January 2012

bēi. That’s what my mother in law just asked for. My quizzical look reminded her

So outside I have a car with a flat battery that stubbornly refused to crash

As in every year, we spent Spring Festival up in the village eating jiaozi, visiting

Jan 20, 2012 wangbo

1: I just had Firefox eat my language bar. That was weird. I’m pretty sure

Another word I’ve heard a lot since my daughter’s birth – well, no, since she

Sometimes I’m tempted to think you can get just about everything in Beijing. Sometimes the

A Chinese word that has grabbed my attention of late is shǎi. I don’t know