Life has been hectic at the start of a new semester, amidst a (fading???) pandemic. BUT, one personal milestone has passed in August: my Chinaversary. This one marks 22 years.
And 22 is actually kind of special, because that’s half my age. I’m not quite there yet, but in a few months, I will have been in China fully half of my life.
That’s kind of a weird fact to absorb.
This is the first 成语 backstory I recall reading in class. It's about a guy who can't help but flaunt his superior skill in front of others, and the nasty
Pronunciation : bào Meaning : expose … to the sun. (v) Radical : 日 Strokes : 19 Traditional : 曝 Usage : 0.5% Notes : also as pù Common Words
Picture yourself as a keen-eyed observer, noticing the subtle variations in expressions like “here” or “there,” your interest piqued by the dual forms of 这里/这儿(zhè lǐ/zhèr) and 那里/那儿(nà lǐ/nàr). This
