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Do you know these 3 ways to say funny: 好笑 ， 可笑， 幽默 ? How about the differences between them? They might sound similar but they’re actually different – don’t get them mixed up! The best place to start is with 好笑 (hǎo xìao). 好笑 (hǎo xìao) is the most basic, vanilla way to say “funny.” It’s a [...]
Want to know the most used Chinese phrases? It’s your lucky week - the hot topic on Weibo is “What’s your pet phrase?” (#你的口头禅是什么?#) 你(nǐ): you 口头禅(kǒu tóu chán): pet phrase 是(shì): to be 什么(shén me): what The top 10 Chinese pet phrases in all their glory, based on official stats: 10. 没意思(méi yì si): boring. Eg.: “how was [...]
On Feb 28, 楸楸 (qiū qiū) sent out a simple tweet. It went viral with over 12,700 retweets. It continues to be a hot topic (话题 – huà tí) on Weibo (#一句话证明你上过学#). The tweet? “用一句话证明你上过学” “yòng yī jù huà zhèng míng nǐ shàng guò xué” “Use One Phrase To Prove You’ve Been to School” In case you [...]
Have you ever been approached at a club by someone who seemed like a womanizer? There’s Chinese slang for that! The phrase 色狼 (sèláng) literally translates as “color wolf”. This has no real meaning in English but most closely means “womanizer” or “sex maniac”. There is also a female version of this – 色女 (sènǚ), [...]
Our blog is expanding to also cover Beginner Chinese. We’ll keep focusing on to-the-point explanations and real-world examples. And we’ll keep scratching those hard-to-scratch itches. To start, we’ll have 3 series for Beginner Chinese: Chinese Grammar Tips: where we break down tricky Chinese grammar. Chinese Slang 101: where we help beginners learn must-know Chinese slang. [...]
To become fluent in Chinese, a large vocabulary is obviously key. And for a strong vocabulary, there’s no substitute for hard work. But if you’re studying hard, why not also learn more effectively? Here’s a simple tip for learning vocab faster: themed Chinese vocab word lists. A themed Chinese vocab word list is basically a [...]
The hardest part of Chinese is that it feels arbitrary. It has its own logic, but it takes trial and error to figure it out. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a shortcut? A way that you could almost learn from your mistakes before even making them? The good news is that you can. Have [...]
As part of our Embrace the Embarrassing Moments series, we feature a reader’s story about an embarrassing moment from when they were learning Chinese. Today’s story especially hits home for me – I’ve definitely made the same sort of mistake more than once! Enjoy! During the first time I was working in China (when my [...]
I have a secret to share with you. It’s embarrassing, but I want the best for our readers. It’s how I broke through Chinese learning plateaus. What’s my secret? Hours upon hours of Chinese dating shows and the Chinese version of “Sex and the City.” My point? Not that you should watch those shows, but [...]
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