中国的演艺圈最近出现很多“不老传说”阵营的人！目前网友公认的不老传说有：

47岁的@周海媚

39岁的@梦想家林志颖…

You like China. You`d like to learn Mandarin Chinese. You are interested in Chinese history and culture. You want to even go to China to live or apply for a job. As a total beginner, you`d better start learning the Chinese language first. But do you know how to learn Mandarin?

I`m also a language learner. I`ve learned French, Spanish, and some Japanese. Then I touched…

近日，一条深褐色的巨大污染带斜穿1/3的国土，从北京、天津到石家庄，从郑州、南通到贵阳，空气污染指数纷纷爆表，北京城区PM2.5值一度逼近1000，雾霾笼罩。

• 世界上最远的距离，不是生与死。而是我牵着你的手，却看不见你。
• 厚德载"雾"，自强不"吸"。

多地陷十面”霾“伏，今天你戴口罩了吗？

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指数：index

爆表：off the…

1月13号，上海地铁里有不少人不穿长裤，只穿一条内裤，同时挤上同一班地铁，让身边市民目瞪口呆，参与者中几乎都是老外。

据悉这是所谓“不穿裤子搭地铁日”，是美国民间组织2002年发起的活动，如今已变成全球60多个城市的年度性活动。上海今年成为新加入的城市。

但是我真的看不懂，你会支持这样的活动吗？会参与吗？

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目瞪口呆：Chinese idiom,…

中国有“男主外，女主内”的传统，所以很多家庭老公的工资都是上缴给老婆统一管理。但是，很多老公都会少报一点工资，偷藏一点私房钱。

现在银行竟然有一种叫“保底归集”的功能：只需要设置一个保底金额，如1000元，银行将每天查询老公的账户余额，只要大于1000元，就会把多出的部分自动转账给老婆。

• 银行君，你的节操呢？
• 已婚男士潸然泪下

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男主外，女主内：male-breadwinner…

I'd like to share the story of the day I realized people could understand my 普通话 pǔ tōng huà.

For years I've been interested in Mandarin. The language is ancient, unique and the characters themselves intricate and beautiful. I've learned by myself, learned from both Chinese friends and Chinese-speaking colleagues at work. I delight in picking up…

I like taking photos of all kinds of signs.  I want to share them here with you!  Marked with English meanings, Chinese characters and pinyin as well. It’s both for fun and learning Chinese.

自为青城客 不唾青城地

zì wéi qīng chéng kè ,  bú  tuò qīng chéng dì .  

Since being the guest of Mt. Qingcheng, you shall not spit…

Airport 机场 jīchǎng 

Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
上海浦东国际机	上海虹桥国际机场
Shànghǎi pǔdōng guójì…

中国元旦的法定假期只有1天，但是今年国家公布的放假办法是放3天，把后面的周六和周日拉到前面来一起放。所以元旦后，大家要连续上8天班，网友纷纷在微博吐槽好崩溃。

• “放假一时爽，连班痛一生 ”
• “连上八天就叫苦？你们这群战斗力只有5的渣啊…”
• “爷爷，能讲讲导致人类灭亡的那场大灾变吗？” “唉，这要从2012年年末说起，先是滔天洪水，然后是突来的严寒，还有四处肆虐的僵尸。” “难怪人类灭绝了啊！” “不，人类从这些灾难中顽强地挺了过来，开始庆祝新生后的第一个新年，可是新年过后，他们发现要连上八天班，然后...唉，我说不下去了..”

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元旦：1月1日，在中国说“新年”一般是指Chinese New…

I write in Chinese because I think the advanced readers might want to read in Chinese, and to know what's happening in China right NOW, what are people talking about on weibo TODAY. I'll put some notations if needed.

Weibo, aka Sina Weibo,  is a Chinese microblogging website. Akin to a hybrid of Twitter and Facebook, it is one of the most popular sites in China, in use by well over 30% of Internet users.   http://weibo.com   (Feel free to…

There are hundreds of dance demo / instruction dance videos on Youtube by a dance instructor named Jenny or LineDanceDallas from either Taiwan on some videos or Plano Texas on other videos. 

She speaks perfect English and does not seem to have a Texan accent.  Native Chinese will have to judge her Chinese speaking.  She covers many types of dances that can be done without a partner such as Polkas, Reels, Rumbas, country and western line dances, etc.  Here are a few…

Dear fellow Mandarin enthusiasts,

How many times have you been in the middle of a conversation with a Chinese person only to find yourself unable to find the right name for your father's oldest sister or mother's…

祝SMC同学们圣诞快乐

老龙王  AKA乔纳森

Zhù SMC tóngxuémen shèngdàn kuàilè Lǎo lóngwáng AKA qiáonàsēn

From FluentU got the top 8 Christmas words you’ve got to know for this holiday!

8 Christmas Words For Your List

 一 只 小 鸟 告 诉 过 我是 你 的 生 日 。yì zhī xiǎo niǎo ɡào su ɡuò wǒ shì nǐ de shēnɡ rì. A little bird told me it was your birthday.

yì zhī xiǎo niǎo ɡào su ɡuò wǒ shì nǐ de shēnɡ rì.

一 只 小 鸟 告 诉 过 我是 你 的 生 日 。

A little bird told me it was your birthday.

wǒ chī le tā ！

 我 吃 了…

I was really pleased to find this 成语 chéngyǔ.

五十步笑百步 --  wǔshí bù xiào bǎibù -- The pot calling the kettle black.  a literal translation "those who retreat fifty steps laugh at those who retreat one hundred steps"

The phrase "The pot calling the kettle black" is an…

大家好！Hi everyone!  

Some of you may already be familiar with the Russian party game "Mafia" (also known as "Werewolves").  I've given the game a bit of a Chinese makeover (based more-so on "Werewolves" than the original, because it's more fun in my opinion!).

Find out about the original game here.

In the original "Werewolves" (or at least in the version my friends and I play), there are a range…

Hi, I'm angel from china. I'm glad to join here.  I hope to make friends with you and learn English or Chinese each other.

Hello fellow Chinese learners!

I am a first time poster on this site, but I wanted to share with you a tool I use to help me practice Chinese character recognition. Here is the link to the site: …

Hello everyone,

Glad to meet you here . My name is Qihan Su ,you can call me Retta  .I'm a Chinese native people living in Chengdu city of Sichuan province .

Do you want to improve your Chinese with native speaker? You can talk with me, I will help u to practice your Chinese we can talk about everything in our life   . You can enjoy the  native Chinese culture and Chinese language.And by the way ,I also can enjoy the time to learning English .ahaha,~

No matter your…