What does“牛逼” mean?
It’s a Chinese slang word. It means awsome, freaking awsome. Also written as 牛B、NB、牛掰、牛X、流弊、牛批，称赞某人很厉害、很彪悍的意思。 比如：你怎么什么都会，你真的太牛逼了。 You know everything and you’re freaking awsome.
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What’s the best server to build a website on?
I want to build a website, and what server shall I use? In 2021, I set up my own website with a separate website-building tool and server. Before setting up my website, I compared many server providers and finally chose siteground. Before choosing a server, I would give priority to the server’s web page loading…
The most popular word in Chinese in 2022: 内卷 involution, 也称内卷化，内卷化效应，内卷化现象
•什么是内卷？ •内卷是最近几年来中文网络上特别流行的一个词，一般用于形容某个领域中发生了过度的竞争，导致了相互倾轧内耗的状态。 •英文叫involution, 与之对应的是evolution, 即演化。直观地说，内卷就是“向内演化”，更宽泛地说，无实质意义的消耗都可成为内卷。 •互联网语境下，内卷形容工作或考试的非理性的内部竞争，内部消耗或停滞不前。
What is the fastest way to learn Chinese? 学中文最快的方法是什么？
Today we are going to talk about what is the fastest way to learn Chinese? First of all, I think for beginners, we should learn basic sentence patterns, expressions and vocabulary first, because this is the foundation of language. This is an input phase. Then you are about to output, that is, practice speaking and…
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The most popular internet buzzword: 内卷、割韭菜、躺平
内卷指的是大家疲于竞争、 不断内耗 精疲力尽 最后啥也没得到 意思就是过度竞争 怎么使用呢 如果你看中国的新闻 经常会看到太卷了 卷不动了 意思就是竞争太激烈了 没办法竞争了 Involution refers to people suffering from constant competition, internal friction and exhaustion, but ending in nothing. It means excessive competition. How to use it? If you watch the Chinese news, you often see “too much involved” and “unable to be involved”, which means that…
娶一个中国老婆要花多少钱？ How much does it cost to marry a Chinese girl?
娶一个中国老婆的花销 The cost of marring a chinese girl 在中国，男人娶老婆很贵。我觉得，一个很重要的原因是中国男多女少吧。 首先，结婚需要男方买房。现在中国的房子很贵。以二线城市为例，买个100平的公寓要两三百万。当然，也有很多家庭是男女一起买房的。费用均摊，房产证上写两个人的名字。 然后，如果女方家庭要彩礼，那么彩礼也是一笔花费，至少是几万，多了要几十万。具体多少钱，要看娶哪里的老婆，在哪里娶。这笔钱，有的父母会在女儿出嫁的时候让她带走，有的就不给。同时，女方父母也会给些嫁妆，一般跟彩礼钱差不多。 其次，拍婚纱照大概要五六千，结婚典礼至少也要个十万左右，如果宴请的朋友不是特别多的话。但是，这笔钱一般能赚回来，因为来参加婚礼的客人都要拿份子钱。 还有，有的新婚夫妻要蜜月旅行，所以这又是一笔钱。 不过，这些步骤也不都是必须的，比如拍婚纱照、蜜月旅行这些，很多人不做了。在中国，结婚典礼是必须的。宴请亲朋好友，在家人的见证下举办婚礼是必要的。 总之，在中国的二线城市结婚，花个几百万是需要的。不过现在房子、车子都可以贷款，夫妻共同贷款买，然后婚后一起还贷款。 The cost of marring a chinese girl In China, it’s expensive for a man to get a wife. I think an important reason is that there are more men than women in China. First, getting married means a man has…
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