Chinese culture is one of the richest and oldest in the world. It is also considered as the most spoken language with almost 900 million native speakers. Chinese is spoken in different dialects but the most spoken is Mandarin. Aside from China, Chinese language is also used in countries such as Taiwan, Singapore, HongKong and … Read more
The folk of Lady White and Xu Xian (bái niáng zǐ hé xǔ xiān 白娘子和许仙) is one of the Chinese four greatest folklores. It reflects people’s recognition of love. The story goes like this: Taking the shapes of two women, White Snake (bái shé 白蛇), Bai Suzhen (bái sù zhēn 白素贞), and Green Snake (qīng … Read more
Now I know, this is a tough rule for some people. Because, most of your life, learning Chinese, you have been told to learn grammar rules. In middle school, In high school, In university, In language school, everywhere in the world; grammar, grammar, grammar. So, my first question to you is: Did it work? Was … Read more
亲 (qīn) Dear "亲 (qīn) Dear" is a special word used as a greeting in Taobao sales transactions. Actually, "亲 (qīn) dear" is short for "亲爱的(qīn’ài de) dear." "亲 (qīn) Dear" which is used by Taobao sellers means "亲爱的顾客 (qīn’ài de gùkè) dear customer" or "亲爱的朋友 (qīn’ài de péngyou) dear friend." In this way, not … Read more