Chinese Radicals This is another in a series of articles that takes a closer look at a specific Chinese radical. Radicals are the ‘building blocks’ of the Chinese language and help students of Chinese to learn to read Chinese characters. The root radical shows us the meaning behind the character. For example, if a character… Read More
The Chinese food that we’ve become accustomed to in the West, is pretty different from the dishes that people are eating in China. Spring rolls, prawn crackers and house special chow mein are largely influenced by Hong Kong cuisine. Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing, food from Hong Kong is equally as delicious as… Read More
Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora! This week we have a question from Stephen, who asked us “What are you thoughts on the eye exercises that are carried out each day in Chinese schools?” In This Episode We Talk About… Comments from listeners. Cheers! iTunes reviews! Yay! Dad of… Read More
Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora! This week we have a question from Jessica from Sweden, who asked us “What things do you wish you’d prepared before coming to China?” In This Episode We Talk About… Comments from everyone! Thanks so much! Review from Calvin, Thanks mate! Fake Cops… Read More
When I first came to China, one of the first phrases I had to learn (much to my embarrassment) was 听不懂 (tīng bu dǒng) . Which, literally translated being ‘listen no understand’ or ‘I don’t understand what you’re saying’. Since then, I’ve learned a few more ways to say that I do (or don’t) understand… Read More
Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora! This week we have another question from Boyka who’s originally from Bulgaria and now lives in Shenzhen, who asked us “What special beauty regiments and tricks do Chinese women follow to look frustratingly attractive?” In This Episode We Talk About… Comments from everyone!… Read More
