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Mandarin Zest Magazine shares stories, news, and trends from the Chinese-speaking world while teaching the real vocabulary, grammar, and expressions you’ll hear every day. Perfect for intermediate to advanced learners who want to keep their Chinese fresh.
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Too Bad to Ignore: Why Everyone Suddenly Wanted to See Niulai
How a joke ended up becoming a blockbuster?
嘛 - Marking a topic
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This Week We've Learned ... #2
Welcome back to another episode of our series “This Week We’ve Learned …”!
Tyrant, Patriot, or Something In Between?
A Human Portrait from the Archives of Modern Chinese History
就 - Expressing "small quantity"
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Starbucks steps aside, China takes its coffee back
How did local upstarts topple the giant that taught China to love coffee?
不愧是 - Expressing "to be worthy of"
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This Week We've Learned ... #1
Welcome to this very first episode our this new series “This Week We’ve Learned …”.
Chinese Actor Loses His Job to AI — Now He Sells Vegetables
Xu Peng spent eight years proving he could act. It took an algorithm weeks to decide he wasn't worth casting.
这个 - Name-calling
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The Four-Petal Flower That Divided China’s Internet
Why a Trademark Dispute Became a Bigger Conversation About Culture and Ownership