Have you ever invite your Chinese friend to dinner? How to express "it is my treat, let me be the host"? Listen to how these two guys say.
Nov.7, 2008, is the day of "Li Dong(立冬)", it is the Beginning of Winter in China! Li Dong is the 19th solar term, besides Li Dong, there are 24 Solar Terms.
Deciding not to go with a red sofa, moving a mirror from the bedroom to the living room, changing the position of the bed in your bedroom.
The Chinese system of names and titles is by and large complicated. Titles may be used to address each other among one's colleagues, e.g. "màizǒng and Liú Jīnglǐ". For acquaintances personal names and surnames may be preceded by "lǎo" (old) or "xiǎo" (young). Formal patterns of address include "xiānsheng" (mister,Sir). "nǚshì" (Ms or Mrs), "tàitai" (madam or Mrs) and "xiǎojie" (miss).