Tag: Living in China
What Can You Say about “Hot” besides “Rè”?
The average temperature in Shanghai during latest week is around 28~35 degree and yellow high temperature alert was issued. Please be kind to those who ask you out recently. As your friends to death, they must want to discuss about your lifelong business on such sweltering days outside! Anyway, do you know how to express HOT in Chinese except
How to Not Get Lost in Shanghai’s Metro?
Do you know how many metro lines does Shanghai have? The answer is eighteen in total, including Line 1 to Line 17(fifteen lines except that Line 14 and Line 15 are in construction), Pujiang Line, Maglev Line and Jinshan Line. People benefit from the convenience of how metro can send you everywhere while still get confused by the complexity of the metro system sometimes. As a foreigner, or tourist who come to the city for first time, how to find your way to the destination without getting lost by public transportation?
Vocabulary You Must Know in This Back-to-school Season
We have welcomed September and it is time that all schools began to open one after another. Some of the students are excited about meeting long-time-no-see classmates while others may feel slightly uneasy about entering a new school. Whether it is the case for you or not, we would like to bring you some Chinese words related to the school season so that you can make friends in the new environment!
Why Do Shanghainese Love “Páiduì”?
Although Mid-Autumn Festival has a few days to go, Shanghainese cannot help to line up(排队 páiduì) for purchasing mooncakes one month earlier. In the morning on weekdays, middle-aged aunties and uncles are already in lines for hours waiting for the fresh baked mooncake. Queuing seems to become one of people’s survival skills in Shanghai. If you want to experience something new and famous, you have to observe this convention…
More Than Half of the Holiday Is Gone. This Is How You Feel…
Alert! Today is already the 5th day of October, which means there is not many lazy days left!! Some people joined the crowds going sightseeing or eating local delicacy; some stayed at home enjoying alone time with family; while a small group still at work. How have you been for the last few days? Welcome to share how you spent holiday with us!
Another Day Deserves A Holiday
Chinese have many traditional festivals: Spring Festival to celebrate the new year, Tomb-sweeping Day to memorize those passed away, Mid-autumn Festival to reunite families…etc. Do you know what day is this Sunday? October 25, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month this year is also an important day with long history. If you have not heard about Chongyang Jie or the Double Ninth Day(重阳节 chóng yáng jié), read the following...
Don’t Know How to Save Money in Double 11? Read This!
It is time for the Double 11 Shopping Carnival again. Are there anything on your shopping list? It is said every year this time would be the best chance to stock up goods. Are you a participant or a bystander? If you happen to do some shopping, check this article out. It may save you a huge amount of cost!
What Makes Them Come to Shanghai for Half-month Quarantine?
700 years ago, 17-year-old Marco Polo, arrived China following his father and uncle after 4 years’ long trip. The Travel of Marco Polo unveiled the mysterious oriental world for the whole Europe at that time. Now 700 years later, a man with the same name, Marco, and his business partner visited Shanghai from Naples, after a stopover in London and 14 days of quarantine…what for?
It Is Time to Put on Your “Me More Cool” Now!
There is a joke saying you may not catch cold for not wearing “Me More Cool” in winter; but your may end up with a broken leg by your mum...
10 Chinese Key Words to Summarize 2020
In the unusual 2020, have you picked up some new words in Chinese? Recently, Chinese media has made their lists of Chinese buzzwords to summarize the last year. Here I picked top 10 words for you to read. Do you know all of them? Have a look!
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