the difference of nephew and niece between Chinese and English There are two "nephews"(侄子and外甥) and two "nieces"(侄女and外甥女) in China. We call the kids who are from the female relatives 外甥 or 外甥女，such as your sisters' kids are your 外甥 or 外甥女。 otherwise,If the kids are from the male relatives,they are called 侄子 or 侄女，such as your brothers' kids are your 侄子 or 侄女。 interesting,right?

Is there something wrong with this essay? Thank a lot! My neck hurt during I was doing new actions of yuga which turns out I can barely move my head now. poor me.

苘qǐng 我已经很多年没说过这个字了，上次说这个字应该是20年前的事了。 I haven't said the character "苘“ for years, It's about 20 years ago the last time I said it. 我甚至不知道这个字的存在，翻字典看到这个字的时候着实惊了一下。 I was shocked when I saw it in the dictionary. I don't even know it exists in the dictionary. 字典上写着，草本植物，茎皮纤维可以制绳索。 It's said 苘 is a herb which stem skin fiber can make rope. 我把百度查出来的图片发给朋友，朋友说籽可以吃，味道一般。我想起来我好像也吃过籽。 when I sent the picture of 苘 to my friend who told me she ate the seeds which tasted general. I think maybe I've eaten it before.

苘qǐng 我已经很多年没说过这个字了，上次说这个字应该是20年前的事了。 I haven't said the character "苘“ for years, It's about 20 years ago the last time I said it. 我甚至不知道这个字的存在，翻字典看到这个字的时候着实惊了一下。 I was shocked when I saw it in the dictionary. I don't even know it exists in the dictionary. 字典上写着，草本植物，茎皮纤维可以制绳索。 It's said 苘 is a herb which stem skin fiber can make rope. 我把百度查出来的图片发给朋友，朋友说籽可以吃，味道一般。我想起来我好像也吃过籽。 when I sent the picture of 苘 to my friend who told me she ate the seeds which tasted general. I think maybe I've eaten it before.

what's the English for "不好意思，让你久等了！“ Sorry to keep you waiting! 还是 Sorry to keep you waiting so long! 请问哪一种说法更地道？还是有其它更好的说法？谢谢！

which one is better? what day is it today? what day is today? It's Friday. Today is Friday. which one is better?thanks a lot

an essay My little roommate was very satisfied with her first pie, spread to the Circle of weixin Friends, meant to gain countless acclaimation, but on the contrary what she got was countless "good pot." Young roommate felt frastrated. but, life needs this kind of "injurious“ friends, doesn't it? They know what you need and give the opposite. 小室友对自己第一次做的馅饼非常满意，传到微信朋友圈，本打算收获好评无数，取而代之的却是无数“好锅”。 小室友表示很心塞。 可以，人生需要这样的“损友”，不是吗？

What's the English for "心塞"? What's the English for "心塞"? Thanks in advance

pancakes Flat(fried?) pancakes Throughout the country there are all kinds of pancakes, pancakes here are made in South Jiangsu and North of Shandong. I was once appeared in "Bite of China" which made me great pride. I made pancake at noon which covered a variety of your favorite dishes inside, the crust is slightly yellowish, crispy and delicious, I love pancakes so much that I can eat it again and again. 塌煎饼 全国各地有各种各样的煎饼，此处的煎饼为鲁南苏北一处的煎饼。 舌尖上的中国曾经出现过山东临沂蒙阴的煎饼，这让俺无比傲骄。 中午自己做的塌煎饼，里面包着各种自己喜欢吃的菜，外皮微微发黄,香脆可口，百吃不厌。