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Intermediate | 大龄青年的烦恼 | The Trouble For People Who Are Single And Above The Median Age Of First Marriage | Mandarin Chinese Story
Several years ago, unmarried thirtyish man or woman" was a hot topic among people, and several special terms have been developed, such as, "left-over men and women", "doomed single", golden bachelor”…
Published on 4 years ago
Beginner | 结婚的礼物 | Wedding Gift | Mandarin Chinese Story
Choosing a gift for a friend who is going to get married should be considerate. We need to know what do they actually need, whether there are any cultural taboos, etc. In today’s story, we will see t…
Published on 4 years ago
Advanced | 两性思维方式的差异 | Differences In Mindset Between Genders | Mandarin Chinese Story
Many years ago, there was a popular book called “Men from Mars and women from Venus”. The book illustrates the differences between men and women in simple and funny ways. As for the reasons for the d…
Published on 4 years ago
Beginner | 早晨的公园 | Park In The Morning | Mandarin Chinese Story
In many cities in China, there are some large and small parks. These parks are not only part of the environmental protection, but also for the local residents to do some lesiure activites. Morning i…
Published on 4 years ago
Intermediate | 理想与现实 | Ideal And Reality | Mandarin Chinese Story
Blind dates may be something that many single people have experienced. For most of us, when we meet our blind date for the first time, and there is no special feelings between both of us, we may neve…
Published on 4 years ago
Intermediate | 滥竽充数 | Hold A Post Without Qualifications | Mandarin Chinese Story
In Chinese, when we point out someone hold a post without qualifications or make up a number without active work, we use the idiom “làn yú chōng shù”. The direct meaning of this idiom is that pretend…
Published on 4 years ago
Advanced | 明朝为什么会有两个首都？ | Why Did The Ming Dynasty Have Two Capitals? | Mandarin Chinese Story
In Chinese history, each dynasty generally only had one capital. However, there were a few of exceptional cases. During Ming Dynasty, there were two capitals, and they had the same function. The two …
Published on 4 years ago
Beginner | 我最喜欢的咖啡 | My Favorite Coffee Brand | Mandarin Chinese Story
When we are in our own country, we all have our favorite coffee brand or coffee shop. When we come to China, we can see some international coffee brands, such as Starbucks and Costa, but there may no…
Published on 4 years ago
Advanced | 中国的名山 | Famous Mountains In China | Mandarin Chinese Story
There are many famous mountains in China, such as the Five Sacred Mountains and the four Famous Buddhist mountains. They all have their unique landscape and historical stories. In today’s story, we a…
Published on 4 years ago
Beginner | 付电费 | Pay Electricity Bill | Mandarin Chinese Story
When we travel to other places, accommodation is a very important issue. We always want to pick a comfortable, convenient hotel with an affordable price. In today’s story, our protagonist Xiao Li tra…
Published on 4 years ago