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Many Chinese learners would love to travel to China so that they can practice their Mandarin. But one major obstacle is the actual travel itself. It can be frightening to go to a place one has [...]

元宵节 (Yuánxiāo jié), which is called the Lantern Festival, is one of the main traditional festivals of the Chinese. Literally, 元 indicates the beginning, 宵 indicates the night. Thus, the festival [...]

February 14th of each year is 情人节 (Valentine’s Day). It is a traditional festival in Western countries. Young people in China also like this festival very much. This is a celebration of [...]

Extreme Sports (极限运动 jíxiàn yùndòng), also called Action or Adventure sports, are activities that involve a high degree of physical risk, and often include danger from speed (速度sùdù), height (高度 [...]

  春节, popularly known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year is the beginning of the year on the lunar calendar, and is considered traditionally the main festival of the year. It has [...]

Slang is a kind of informal language which actually means other things, instead of its literal meaning. All languages have slang, and Chinese is no exception. We all know plenty of English slang. [...]

In this article, we will focus on some frequently used Chinese sentences, which are particularly useful for people who have just started to learn Chinese or who want to travel to China. These [...]

Ana is a Brazilian living in China who has been learning Chinese with me for 3 months. Last week, she told me that she had been invited to a birthday party for a one-year-old baby, and the baby’s [...]

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