Waiting for the bus like a Chinese Waiting for the bus a like a Chinese 像中国人一样等车 xiànɡ zhōnɡɡuórén yíyànɡ děnɡ chē xiànɡ。。。yíyànɡ 像。。。一样 means like sth děnɡ等 means wait\waiting for chē车 vehicle，it could be bus，car，train and any kinds of transportation tools. But when you say DengChe, in 90% chances, you mean waiting for a bus. If you want to make sure you are talking about the Bus not others, you will say ɡōnɡɡònɡqìchē公共汽车

A Chinese Joke Do you understand this joke. Here is the explanation. A guy asks: 过期三天的牛奶还能喝吗? ɡuòqī sān tiān de niúnǎi hái nénɡ hē ma？ Can I drink the milk three days overdue？ Another guy says： 怕什么，还有三天到生产日期的牛奶我都喝过！ pà shénme，háiyǒu sān tiān dào shēnɡchǎn rìqī de niúnǎi wǒ dōu hē ɡuò！ Don't be afraid, I have ever had the milk 3 days before production date! ---------------------------------------- Words Bank: 过期 ɡuòqī overdue 生产 shēnɡchǎn product, to produce 日期 rìqī date Phrases to learn： 怕什么？ pà shénme？Don't be afraid. (word by word, scare what?)

Interesting Chinese characters-好hǎo 好in Chinese basically means Good. As you know, 山means mountain, 日 means sun，人means people, which are easier for ancient Chinese people to make the characters. But how could they make a Character which means Good? You just can’t use a really thing, it is a feeling. So they made Lady and Child together 女+子to show the meaning. When they saw their wives and children in their house, that means good! How smart! 女 means woman, nowadays it looks like a walking lady with big butt. 子 means child, baby. It likes a baby with big head.

It is Xiaoniao 小年（xiǎonián）in China today It is Xiaoniao 小年（xiǎonián）in China today, which means the little year, 1 week before the Spring festival. Today the Kitchen god in your family will go to the heaven to report everything you did in this year, no matter they are good or bad. He will return back to your home on Spring Festival Eve, so in these 7 days, it is called days without taboo, you could do whatever you want, the God will not know!

"3 cups of beers" or "3 cups of beer"? "3 cups of beers" or "3 cups of beer"? 3 cup of beers? Which one is correct? In addition, 3 kilograms of bananas, 3 kilograms of banana ? Thanks

"Is 6:00 ok with you?" or "is 6:00 ok for you?" I read an English learning book about Planning a Party. In the book says "Is 6:00 ok with you?" "That's fine!". Why not "for you"? Will it be ok? Why? Thanks

"in the book" or "on the book" Could I say, there is a photo in the book, or should I say "there is a photo on the book"? Why? Thanks

Can I say "Let me treat you some other day", or "Let me treat you another day"? Can I say "Let me treat you some other day", or "Let me treat you another day"? What's the different? Thanks

Could you help me to check the note I wrote for my short video on youtube An american guy did homestay in a traditional Chinese family. He learned daily conversation. He even learned the Mahjong and attended the host's wedding. He experienced the Chinese ghost day seeing people burning the ghost paper everywhere to honor their dead relatives.