Archive for the ‘Fun’ Category
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
I just saw this article about Měilán's (美兰) return to China and had to mention it. If you've got a good command of Chinese and English, no infectious diseases, and a bachelor's degree or higher, you might want to consider applying.
Although, I guess you'd have to be in Chengdu and ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
I just got an email from Magnus and Mingxing saying they made a comic out of one of my little rants. Maybe this sort of thing happens to you all the time, but I'm so flattered that I'm considering changing the topic of this blog to "Silly Stuff About Chinese ...
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009
There are only 400+ possible syllables in Chinese. That makes listening comprehension (both for me and the person I'm talking to) a bit of a nightmare. But despite the many downsides, there are actually some fun things about a syllabic language.
Besides how amazingly easy it is to rhyme in Chinese, ...
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