NinchaneseThe Nincha Team wishes you a merry Christmas and happy holidays! To celebrate this wonderful holiday season, here’s a little holiday game for you all!
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Bitcoin in China: is it the bitcoin’s death warrant?
Ninchanese December 20, 2013China is no longer open to Bitcoin exchanges in yuans. That’s what China’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, BTC China,announced on Wednesday in a post on Weibo, saying it “has no option but to stop accepting yuan deposits.”
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Chinese artist Jian Guo: Tolkien and Blizzard meet stained glass
Ninchanese December 16, 2013Today, I wanted to present an artist I discovered when I first started working for Ninchanese. Since then, his art has been an ongoing inspiration for some of my work. Jian Guo – or Breathing2004 on DeviantArt and on Weibo – is a Chinese artist and freelance illustrator whose work was noticed online on the web, especially in the Blizzard and Lord of the Rings communities.
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Google isn’t your friend when learning Chinese
Ninchanese December 6, 2013When was the last time you were on a Chinese website? Not recently I bet. Why is that, you think? Here’s my guess: You seldom come across Chinese sites in your online everyday browsing experience! Why aren’t you coming across them? It’s not because they’re not popular. Quite the opposite. They’re extremely popular. In China. And, they are all in Chinese. So Google (or whatever search engine you use) pretty much ignores them. Don’t worry, though, here’s a simple hack to bring more Chinese into your online world!
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感恩节快乐! Happy Thanksgiving!
Ninchanese November 27, 2013
Top 5 languages to learn (for the British!)
Ninchanese November 21, 2013The British Council just released its ranking of the most important languages Britons should learn to fully embrace the future! Read on to learn the top 5 languages you should be learning now!
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East vs West – one pictograph at a time
Ninchanese November 13, 2013Can you guess which picture shows the Chinese way of thinking and which one depicts the Western Way of thinking? We all know there are big differences in the way Westerners see the world and the way people in Asia see the world. A picture is worth more than a thousand words (or so they say) so what better way to showcase these differences than through pictographs?
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Top 12 memorable video game bosses
Ninchanese November 6, 2013What’s your most memorable video game boss? This question came up when we were discussing how our evils bosses should be in Ninchanese. Yup, there are evil bosses in Ninchanese. Just like in your favorite video game. Had to figure out a way to sneak in a few tests to make sure you learned your Chinese good and all 😉
So we started wondering: which video game boss do we remember the best? Who made the most lasting impression on us?
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Happy Halloween 2013 everyone!
Ninchanese October 31, 2013Halloween 2013 will be spectacular I hope! Wear your most horrific look and don’t forget about the make up! Who will be the Evil Queen/King of the party?
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What is Halloween in Chinese?
Ninchanese October 29, 2013It’s Halloween time soon! How are you planning on celebrating this spooky holiday? We have a great Nincha activity for you: learning how to say Halloween in Chinese! It’s a great way to train your vocabulary for Halloween in Chinese.
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