is one of the very first phrases learned when studying a foreign language…
For the first in our series No Nonsense Newbie Tips, let’s tackle the particularly thorny issue of 知道 (zhīdào) versus 认识 (rènshi). Both approximately hover around the English “to know”, but there are very important differences between the two…
There are several ways to say “funny” in Chinese. You have 好笑, 可笑, 幽默—and a few more, each with its own specific usage.
Find out all the common words that all mean “funny” in Chinese, with examples so you’ll …
Eskimos have hundreds of words for “snow.”
Actually, that’s a widespread misconception.
But what about Chinese words for “fake”? Just off the top of our heads here, you have 7:
山寨 (shān zhài)
假冒 (jiǎ mào)
盗版 (dào bǎn)
高仿 …
Whether you’re brand new to Chinese or not, you”ll find use for today’s Chinese slang word: 菜鸟 (càiniǎo) – “newbie”.
This very popular word, which also means “rookie”, refers to someone that is new or inexperienced at something. The word …
Are you eating the same things all the time at Chinese restaurants?
Are your Chinese friends not impressed anymore when you order Chinese food?
If so, maybe it’s time you left your Chinese food ordering rut.
We’ve compiled …
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