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Stuck On Third Wheel Syndrome

By on January 12, 2013 in Beginner Chinese, Chinese Vocab 101, Embarrassing Moments

Is it just me or is it too fast to be seeing red, hearts and teddy bears everywhere? (the abundant chocolate is great though!) I feel like we just got into 2013 but with all the decorations and featured items, Valentine’s Day’s around the corner. To all of you that have gotten that invite out of pity, duty or [...]

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201314: Love You Forever

By on January 3, 2013 in Beginner Chinese, Hot on Weibo, Intermediate and Advanced Chinese

Though not an official holiday, on Jan 4th 2013, there’s something called “爱你一生一世” in China. This holiday got its name because the date, 二零一三一四 (èr líng yī sān yī sì - 2013.1.4.) sounds like “爱你一生一世” (ài nǐ yī shēng yī shì). This day can also be known as “万年真爱日” or “世纪情人节” or “世纪领证日”. 爱你一生一世 means “love you for life” [...]

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Essential Chengyu: Love at First Sight

By on December 6, 2011 in Essential Chengyu

Do you believe in love at first sight? Or do you believe that love is “a temporary insanity curable by marriage”? No matter which side you fall on, you should probably know this chengyu: 一见钟情(yí jiàn zhōng qíng). 一见钟情 (yí jiàn zhōng qíng) means “love at first sight.” It’s generally used for people, but you can also [...]

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Essential Chengyu: Smooth talk

By on November 21, 2011 in Essential Chengyu

Have you ever been talked into buying something you didn’t want? Or doing something you didn’t want to do? Then you probably know what it’s like to be smooth talked with 花言巧语 (huā yán qiǎo yǔ). 花言巧语 (huā yán qiǎo yǔ) refers to words that sound nice but are deceiving and artful. Literally, it means “flowery [...]

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Essential Chengyu for that familiar love story

By on November 14, 2011 in Essential Chengyu

Have you heard this love story before? Two strangers work and live near each other. They’re perfect for each other, but as fate has it, they keep barely missing each other until one moment where they magically meet each other and fall in love. It turns out there is a chengyu that’s perfect for this [...]

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Chinese slang to help you celebrate “Magical Singles Day”

By on November 9, 2011 in Advanced Chinese Slang

What is this “Singles Day” business? In 2 days, single Chinese people will be celebrating their singleness together on “Singles Day” –  光棍节 (guāng gùn jié). November 11 (11/11) has been unofficially designated as Singles Day because it appears as 4 “1″s. 光棍 (guāng gùn) generally means bachelor but literally means “bare stick,” making the name [...]

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