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Use the right “experience” at your Chinese job interview

Use the right “experience” at your Chinese job interview

By on October 17, 2011 in Advanced Chinese Vocab

It seems like everyone is interviewing for a job in China these days. And such interviews are often in Chinese. One word will separate the winners from the not-quite-winners: “experience.” There are two words for it in Chinese – 经验(jīngyàn) and 经历(jīnglì) – don’t mix them up! 经历 and 经验 are essentially interchangeable in cases [...]

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Essential Chengyu: Expressing modesty – 笨鸟先飞

Essential Chengyu: Expressing modesty – 笨鸟先飞

By on October 11, 2011 in Essential Chengyu

We’ve provided tips before on expressing modesty when you get complimented on your Chinese. We’ve got another one for you today: 笨鸟先飞 ( bèn niǎo xiān fēi). 笨鸟先飞 ( bèn niǎo xiān fēi) generally means that people with less ability have to try harder, and literally means that “dumb birds have to start flying early.” Its usually [...]

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