Capturing the True Life in Beijing
OK guys, we are going to continue our vocabulary lessons. Today’s word is:
Yes, it does not have a corresponding Chinese word, just the pinyin (phonetic alphabet). It was created by the sponsor of the 2008 Modern Sky Festival, the brains behind Modern Sky Records, one of the leading rock labels in China.
They set up a [...]
A huge stone turtle carrying a huge stone tablet, on which records of important events of the empires are carved. Most of these history-changing events are suppression of riots or winning of wars.
Look closely, the graffitti on the tablet says “the great unity of revolution”. It must has been written on it during the Cultural [...]
Beijing Confucius Temple quietly sits on Guozijian Street, where used to be the finest higher education institution in Ming and Qing Dynasty.
The entrance.
Immediately after stepping into the temple, you’ll find a row of stone tablets standing on the right side of the gate. Names of those who passed the national level exams in ancient times [...]
OK, guys, today we are going to learn another extremely popular new word, “ning ba”.
In traditional Chinese, these two words are never used together. No one knows when and where the new combination originated, but all of a sudden, everybody is using it.
“Ning” is a verb meaning tweak, twist, and wrench. “Ba” is a tonic [...]
Hi, today we are going to learn another fun and powerful word-”lei”.
“Lei” means thunder. It used to be a simple noun, but now it’s being mostly used as an ajective meaning stupid, insane, and ugly in a surprising and powerful way like a thunder strike.
A person can be described as “lei” for his or her [...]
Morning my students, today we are going to learn a new word, “Da Pa”.
“Da” means big. “Pa” means proning on the ground. “Pa” has nothing to do with party apart from that the pronunciation is similar to the first syllable of “party”.
If you are going to a party in Beijing, don’t say “I’m going to [...]
This is really hot at the moment. Everybody is claiming to be the true inventor of the word, including a performing artist, a rock record company, an online community, and lots of others.
It pronouces exactly the same with “sorry“, but the meaning differs a lot. The first word means “slutty“, the second means “sharp“. Together [...]
During the next a couple of days I’ll be teaching you some of the newest Beijing vocabulary. These are the most fun, up-to-date, and cool vocabulary being used by the younger generation of the city.
It’s fair to say that the young Beijingers’ thinking towards life and being, attitude towards the adult world, and their way [...]
I received a text message from my father two days ago asking me not to buy oranges because people found worms inside oranges originated in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province. Two minutes later, I received the same text message from my mom. My wife also received numerous messages from friends and family. I know how fast these [...]
Beijing Songtang Museum is China’s first traditional residential architecture museum. Started from almost half a century ago, Mr. Li Songtang, a reputed collector, has been collecting and preserving pieces and components of traditional architecture from all over the country. His collections can definitely make him one of the richest men in Beijing, but he never [...]
