Tag Archives: Chinese

WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — 3Q

How many of you are feeling "gr8" about getting the five to eight inches of snow tonight? Are you ready "4" the snow storm? Very much like English, there are numbers that sound like Chinese and Japanese words and they are being used commonly. Just a...
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WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — GOOD LUCK

Welcome to the GLN Spring semester classes! During the lottery registration period, friends told me how anxious and excited they felt about their class acceptance. So for the most of you who got into the classes through the lottery system, you had 好運 (good luck)! In...
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WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — SNOW CAKE

We just had more than 3 inches of snow in the DC metropolitan area. In some areas like West Virginia, it was as tall as 1 foot! When I got snowed in on Tuesday, I pretty much spent the evening watching Chopped on Food Network....
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WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — DA PEN TI

You may think that you're starting to get a cold when you make the first sneeze. That may not be the case in Chinese culture though. Aside from the medical stand point, when you 打噴嚏 (sneeze) once, it's believed that someone is thinking of you or...
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