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 …
Do you know what the dragon symbolizes for Chinese people?
The dragon has been a sacred creature since ancient times. It is the king of beasts in China and represents strength, wisdom, rule, and unlimited potential. Chinese people still consider …
Crowds are a fact of life in China—this is important to know if you hope to do any traveling there.
So what do you say if you’re in a hurry and have to get past people?
Perhaps you’ve been …
Do you want to use Mandarin Chinese professionally?
Then you wouldn’t want to call your boss or client by the wrong title right?
In this blog post, you’ll learn 67 job titles in Chinese to have a business vocabulary for …
Did you know there are more Chinese internet users than there are Americans? You can bet that many of them are 宅男 (zháinán).
宅男 (zháinán) is Chinese slang for a male geek or nerd, and it literally means “house male.” …
Do you know how to say “tweet” in Chinese?
How about “email” or “blogger”?
Do you know the Chinese counterparts to YouTube, Google and Facebook?
Trust me when I say these terms will come in handy.
Once I reached a …
If you speak Chinese and have been to China, you probably know that Chinese people love to compliment foreigners on their Chinese.
Next time you get complimented, instead of going back to your standard (xiè xiè – “Thank you”) response, …
You’ve probably come across tabloid headlines slamming celebrities as 傻子 (shǎzi) or 呆子 (dāizi), but have you noticed the context in which each expression is used? Both 傻子(shǎzi) and 呆子 (dāizi) describe people who aren’t smart/intelligent and can be …
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