Gates and Jobs Comic in Chinese
If you remember the meme from a few years ago that came out of the Bill Gates and Steve Jobs interview at the All Things D conference in 2007 then you should find this funny, and if not then there’s … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Translation
Windows 8 Preview Released – Mini Chinese Lesson
The developer release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 has been out for a few days now, and without a doubt the most interesting, and controversial, feature is the new interface that mimics the interface from Windows Phone 7. Rather than get … Continue reading
Easier said than done – No-nonsense Chinese Idioms
Hey guys, I’m back! This week’s idiom is a really useful one for describing things which may seem easier than they actually are, such as say, learning Chinese for example. 談何容易（谈何容易） Pinyin: tán hé róng yì English: easier said than … Continue reading
5 Reasons to Love Google+ in Chinese
Google+ has been out for a month or so now and is quickly gaining in popularity, recent reports have said that the new social network has already surpassed 20 million users. Google+ has to compete with Facebook, a social network … Continue reading
To be burned out – No-nonsense Chinese idioms
If you’ve been paying attention over the last few weeks you would have seen the ongoing series of posts about “The Burnout Cycle”, if you’ve managed to miss them then quickly catch up by checking out the first 3 stages … Continue reading
The 12 Stages of the Burnout Cycle – Chinese Translation: Stage 03
Continuing our look at the 12 stage Burnout Cycle here is stage 3, “Neglecting their needs” in which the person headed for burnout neglects everything expect work. Image from Flickr Stage 3 – Neglecting their needs Their schedules leave no … Continue reading
The 12 Stages of the Burnout Cycle – Chinese Translation: Stage 02
I hope you haven’t burnt yourself out learning Chinese since the first part of this series! Here is the second stage of The Burnout Cycle translated into Chinese, this time looking at meeting your own high expectations by taking on … Continue reading
The 12 Stages of the Burnout Cycle – Chinese Translation: Stage 01
I was recently browsing through the new book, The Art of Community, written by Linux guru Jono Bacon (which is incidentally available as a free PDF download), when I noticed a section discussing ‘burnout’. Screenshot from the movie Office Space, … Continue reading
To have nothing left at all – No-nonsense Chinese idioms
Welcome back to no-nonsense idioms, let’s get right into it: 一無所有（一无所有） Pinyin: yī wú suǒ yǒu English: to have nothing left at all Usage Traditional 他除了身上的衣服一無所有 Simplified 他除了身上的衣服一无所有 Pinyin tā chúle shēnshàng de yīfú yīwúsuǒyǒu English He’s got nothing left … Continue reading
Japanese Earthquake and Nuclear Incident Chinese Vocabulary
The following guest post by Max Roberts shows a list of vocabulary related to the recent Japanese earthquake and resulting nuclear incident. If you’d like to submit a post to Chinese Hacks then please contact us or use the contribute … Continue reading
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