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Although you can use the red buttons to add tone marks, we highly recommend you use the number method (e.g. hao3) for speed and placement of the accent above the correct vowel. [Hint: Type "v" for "ü"]
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Romantic Mandarin Words and Affectionate Phrases for Your Beloved

On February 9, 2020 By Hollie In Blog, Culture Lessons, Learner Tips, Vocabulary 3 Comments

Chinese Dating Culture Although this is slowly beginning to change, there is a huge emphasis on women marrying early in Chinese culture. According to Chinese traditions, if you’re a woman of 28 and you’re still not married, you might as well give up and accept the title of 剩女 (shèng nǚ). While men have a few… Read More

The 6 Etiquettes of a Traditional Chinese Wedding Ceremony

On July 22, 2016 By Hollie In Blog, Culture Lessons 6 Comments

It will only take [est_time] to read this post! When I began planning for my own wedding, I became curious about traditional Chinese weddings and how different they are in the modern day. In preparation for my own wedding, Nora and I went to a bridal ‘convention’ at the Shenzhen exhibition centre, it was full… Read More