Word of the Week: Dog – 狗 gǒu

Word of the Week: Dog – 狗 gǒu

by | Dec 1, 2022 | Weekly word

The eleventh of the Chinese zodiac is 狗– ‘dog’. Pronunciation 狗 is pronounced gǒu Meaning The character狗（gǒu）was first seen in the inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The radical of 狗（gǒu）is “犭”,which is related to animals. The other part is 句（gǒu），which is...
The taboos of chopsticks culture (4)

The taboos of chopsticks culture (4)

by | Oct 13, 2022 | Chinese culture

Chopsticks, like Chinese characters, have an important and iconic role for East Asian civilization. Chopsticks are not only the first choice for most Chinese people, they have evolved into a unique eating custom and have influenced some neighboring countries.This...
Word of the Week: Cold/ Frosty – 冷lěng

Word of the Week: Cold/ Frosty – 冷lěng

by | Sep 14, 2022 | Weekly word

Weather has a big impact on our lives and has a big effect on our lives and feelings. Today we’ll expand our vocabulary around weather with the word  冷（lěnɡ）- cold/frosty. Pronunciation 冷 is pronounced lěnɡ. Meaning 冷 (lěnɡ)，Its original meaning is “Cold, the weather...
Too stingy to pull out a hair

Too stingy to pull out a hair

by | Jun 22, 2022 | Chinese culture

During the Warring States period, there was a thinker called Mo Zhai(墨翟) who proposed that human beings need to love and help each other. He felt that it was time to bring killing each other to an end. But there was also another thinker called Yang Zhu (杨朱) who...
Call a Spade a Spade

Call a Spade a Spade

by | Feb 16, 2022 | Chinese culture

In Chinese there is a common saying, “一是一，二是二”(Yī shì yī，èr shì èr) which literally means “one is one and two is two”. It signifies keeping the true and original appearance of something without adding or reducing anything. Metaphorically, it describes an honest and...
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