Blog Tag - Mandarin Monday
Humankind now speaks more than 5,000 languages, which as anyone who has traveled or lived in a foreign country can attest to, makes life more...
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (奉俊昊 fèng jùn hào) famously said “I need a shot to calm down" after winning his (and South Korea's) first Palme d'...
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt daily life in China, many of us are eager (and have a lot of free time) to follow what's happening...
Elephant, Yolo, Little Dragon, Lucifer… we’ve all come across strange sounding English names that Chinese people have chosen for themselves.
Clearly...
Beijing has been particularly snowy this winter, with two heavy dustings that have rendered the crowded and noisy city almost unrecognizable under a...
Having celebrated the first dawn of the new decade, things are in full swing to welcome the new lunar year 春节 (chūn jié). Given that we're currently...
Have you noticed a sudden influx of memes reading 我好南 wǒ hǎo nán (lit. “I’m very south”) or 我太南了wǒ tài nánle (“I’m too south”), in your WeChat groups...
![Single? Not for Long With These 10 Alternative Ways to Say "I Love You" in Chinese](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/313215/singlesday.jpg "Single? Not for Long With These 10 Alternative Ways to Say "I Love You" in Chinese")
Bored with saying the usual 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ)? This Single's Day, surprise your soon-to-be lover with these alternative ways of expressing your...
Happy International Coffee Day! Here's How (and Where) to Order the Perfect Cup of Coffee in Beijing
The world takes today to appreciate the farmers who grow and produce their favorite bean. No, it's not lima bean day (thank God), it's International...
Striking up a conversation with a complete stranger can be awkward, nerve-wracking, and especially challenging when it's with someone who doesn't...
You can never predict when something will get stolen. As I recently had the misfortune of discovering when I absently mindedly left my laptop in the...
As we know, learning to write Chinese characters involves great patience, lots of memory power, and uncompromising willpower. However, even with...
!["Day in the Body Sprouts Again": Featured Poetry Translation](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/379541/ye-mei-cover-v2.jpg ""Day in the Body Sprouts Again": Featured Poetry Translation")
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With the last-ever episodes of the ultra-popular HBO series Game of Thrones almost upon us (sob), and popular bars around town packing out every week...
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the flowers are blooming outside, yet you find that you feel sleepier than usual while others bounce...