Tomb Sweeping Day – 清明节 (Qīng Míng Jiē)
Tomb Sweeping Day’s Chinese name, 清明节 (Qīng Míng Jiē), literally means “clear bright festival”. Clear and bright refer to the arrival of spring. However, Tomb Sweeping Day is also known as Cold Food Day 寒食节 (hán shí jiē). Why? Read on to find out. 清明节 (Qīng Míng Jiē) is celebrated on April 5th, 2010 . [...]
Learn Chinese cooking terms
Francisco was planning to cook a great meal for his Chinese friends in his apartment. They arrived early to help him cook. He wanted to have Bavarian stir-fried vegetables with Russian borscht, which his friends had absolutely no experience with. So, he had to give them directions, but oh, no! When he wanted to ask [...]
How to be a tough guy in Chinese
The following phrases are commonly used in casual spoken Chinese. They can help you to express your frustration, dissatisfaction, or ensure that people will not mess with you. Either that, or these phrases may earn you a free beating. Use at your own discretion. The 找 (zhǎo)pattern: looking for… 找 (zhǎo) is most commonly used [...]
Translate English movie titles into Chinese
The Chinese translation of the title of the movie Top Gun: 好大一把枪 (hǎo dàyī bǎ qiāng) “what a big gun!” There are just some things that a dictionary isn’t suited for. Ever try to talk to your Chinese friends about some English movie, but get blank looks? Movie titles are hard to translate, and when [...]
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