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12月'15

FDNY offers Chinese class to better serve community

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In an effort to bridge the language gap between the FDNY and the city's rapidly expanding Chinese communities, the Phoenix Society launched a beginner-level Mandarin class in the fall to teach FDNY members.

12月'15

Jade Dragon Mountain, a fiction set in Kangxi Period

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Chinlingo

Set in the early 1700s, Jade Dragon Mountain delivers a compelling look at Chinese politics, culture and religion, delivering the complexities of each with a character-rich story.

12月'15

10 hottest Chinese buzzwords in 2015

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Chinlingo

网红 refers to the internet celebrities, who are products of the network age.

12月'15

Things you should know about Chinese reading speed

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Chinlingo

For learners of Chinese, there are several potential problems during Chinese reading, and this article is going to discuss them in the most likely order they will appear.

12月'15

Chinese vocabulary about Christmas

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Chinlingo

Merry Christmas! Check out these useful Chinese vocabulary for this Christmas holiday!

12月'15

Is Internet slang vulgar or humorous?

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Chinlingo

Internet jargon, or "netspeak", is popular among young people. It can be fun, convenient and, sometimes, vulgar.

12月'15

Apple in China’s Christmas Eve

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Chinlingo

Christmas Eve translates to 平安夜 (píng ān yè, the evening of peace) which sounds like apple, or 苹果 (píng guǒ). On Christmas Eve, an apple as a gift is no longer called 苹果, but 平安果 (píng ān guǒ, the fruit of peace).

12月'15

Semantic-phonetic compound: 粮

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Chinlingo

Semantic means related to meaning and phonetic means related to sound, so it's simply a character consisting of one part giving the character its meaning and another part giving it its sound.

12月'15

10 endangered Chinese surnames

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Chinlingo

In this article, we have listed several surnames that are very rare or have disappeared, including "芈" in the latest popular TV play 'Legend of Mi Yue'.

12月'15