“Magical Singles Day”: Essential 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...
View ArticleEssential Chengyu for that familiar love story
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...
View ArticleEssential Chengyu: Smooth talk
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...
View ArticleEssential Chengyu: Love at First Sight
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...
View Article201314: Love You Forever
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”...
View ArticleStuck On Third Wheel Syndrome
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...
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