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Top Beauty Actress Turns CEO. You May Not Know These…
Hey folks, Saturday is here! Do you remember recently we posted an article about beauty icons in the 1980s? Ahh, the Days without Photoshop… Natural Beauty at Its Best! The article mentioned 黎姿 Gigi Lai, better known as the “Goddess of Beauty” by Hong Kong media. Today, we’re gonna fill you in on something you may not…
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Why Does “Drink Vinegar” Mean Jealousy in Chinese
吃醋 吃醋（chī cù） literally means drink vinegar. 吃(chī) means to eat. 醋(cù) means vinegar. It means to be jealous. Here’s a story about 吃醋（chī cù）. The wife of a Tang dynasty prime minister Fang Xuanling was jealous because the emperor Li Shimin wanted to give Fang Xuanling several concubines. But Fang Xuanling dared not accept them. The emperor said to…
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This Chinese Grandma is Full of Youthful Vitality
Years may wrinkle the skin, but not the soul. To Zhang Qian, her 87-year-old grandmother Luo is someone still full of youthful vitality. As Grandma Luo likes taking photos and has even become a dab hand at taking selfies, Zhang decided to take pictures with her as a present for “Girl’s Day”, a festival celebrated…
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What We Sacrifice for the Thumbs Up of Approval
Ironic, isn’t it? This video by Xie Chenglin, from Changsha, depicts the life of phubbing in the new era. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, phubbing is used to describe someone who snubs someone in favor of their mobile device. Video: Phubbers are indeed pushing humanity into a dangerous future. A generation…
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4 Ways to Check Your Taxes in China
China has changed its tax laws! Now, foreigners will be under more scrutiny to pay their fair share of taxes. Overseas earnings will be tracked in China. You will need Tax Documents to get your Work Permit. Image: https://cn.wsj.com/articles/CT-FIN-20180122110141 Getting a work permit in China requires many documents and missing any of them will stop your…
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Are you a 接地气(jiē dìqì) person or a 高冷(gāo lěng) person?
Are you a 接地气（jiē dìqì) person or a 高冷（gāo lěng) person? There are many different words to describe people’s personality in every language, in Chinese, there are two words that young people like to use to describe two totally different types of personality: 接地气（jiēdìqì) and 高冷（gāolěng). 接 地 气 jiē dìqì 接Jiē = to pick up/to connect…