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A new forecast report on Canada shows that at least 500,000 new permanent residents, international students and others will enter the country this summer. The number of new immigrants to Canada is increasing. In addition to Canada, several countries around the world are "looking for people" this year. Many Chinese with advanced degrees and extensiv…

Gao Jin is upset that his mother wants to buy him an Apple computer recently. He thought Macs were too expensive, and he was always worried about breaking down if he used one. Li Yang agreed with Gao Jin. He suggested that... Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chin…

Many social media platforms make money from advertising, and this includes China's Weibo. Chinese Weibo also makes money by selling hot searches in addition to traditional ads. As a result, we often see some inexplicable hot searches on Weibo. The companies that buy the hottest searches on Weibo are the companies of entertainment stars. Join other …

On July 29, it was discovered that the Chinese company Alibaba appeared on the latest ""pre-delisting list"" of the US SEC. Alibaba had just released its annual report for FY2022 on July 26th. We can see that Alibaba is no longer able to maintain its previous high growth rate in terms of revenue. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learni…

Zhang Li is accompanying her mother to a party next week. She plans to buy a new dress for the party. Gao Yue said that many big brands are on sale recently and there are many dresses from these brands. Zhang Li said... Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in…

A young woman on Bilibili shared a video about how she was transferred from her training school and could not continue to work as a teacher because she had received COVID-19. This incident sparked a discussion among netizens about the employment discrimination encountered by patients recovering from COVID-19. Join other motivated learners on your C…

In July this year, several countries around the world experienced repeated hot weather. The sudden heat killed thousands of people. Chinese netizens noticed a different phenomenon from China when they saw the related reports - the installation rate of air conditioners in some countries was low. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning…

Li Yang's sister is 11 years old, but her math skills are the same as a 7-year-old's. This makes Li Yang worry about whether his sister can enter university in the future. Gao Jin said Li Yang was worried too early. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in you…

On July 26, rumors that HSBC would not hire female employees over the age of 30 who did not have children hit several Chinese social media hotspots. Subsequently, HSBC Shanghai officially responded that the screenshots circulating online were false. Although HSBC debunked the rumor, the incident sparked a lot of discussion on the internet. Join oth…

The past year has been the hardest year for Chinese small and medium-sized business owners. Besides making people's lives inconvenient, the repeated epidemics have dealt a fatal blow to the business of many small businesses. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chine…

On July 19, a number of executives of CenturyLink were found to be missing from the media. The missing executives are mainly the CEO, COO, CFO, and other important employees. Subsequently, a reporter learned from Fosun Group, the controlling shareholder of CenturyLink, that individual management of CenturyLink, who are suspected of personal misappr…

Zhang Li and Gao Yue's friend Lisa is teaching English to elementary school students. Lisa says her students have a very good foundation in English. Zhang Li and Gao Yue wonder how much money and time Chinese parents can spend on their children's learning. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily C…

In China, because working in a financial institution is a decent and well-paying job, many parents have their children enroll in finance majors while in college. Many students find ways to work in financial institutions even if they did not major in a finance-related field in college because they want to accumulate wealth quickly after graduation. …

Gao Jin heard that Li Yang's math score was fifth in the grade. Li Yang told Gao Jin that his deskmate was tenth in grade. Gao Jin was surprised at Li Yang's good grades in his class. Li Yang says they have a good math teacher. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Ch…

There are many big companies around the world laying off employees this year, such as Microsoft and Alibaba. These companies that have been going strong for almost 20 years have led Chinese netizens to discover that LeTV, once a brilliant domestic Chinese company, is still running and has 400 employees. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese…

It is not easy to get into Peking University in China with the results of the college entrance examination. So every student who gets into Peking University treasures the opportunity to study in Peking University. But in 2019 there was a female student from Peking University Law School committed suicide in a hotel near the school. And her suicide s…

