In Chinese, what’s the difference between 器 and 机?
Quite often you can find a pair of Chinese characters that complement one another, 机器 is one of these. Sometimes you can even switch them …
Why is Mandarin written as “汉语” in Mandarin?
Before I explain the reason to you, please allow me to show you some fun facts. China the word was originated from Qin dynasty. Cin …
What was Chinese food like 1000 years ago?
A thousand years ago was the most exciting period of recipes evolution for Chinese food. Most of the Hangzhou cuisine today dates back 1000 years …
What is a Chinese secret that only a Chinese person would know?
1. Chinese food As we all know, China has a long history and is a great food country. An foreign friend once said that he …
What is the coolest Chinese symbol and its meaning?
For me it must be this character 武（wu 3) majorly means martial art,or Kung Fu ,one of the most famous Chinese cultural symbol for the …
What are some examples of folk etymology in Chinese?
[In Chinese, tomatoes are called “foreign eggplants/aubergines”] In Taiwan 番茄 fānqié/fanchye “tomato” is often mistakenly written 蕃茄 (with a “grassy plant” radical above the first character). It …
What important Chinese concepts are conveyed by a single Chinese character?
One very important concept captured by a Chinese character is “ren” or 忍。 This is a very interesting character: it carries the concept of a …
Is cursive Chinese sometimes really hard to understand?
This is a letter written by Mao Zedong 毛澤東 on 1 May 1955 to his colleague Jiang Zhuru 蔣竹如, addressing the topic of pīnyīn 拼音 as a …
Can Chinese people write Chinese as fast as people do in English?
Yes, and for a number of Chinese English learners (especially senior school students) writing English words or sentences or anything like these are truly a …
Why should you not say “cow” when you are in China?
There’s nothing wrong with the Chinese translation for “cow”, and Chinese people don’t have an issue with cows. The thing is the English pronunciation of …