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### [5 Foods You Need To Eat For Chinese New Year](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/foods-to-eat-for-chinese-new-year)

Wonder what the Chinese eat for Chinese New Year? Here's a list of dishes that you need to chow down on this holiday for a lucky and prosperous new...

 Monica Chen  Feb 4, 2016

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### [What Is A "Sheng Nu (剩女)": China's Leftover Women](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/what-is-a-sheng-nu)

What is a "sheng nu?" It means "leftover woman" and is applied to single women in China over the age of 27. It's a derogatory term that's been...

 Sara Lynn Hua  Nov 13, 2015

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### [China's Version Of Black Friday - Singles Day](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/what-is-singles-day-china)

China's version of Black Friday is called "Singles' Day" that takes place on November 11th. While it was originally created to celebrate singlehood,...

 Sara Lynn Hua  Nov 11, 2015

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What is shaomai or shumai? It is a pork dumpling that originated in GuangDong. Let's take a look at the history of this Cantonese dim sum.

 Monica Chen  Oct 30, 2015

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### [5 Americans You Didn't Know Spoke Chinese](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/5-americans-who-speak-chinese)

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 Sara Lynn Hua  Oct 20, 2015

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### [What Is Chinese Cursive?](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/what-is-chinese-cursive)

What does Chinese cursive look like? Check out how 草书 (cǎo shū), "rough script”, is written here, and how it's different from calligraphy.

 Sara Lynn Hua  Oct 19, 2015

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### [Chinese Medicine: Are You "On Fire" Or "Taking Cold?"](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/chinese-medicine-shang-huo-zhao-liang)

Feeling sick? You might be "on fire" or "taking cold!" Find out what "shang huo" and "zhao liang" means in Chinese medicine.

 Sara Lynn Hua  Oct 19, 2015

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### [Why There Is No Chinese Alphabet](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/why-there-is-no-chinese-alphabet)

If you've studied any Chinese, you may realize there isn't a Chinese alphabet. There have been attempts to make a Chinese alphabet, but they have all...

 Frank Liu  Oct 13, 2015

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### [What Is The Ant-Tribe?](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/what-is-the-ant-tribe-china)

Chinese citizens from rural areas are migrating to big metropolitan cities to find success. They have to deal with cramped, harsh living environments...

 Sara Lynn Hua  Oct 13, 2015

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### [6 Common Chinese Characters That Empower Women](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-culture/6-common-chinese-characters-that-empower-women)

These positive Chinese characters have the female radical "女" in them, and for a good reason.

 Sara Lynn Hua  Oct 7, 2015

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