Gao Yue was surprised to hear that Wang Tao's grades were particularly good. Zhang Li was sure that what she said about Wang Tao's grades was true because this was what teacher Li had told her. The two of them were analyzing why Wang Tao's grades were so good. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a dai…

The U.S. Department of Labor said on June 10 that the consumer price index rose 8.6 percent last month from a year ago or an inflation rate of 8.6 percent. Many people predicted the high inflation as rents and many household items have continued to rise in price in recent months. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with m…

Li Yang's mom bought his sister a new hanbok. His sister was especially happy and planned to wear the new Hanbok to the school party. In addition, she wanted to wear the Hanbok on the subway and asked Li Yang to accompany her. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chi…

What house in Beijing has the most expensive price per unit? The answer that all Chinese people tell you is probably the same: a Beijing school house. in 2019, a Beijing house of roughly 12 square meters in size and over 60 years old sold for more than 3.6 million, or 300,000 RMB per square meter. People who buy this kind of house usually don't go …

Because of the 25th anniversary series of events, Hong Kong became lively again. Although it has recently reached a hot summer day, many people living in different areas of Hong Kong participated in various activities. It seems that the previous violence in Hong Kong is completely behind us. The years following the violence have seen tremendous cha…

Han Chinese are the most populous ethnic group in China. The full name of "Hanfu" is "Han traditional costume". Nowadays, it is a trend for young Chinese people to buy Chinese traditional costumes. We can see many photos and videos of young people wearing the Han costume on Little Red Book, Bilibili, and Douyin. Han Chinese are the most populous et…

Zhang Li received a great job offer but ultimately missed out on the opportunity because her English did not meet the requirements. Gao Yue encouraged her that there would be many job opportunities in the future. Then Gao Yue invited Zhang Li to review her English together. Zhang Li received a great job offer, but ultimately missed out on the oppor…

Douyin and Kuaishou have attracted a lot of people who want to become internet influencers. It is just hard for these people to know whether their videos are popular or not after they post them at first. This is because it is hard to get a quick hit without any followers at the beginning. At this point, some people who are anxious to verify the qua…

Since the launch of the " National Anti-Fraud Center " app, China has been promoting it through various online and offline channels. Although many of those who were cheated were elderly people, many young people have been cheated out of large amounts of money because they were greedy or mistakenly believed that the scammers were police officers whe…

China's domestic hiring market has for a long time been shrouded in the negative effects of layoffs and hiring freezes by big companies. So when New Oriental Live, which exploded last week, released news of a high-paying bilingual anchor, the job posting went straight to the hot topics on Baidu. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learnin…

Zhang Li meets Gao Yue and sighs about how she made her hair green. Gao Yue explains that it was the barber's suggestion and that she herself is quite satisfied with it. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to t…

Baidu, which began focusing on autonomous driving in 2013, has finally released its first concept car and plans to officially launch a limited version of its first production model this fall. Many people are unsure whether this car, which could be in mass production next year, will receive good market feedback. I wonder if Baidu, which is lagging b…

Gao Yue wore a very nice short skirt in the morning, but in the afternoon it was changed to a pair of shorts. Zhang Li asked Gao Yue why she changed. The reason is... Gao Yue wore a very nice short skirt in the morning, but in the afternoon it was changed to a pair of shorts. Zhang Li asked Gao Yue why she changed. The reason is...…

Ailing Gu won two gold medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics, fulfilling her dream of winning gold at the Winter Olympics. The recent news that Ailing Gu will be the ambassador for the U.S. bid to host the Winter Olympics has sparked a lot of discussions online. Ailing Gu won two gold medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics, fulfilling her dream of w…

Wang Gang's pants were dirty. Fortunately, he found a pair of pants of the right size to wear. But how did Wang Gang's pants get dirty? Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click …

From June 1, normal life began to resume in Shanghai and people could finally go out. In the past few days, people living in Shanghai began to spend money with a vengeance overnight, and many restaurants were full until late at night. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mand…

