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萌萌哒 (méng méng da) is used to describe somebody or something as cute and adorable.

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The ‘mouth’ radical is one of the most common radicals that you may come across when learning Chinese characters. It usually forms the left part of a character. Judging by the meaning of its name, we can easily tell that characters containing this radical are mainly verbs related to the use of your mouth.

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• Sentence #1 would translate as "You're very cute"
• Sentence #2 means "I love you"
• Sentence #3 would translate as "You're my everything"

Read more on how to express your feelings on our blog post. 

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6 is an auspicious number in Chinese culture, which is associated with “Everything is going very well”. A famous Chinese idiom related to this is “六六大顺 liù liù dà shùn”, which is used to express people’s wish to make everything run smoothly. Nowadays, three “6”s in a row work as slang for young people to express admiration for something or somebody.

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Pinyin was invented in 1958 by Chinese linguist Zhou Youguang (1906-2017). He is the father of Pinyin, which is the writing system that lets non-native speakers read Chinese characters using letters from the Roman alphabet. However, learning Chinese for some time you will soon realize that only using Pinyin for learning at one point’t won’t be enough anymore. Read more about our recommendations on how to learn Chinese and avoid doing certain mistakes. 

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These two words sound very similar. However, the tones are different. When both characters are pronounced in the third tone, the word “水饺 (shuǐjiǎo)” means Chinese dumplings. If the pronunciation of both characters is changed to the fourth tone, the word “睡觉 (shuìjiào)” means “to sleep”.

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Some Chinese learners confuse 还是 (háishi) with 或者 (huòzhě) as they both mean “or”. However, there is a big difference between 还是 (háishi) and 或者 (huòzhě) is in how you use them. 还是 (háishi) is usually used to ask questions such as “Do you want to drink tea or coffee?”; “Do you like Shanghai or Beijing?”, when someone asks you to make a choice among two or more options.

或者 (huòzhě) is NOT a question word and is used to make a statement like “Either tea or coffee is OK.” If it does show up in a question sentence it needs to be linked with another question word such as 吗 (ma).

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There are many ways to say “goodbye” in Chinese, from the more official 再见 (Zàijiàn), to a less formal 拜拜 (báibái). Have a look at other ways of saying bye in Chinese.

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小笼包 (xiǎolóngbāo) is a type of small steamed buns stuffed with pork. It’s very popular in Eastern China, especially in Shanghai. The second character in its name, 笼 (lóng), means “cage”, because the pork buns are usually steamed in cage-shaped bamboo steamers before they are ready to be served. The making of xiaolongbao requires intricate skills. Even the way the dough is pinched at the top can have an influence on its overall flavor. The dish that originated in Shanghai, xiaolongbao is something you must try if you happen to study or work in this fascinating metropolis.

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