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Merry Christmas is Sheng Dan Kuai Le in Chinese

Merry Christmas! 聖誕快樂 Sheng is sacred or holy. It is also short for sheng ren, meaning a sage or a saint. 聖 Dan is birth or birthday. 誕 . . .

Merry Christmas in Chinese

Ye Dan Kuai Le! 耶誕快樂 Merry Christmas is Sheng Dan Kuai Le or Ye Dan Kuai Le in Chinese. 耶 Ye is short for Ye Su, which is the transliterated name f . . .

The Cakes That Saved China . . . and Launched a Dynasty

Traditional Chinese Holiday: Mid-Autumn Festival (Thursday, September 19, 2013) Pronounced joong chee-yoo, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Moon Festival. It is celebrated not only in China and T . . .

IOS App: Year of the Snake 2013

100 Chinese phrases for Year of the Snake 2013. Universal app for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and iPad mini. Good Snake by Good Characters for Year of the Snake 2013 is the new and improved way to learn Chines . . .

A better way to learn Chinese?

From BBC: “There’s been a rising dissatisfaction with current language teaching methods in China, but scientists think they may have an answer.” “Chinese characters aren’t really as arbitrary a . . .

Chinese (phrases) To Go

What's New in Version 2.1 iPhone 5 4" screen support. ===================================== Chinese (phrases) To Go is for busy professionals or students who want to master the 100 most important Chinese p . . .

2011 The year of the rabbit

Chinese New Year of 2011 is on Feb. 3, 2011. It begins the year of the rabbit. So anyone born between Feb. 3, 2011, and Jan. 22, 2012, will be a rabbit. 免 Above: Chinese symbol for rabbit

Independence

In English, independent is in-dependent, or not dependent. In Chinese, independent can be expressed as 獨立 (du2 li4), two characters that literally say “alone” and “standing” and together mean “ . . .

The seventh day of the Chinese New Year is Renri

We really appreciate your feedback! Poffey said, "Very Nice App! Thank you for this informative celebratory app. It has a nice, easy interface and is packed with info. Gong Xi Fa Cai!" Carl from Canada sa . . .

Fifth day of Chinese New Year

Today is the day many Chinese businesses re-open. Some businesses will light a long-fused string that has hundreds or even thousands of firecrackers and hang it along the outside of a high-rise building. And th . . .

Second day of Chinese New Year

Today, Feb 15, 2010, is the day married daughters should visit their parents. Don’t forget to bring a gift, preferably something tasty and sweet. Never visit anyone empty handed, especially your in-laws. I . . .

Buy year of the tiger note card set from USPS

The U.S. Postal Service has introduced a very nice set of Year of the Tiger limited edition note cards. It contains 12 note cards, 12 matching envelopes, and 12 matching 44 cents stamps for $14.95. Instead . . .

Request your free Chinese New Year’s Celebration Guide

Thank you for purchasing this app. Send your feedback within the app with your physical mailing address and we will mail a beautiful, high gloss Chinese New Year’s Celebration Guide to you, anywhere in the wo . . .

What to Say to Gong Xi Fa Cai?

When people greet you with Gong Hey Fat Choy (恭禧發財, Cantonese) or Gong Xi Fa Cai (恭禧發財, Mandarin) during the Chinese New Year, what do you say? Simply respond with the same phrase they used. . . .

Available now: 2010 Chinese New Year's Celebration iPhone App

In this app, you’ll find decorative fortune signs that you can use around the house to welcome the new year. You will also find day-by-day celebration activities that you can do or share with people you care . . .

Gong Xi Fa Cai

The most common Chinese ways of saying Happy New Year are Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin) and Gong Hey Fat Choy (Cantonese). Even though the pronunciations are a little different, both are written the same way. Go . . .

2010 Chinese New Year's Celebration Guide is now online

Chinese New Year of 2010 is on Feb. 14, 2010. It begins the year of the tiger. “Spring couplets are traditionally posted on the front door of the house — on top horizontally, and on both sides vertically . . .

USPS issued Celebrating Lunar New Year: Year of the Tiger commemorative stamp

On January 14, 2010, in Los Angeles, California, at the El Pueblo Historical Monument, the Postal Service™ issued a 44–cent, Celebrating Lunar New Year: Year of the Tiger commemorative stamp in a souvenir s . . .

Free! 2010 Chinese New Year's Celebration Guide

Chinese New Year of 2010 is on Feb. 14, 2010. It begins the year of the tiger. So anyone born between Feb. 14, 2010, and Feb. 2, 2011, will be a tiger. In this free brochure (a shipping charge may apply), yo . . .

Happy New Year in Chinese

Xin Nian Kuai Le! Xin Nian is New Year. Xin is new and Nian is year. Kuai Le is happiness, joy, pleasure, delight, or rejoicings. So “Happy New Year” in English is “New Year Happy” in Chinese: . . .

Give thanks on November 26 and everyday!

Thanksgiving in the United States is celebrated on the 4th Thursday in November. The image above shows the Chinese characters for thanksgiving or to have gratitude. It’s spelled gan en and pronounce . . .

Chinese by the numbers

1 Written language — Chinese characters — mutually intelligible by speakers of 13 mutually unintelligible Chinese languages, as distinct as French, Romanian and Portuguese. 2 Sides of the brain used in a . . .

What are Simplified Characters?

The Chinese have been using traditional characters for several thousand years. About 50 years ago the Chinese Communist Party gained political control and changed the writing system. It was a stepping-stone tow . . .

What is Minnan?

Minnan, as known as Hokkien or Taiwanese. A major Chinese language spoken by the wealthiest Chinese populations: in China in the coastal Fujian province, in Taiwan and in many overseas Chinese communities. Arou . . .

What is Mandarin?

The official language in China and Taiwan, also spoken by about 1 in every 5 people on earth.

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