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04/04/2017
清明 （qīng míng）The Qingming Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day is time for memorizing the deceased and visit the cemetery.
青团 （qīng tuán）The Green Rice Balls are a traditional food in southern China dating back to the Zhou Dynasty, more than 2,000 years ago. Made of rice flour and wormwood juice, qingtuan are usually stuffed with red bean paste. It's a tradition to eat qingtuan during the Qingming Festival.
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05/01/2017
Today is the 8th day of the 12th (also the last) month of a lunar year. Chinese celebrate Laba Festival (腊八节) on this day. Here is the origin of this festival.
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Heartwarming food of today: the Laba Porridge Today is the 8th day of the 12th (also the last) month of a lunar year. Chinese celebrate Laba Festival (腊八节) on this day. Here is the origin of this
20/12/2016
D**g Zhi, the “arrival of winter”or winter solstice, is an important festival in China. Discover the reason why Chinese celebrate it and then enjoy the mouthwatering video.
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Chinese people celebrate D**g Zhi, because the arrival of winter brings back the warmth of spring. D**g Zhi, the “arrival of winter”or winter solstice, is an important festival in China. According to the traditional Chinese lun
14/12/2016
Asking Questions in Mandarin, TWO instructions you MUST follow. (Part I)
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Asking Questions in Mandarin, TWO instructions you MUST follow. (Part I) Instruction One Asking normal yes or no questions and “how about” questions , you only need to add the question words at the end of your s
09/12/2016
Chinglish is funny. Though it can be helpful sometimes. Take a look at some up-to-date Chinglish phrases and enjoy the interesting interview video.
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Chinglish is funny. Though it can be helpful sometimes. | Home | EAST Language Center Hong Kong | Learn Mandarin with EAST! Chinglish is funny. But it's also useful, expecially when you try to understand what is "好久不见(long time no see)". And when your Chinese frie
01/12/2016
Enjoy this fun video of Chinese dialects and get to know more in our blog post. Explpore Chinese culture with EAST Languge Center.
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Challenge yourself with Chinese Dialects. How many of them can you rec | Home | EAST Language Center Hong Kong | Learn Mandarin with EAST! When you think about the Chinese language, do you only think about Mandarin Chinese or Cantonese? In fact, there are many more than those two languages and dial
22/11/2016
Learn Trendy Mandarin Phrase with EAST Language Center!
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Mandarin Trendy Phrase | 重要的事情说三遍 | Home | EAST Language Center Hong Kong | Learn Mandarin with EAST! For the important thing， people will repeat three times. Nowadays, everyone is busy and in hurry. People always forget things. This phrase is more use
15/11/2016
Learn Trendy Mandarin Words with EAST Language Center!
Kào pǔr 靠谱儿 -- Have you been a trustworthy person today? | Home | EAST Language Center Hong Kong Kào pǔr 靠 谱儿 Reliable; Trustworthy. Kào pǔr is applied to people, ideas or information. And it may be relied on or trusted based on accuracy, honesty
09/11/2016
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07/11/2016
Interesting video about the Single's Day. Hahaha!
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双十一 shuāng shí yī Double 11
光棍节 guāng gùn jié the Singles’ Festival
购物节 gòu wù jié Shopping Festival
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Here comes the trendy phrase:
买买买！ mǎi mǎi mǎi (It is a buzzphrase often used to encourage consumerism and impulse buying.)
Explaining Single's Day We explore the origins and meanings behind China's newest festival, Single's Day, commonly known as Double 11, thanks to the genius of a certain entrepreneur.
01/11/2016
EAST Language Center - Let's learn some Mandarin!
你万圣节玩儿得怎么样？
nǐ wàn shèng jié wán er de zěn me yàng？ How is your Halloween？
万圣节 wàn shèng jié n. Halloween
化妆 huà zhuāng v. to put make up on (somebody)
南瓜 nán guā n. pumpkin
鬼 guǐ n. ghost
奥利奥 àolìào n. Oreo
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30/10/2016
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Weekly Feed - Expats’ Myth in China #2
11.11 is coming! Get ready for the shopping madness online in China.
In recent years, 11.11 stands for nothing but the CRAZY online shopping festival. But why? Why on 11.11? Why do poeple rush to shop online year after year?
