The Chinese are famous for their proverbs, or yànyŭ: words of wisdom gathered from literature or uttered by famous philosophers over the centuries. And, although ancient in some cases ...

Language is the road map of a culture. In this column, we will invite expats to introduce their favorite Chinese words, phrases, idioms, poems and more in a one-minute video. We hope this will serve ...

笔墨纸砚是中国古代文人书房当中必备的宝贝，被称为“文房四宝”。用笔墨书写绘画在中国可追溯到五千年前。秦时已用不同硬度的毛和竹管制笔；汉代以人工制墨替代了天然墨；有了纸张以后，简牍锦帛逐失其用；砚台则随笔墨的使用而发展。 “文房四宝”到宋朝以后特指湖笔、徽墨、宣纸、端砚。可以说文房四宝书写了整个中华文明。

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Valerie, from Russia, majored in linguistics and is fluent in Chinese, English, and Russian. She learned a lot from the Chinese idiom '班门弄斧,' which describes a situation where showing off one's skills ...

From ghosts that eat tofu to an angry Buddha, here are 10 Chinese idioms and proverbs alongside their origin stories. (Note: ...

"Mount Wuyi is like a paradise". Khaoula Wissam Boumadjene (Wei Xiaomeng) from Algeria was deeply impressed by the "Chinese ...

This Chinese proverb comes from a book titled Historical Records, written in 100 BC by China's great historian Sima Qian. He had been sentenced to death but survived by undergoing voluntary ...

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim referenced a Chinese proverb and an idiom while speaking about targeted subsidies ...

Actually, ever since I came to China, I have been surrounded by the myriads of Chinese intangible heritages, whether it be ...

The key to preventing or better controlling anger is to change the thought patterns that are triggering or perpetuating it.

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