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General Chinese

1. Put Your Money Where Your Stomach Is

2. Learn how to address your mother in Chinese

3. Chinese Idiom: 不可救药 (bùkějiùyào) Hopeless

4. Chinese Idiom: 哪壶不开提哪壶 To touch a soft spot

5. Why does “Old” stand for wisdom and prestige in China?

6. Chinese Idiom: 得寸进尺 If you give someone an inch, they will take a mile.

7. Chinese Idiom: 大材小用 To waste one’s talent on a petty job

8. Tomb-sweeping Day (April 4) with Tears and Laughter

9. Top seven ways to introduce yourself in Chinese

10. Chinese Character: 龙 (lóng) Dragon

11. Eat soup with chopsticks?

12. Lucky Number in Chinese-8

13. Chinese Culture: 二月二，龙抬头 Dragon Raising Its Head

14. Why do Chinese eat fish during Spring Festival?

15. How Do Chinese Express Their Love?

16. The Legend of the Lantern Festival

17. The Legend behind the Year of the Dragon

18. The Little New Year: the Kitchen God Festival

19. Is the Year of the Dragon your birth year?

20. A Chinese Christmas Feast: 火锅 (huǒguō) hot pot

21. Be Careful When Using the Chinese Term “小人 (xiǎorén)”

22. Do you like spicy Chinese food?

23. “Spinsters” in China

24. What On Earth Do You Mean?

25. Don’t stop until the goal is reached.

26. Are You Still Single?

27. 红 (Hóng)-A Pleasant Shade of Chinese

28. Chinese Idiom: It is neither a horse nor a tiger. But what is it?

29. Are all things like floating clouds?

30. Chinese Idiom: 少见多怪 to describe someone who is very naive

31. Chinese Movie: 人在囧途 Lost on Journey

32. Golden Week: National Day

33. If It Is neither “东 (dōng) East” Nor “西 (xī) West,” then What the Hell Is It?

34. The Red Veil in Chinese Weddings

35. Admiring the Full Moon and Eating Moon Cake (Beginner)

36. What Does Tigers in Autumn Mean in Chinese?

37. Chinese Character: 打(dǎ) To Hit

38. Chinese Dining Etiquette – Fighting at the Dining Table

39. KTV-Popular Entertainment in China (Beginner)

40. What Present Would You Select on Chinese Valentine’s Day? (Beginner)

41. Top Two Chinese Sentences Expressing Love (Beginner)

42. Popular TV Series: 裸婚时代 (Luǒhūn shídài) Getting Married with No Car, No House, and No Wedding

43. The Eastern Carnival-火把节 The Torch Festival

44. 你不高兴吗? (Nǐ bù gāoxìng ma?) Aren’t you happy? (Beginner)

45. Chinese Character: 夏 (xià) summer (Beginner)

46. 皮影戏 (píyǐngxì) Shadow Play in the Movie Kung Fu Panda 2 (Advanced)

47. Single Boys and Girls Welcome “相亲 (xiāngqīn) Blind Date” in China

48. The Four Beauties of Ancient China (Intermediate)

49. Traditional Chinese Food for the Dragon Boat Festival: 粽子(zòngzi) Rice Dumplings (Beginner)

50. Hot Movie: 单身男女 (Dānshēn nánnǚ) Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

51. Chinese Idiom: Making a Fool of Oneself When Trying to Be Smart (Intermediate)

52. Hot Movie: 战国 (Zhànguó) The Warring States (Intermediate)

53. Chinese Idiom: 卧冰求鲤 To Lie on the Ice to Look for Carp (Advanced)

54. The “Divine Tune” in China: “忐忑 (tǎntè) Uneasy” (Intermediate)

55. Most Frequently Used Chinese Words for Tattoo (Intermediate)

56. Chinese Grammar: “是 (shì)” Sentence (Beginner)

57. The Earthquake in Japan (Intermediate)

58. Wēibó-The Twitter in China (Intermediate)

59. Li Bai- China’s Greatest Poet (Intermediate)

60. Chinese Character: 兔 (tù) rabbit (Beginner)

61. Quote of the Week (Mar.7, 2011)

62. Cross Talk! On the Chinese Vocabulary: 姑妈 & 姑娘 (Beginner)

63. Quote of the Week (Mar.1, 2011)

64. Quote of the Week (Feb.18, 2011)

65. Appreciating Modern Chinese Beauty (Advanced)

66. Quote of the Week (Feb.14, 2011)

67. A New Chinese Hit Movie: 新少林寺 Shaolin (Intermediate)

68. The origin of New Year’s Eve (Intermediate)

69. Quote of the Week (Jan.31, 2011)

70. Chinese Culture: The Legend of the Kitchen God (Intermediate)

71. Quote of the Week (Jan.24, 2011)

72. Quote of the Week (Jan. 17th, 2011)

73. Popular Chinese Word 涨

74. Quote of Week (Jan. 6, 2011)

75. Word of the Year in China (2010)-给力 (Advanced)

76. Top Three Blockbuster Chinese Movies for the New Year Holidays (Advanced)

77. Quote of Week (Dec. 31, 2010)

78. Quote of the Week (Dec. 24, 2010)

79. Chinese Culture Story-New Year’s Day (Advanced)