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Address People in China

Using the right title is very important when you first meet Chinese people. The suitable addressing will ease the talking environment and encourage further conversation. The wrong tilt le on people will make them unhappy and embarrassed sometimes. The word "xiao jie" is not often used in Chinese nowadays as it connected to the connotation of prostitute in meaning. So be caraful to use the word. more chinese Lesson

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  • Lesson 13: Hobbies & Activities
    Talking about hobbies can be an effective way to start a conversation with most Chineses. Let them know what your hobby is and share with them. If you two have the common hobbies and interest, you two will be good friend from then on.

 

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Useful Chinese Phrasebook

Some useful words and sentences people usually to use in their trip, that can be pronounced by the phonetic English. more Chinese Phrasebook

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