Watch the video of Retro Super Mario theme song, ancient Chinese style! The sheng, a 3 000 + old Chinese instrument sounds like it was made for this theme. Seriously. It sounds THAT good. Who knew 8-bit music was so old?
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Pop Cat: Iconic Chinese cats!
Ninchanese February 21, 2014It’s not Caturday but close! It’s Friday Cat time! So meet some of today’s cool cats turned into pop cat: Elvis Prescat, Bruce Cat, Darth Vacat and Caishencat and learn what they’re called in Chinese!
For Batman cat, Mario cat and more sweet pop cats, check out the “Iconic Cats” Collection by Shanghai-based illustrator A Ke!
I don’t know why but I could love see a movie based on these cats! They are cute; well design and hillarius. You must check it out.
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Valentine Day? No, it’s the Lantern festival!
Ninchanese February 14, 2014Feeling anti-Valentine or don’t have a date for Valentine Day? Well, not to worry! We have a perfect excuse for you today…. 元宵节 (Yuánxiāo jiéà the Lantern festival! It falls today and is a very important festival in China because it marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations! So why not celebrate that instead, if Valentine Day and adorable Valentine cards aren’t your thing?
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Fist bump, two meanings?
Ninchanese February 5, 2014When learning a language, non-verbal cues are just as important as verbal ones. Here’s one to know: the meaning of the fist bump!
Why’s that? Well, the Chinese don’t exactly use the fist pump the same way Westerners do! Click through to learn how to use it in China!
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马年快乐! Happy Chinese New Year of the Horse!
Ninchanese January 30, 2014新年快乐! 马年好!
Happy Chinese New Year!
The Year of the Wooden Horse starts today. Want to wish someone a Chinese New Year greeting that has a horse theme? Here are a few essential ones to bestow your best wishes onto your friends and family! It will works for other year too, so look closely at the chinese vocabulary for Chinese new year
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Emojis: Your Awesome bonus guide!
Ninchanese January 24, 2014(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻! Did you know the “flipping table” meme started out in Asia (in 1968, people!)? 0_o. And that the first emojis showed up in Japan in the 1980s? Or that stickers appeared on WeChat before they showed up on Facebook? And don’t get me started on the zillion emoticons and memes you can choose from on Weibo! ^_^ One thing’s certain, they sure know their emoticons and emojis in Asia. Especially the Chinese. They even have characters that looked so much like an emoticon, it became one – we’re talking about the character/emoticon 囧 here.
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The secret Chinese technique to pass your exams
Ninchanese January 14, 2014Currently studying for your exams? How’s it going? Did you plan ahead your studies or are you resorting to cramming methods to ensure you know everything you need to know to pass your exams? Well, here’s a secret Chinese technique you simply need to know. It’ll help you stay focused, study… and ace your exams! Find out what this technique is after the jump!
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China lifts ban on foreign video game consoles!
Ninchanese January 7, 2014When we wrote this article on video game in Chinese a few months ago, foreign consoles were banned in China. As such, many a Chinese friend we’d met hadn’t had the pleasure of meeting Mario, Sonic, Link and many more addictive videogame creatures when they were young. Poor poor them, so much to catch up!
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新年快乐! Happy New Year! It’s Tiger Year!
Ninchanese January 4, 2014祝贺 大家 新年快乐! We wish you a happy 2014!
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Top blog posts from 2013!
Ninchanese January 3, 2014With 2013 all wrapped up, and 2014 fresh and full of new opportunities, here’s a round up of our top blog posts of 2013 from Ninchanese! Cute cats, fashion, learning tips, infographics, strange buildings… there’s something for everyone!
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