Two days ago, an interview with an elementary school teacher who has been teaching in the mountains for 11 years made it to the list of popular topics on Baidu in China. He shared with people what impressed him during those 11 years. In his eyes, the children in the mountains are very smart and very flexible in their mountain farming activities. Th…

A few years ago, Chinese online English teaching companies VIPKID and Akasuo were both booming. But their business was mainly for children and primary school students. Later, teaching for these groups was officially banned in China. As a result, many companies that were teaching English began to shift to English for adults. Join other motivated lea…

Zhang Li's grandmother met a liar last week and was almost cheated out of 5,000 yuan. Gao Yue lamented that the liars nowadays are too strong. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one…

On May 24, Airbnb "topped" a letter to Chinese users on its official website in China. The letter says that Airbnb will take down 150,000 listings in mainland China by July 30 this year. This means that Airbnb will shut down its business in mainland China. The reasons for Airbnb's lack of success in China are many, and not just because of the epide…

In China, many people will choose to open a restaurant as their business venture. Because eating is the basis of human life, and the threshold to open a restaurant is not high. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily qu…

Gao Yue thought the pig's feet she ate yesterday were delicious. She planned to go online and buy some more pig's feet. Her brother Gao Jin reminded her to be careful not to buy fake ones. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chine…

Beijing conducted three consecutive rounds of regional nucleic acid screening in early May. This put a lot of pressure on the nucleic acid testing capacity and the need for additional testing sites was imminent, so Beijing quickly passed the testing applications of some laboratories at that time. Because many netizens have some misconceptions about…

Zhang Li started using WeChat only after she returned from Japan. Gao Jin applied to add her as a WeChat friend. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, …

There are many people on the Internet in China who are showing their income from foreign trade, which attracts more and more young people to join foreign trade. Nowadays young people have good English and are familiar with the Internet, so when they need to market their products and find customers on the Internet by themselves, they don't find it s…

Over the past few decades, because of the rising standard of living, people are eating better and better but not exercising more, which has led to a rapid increase in the overweight and obese population in China. And obesity is highly associated with numerous diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, and other chronic non-communicable diseases. Join othe…

In addition to movies, audiences now have many other entertainment options. For example, Fang Fang, who used to love watching movies so much, has been drawn away by other forms of entertainment in the past two years. 2021, Fang Fang will take dance classes twice a week and will go to play script kill with her friends and colleagues once a month. Sh…

Tesla reportedly wrote in a thank-you letter to the new Lingang Zone of the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Trial Zone on May 1 that Tesla plans to build a new factory near its Shanghai mega-factory. This factory is for the production of Model 3 and Model Y and is expected to increase annual production capacity by 450,000 cars. Join other motivated lea…

Gao Yue bought a lot of different chocolates. This made Zhang Li curious. It turned out that these chocolates were birthday gifts for Gao Yue's friend. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understan…

During the epidemic, many small companies took the initiative to reduce their office space in order to keep their operations going and prevent a break in their capital chain. In order to help small and micro cultural enterprises to tide over the difficult times, Beijing has introduced a number of policies. Join other motivated learners on your Chin…

Gao Yang is about to graduate from college, Zhang Li thought he would start looking for a job. But Gao Yue said Gao Yang was going to study at Tsinghua University. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test yo…

In China, e-commerce sites are full of goods that completely satisfy people's needs. But now, because of the epidemic, the logistics in many cities have been affected. This has led to many of the things we have recently ordered and bought online not being shipped. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a…

Nowadays, many young overseas friends will come to China to study in big cities. It's just that they all choose cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, …

Every year, many Chinese people come to the United States to study and work and even end up staying in the United States. And these Chinese people living in the U.S. often miss Chinese food, after all, Chinese food is full of color and flavor. Therefore, Chinese restaurants are very popular in different places in the United States. Join other motiv…