Tag: Chinese Characters

Chinese Imperial Dressing (皇族服饰)

In ancient feudal society, it is easy for people to be distinguished from his daily dress, especially for the ordinary people and upper-class. For the sake of working and low statue, ordinary people usually wear dress making of  linen(亚麻布 yàmábù) in dark color while upper-class prefer the dress making of silk with many valuable decoration.

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What Color is Your Collar?

In China, people are proud to be referred to as a white-collar worker, because it means they have a decent job with a high salary. However, some "White Collars" also experience financial problems.

              zán men wǎn shàng qù jiǔ ba kàn shì jiè bēi ba
Simon: 咱们晚上去酒吧看世界杯吧。
               Let’s go to a pub to watch the World Cup tonight.

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A Leftover Man

              shèng nán zhè me duō ,wéi shén me hái quē wǒ yī gè
Da Wei: “剩男”这么多,为什么还缺我一个?
              There are so many "Leftover Men", why does it need one more?

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