The Great Wall at Yanmen Pass, Shanxi Province Yanmen Pass, or Xixing (西陉Xīxíng...
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Grammar is something central to learning any language, including Chinese. If someone says otherwise, it’s probably because they don’t know what...
A Crash Course in Chinese Culture for Adoptive Parents
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Beijing – Tianjin High-Speed Train
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Macau Weather in May
Macau Weather in May Weather: May and June are the wettest months. It gets hot and muggy....
Yulin Grottoes
Yulin Grottoes Commonly referred to as the Ten-Thousand Buddha Valley, the Yulin Grottoes are...
The Top 6 Ancient Streets/Villages close to the Yellow Mountains
The Top 6 Ancient Streets/Villages close to the Yellow Mountains After a visit to the Yellow...
Chinese listening strategies: Improving listening speed
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Review: Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary
Title in English: Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary Title in Chinese: 漢語近義詞用法詞典 Author: Teng Shou-hsin (鄧守信) Year: 2009 Pages: 533...
YouGlish: A free service to hear and see Chinese words in context
Context matters. Chinese words are not used the way you’d think based on an English translation and words are not pronounced the same everywhere and...