Write 反(fǎn)(opposite) in Chinese character
反（fǎn）
Origin: 骨文中，“反”字像一只手正向着崖边攀登，是“攀”的本字，后来本义消失，意思变为“相反”、“反叛”。
On ancient oracle bone inscriptions, “反” looks like a hand climbing cliff, making it the original character of “攀” (to climb). Then, its original meaning disappeared, changing to “opposite” or “rebel.”
Local Flavours in Hong Kong——Hotpot and Claypot（2）
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Shun the Great 二十四孝：舜帝
As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the first story to you.
Chinese grammar:Turning adjectives into adverbs
Turning adjectives into adverbs in Chinese is a piece of cake in Chinese grammar! Structure
You can easily convert Chinese adjectives into adverbs with 地 (de). This character is very similar to the English suffix -ly.
Local Flavours in Hong Kong——Hotpot and Claypot（1）
In Hong Kong, eating is often a social experience. Nothing demonstrates this better than diners huddled around a pot of boiling meats and vegetables on a chilly winter evening.
What is the weather in Minor Snow?
The first day of Minor Snow is Nov 22, when sun reaches longitude 240 degrees. In this season, the temperature gradually drops to below 0 ℃. It begins to snow.
Write 改(gǎi)change) in Chinese character
改（gǎi） Origin: 甲骨文中，“改”的样子是一个小孩跪着，旁边有一只手，拿着棍子打他，要他改正所犯的过错。所以字的本义是“改变”、“更正”。On oracle bone inscriptions, “改” resembles a kneeling child being beaten by a handheld stick as a way of urging the child to correct his mistakes. The character’s original meaning is “to change” or “to correct.”
Local Flavours in Hong Kong——Dining Places(2)
Dai Pai Dong
Dai pai dong are open-air street-stalls that serve cooked food. The name literally means ‘restaurant with a big license plate’, referring to the large size of the licenses they are issued. Today, the term is applied to all open-air food stalls, and not just the ones with this specific license. Dai pai dong food usually consists of stir-fries although you can find just about any type of dish or snack in one. Eating at a dai pai dong is truly Hong Kong experience as you will probably end up sharing a table with strangers during busy hours, can cross order from different vendors and are free to watch the local street life. Dai pai dong can be found almost anywhere in the city. Side streets and lanes are the most likely place to spot them. You can find ones that are decades old near the the Central－Mid-Levels Escalator in Central on Hong Kong Island and in the neighbourhood of Sham Shui Po in Kowloon.
What is the Minor Snow
Every Nov 22 or Nov 23 is Minor Snow, when sun reaches longitude 240 °. The Collection of the 72 Hou says that “in the middle of the 10th month of the solar calendar, because of the cold air, the raindrops condense into snow when fall. It is the Minor Snow. ” In this solar term, the weather turns cold. In the lower and middle reaches of the Yellow River, the average time of the first snow is in Minor Snow solar term. The snow is light and frozen in nights, but melts quickly in the days. Only when a cold front hits a warm, wet front will there be heavy snow. From Nov 15 to Nov 20 in 1993, for example, there was heavy snow in some winter wheat areas in northern China.
Chinese grammar：Reduplication of adjectives
One of the charming features of Chinese is reduplication of certain words and characters, including adjectives in Chinese grammar!
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