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In late August discipline inspection committees in four cities in Sichuan province reported a number of typical cases of civil servants who made mistakes. These cases may be included in training materials for civil servants in more regions, as a warning to other civil servants who think of making mistakes. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily...

Meng Xiang, a 15-year-old boy, took a bus trip this summer after graduating from junior high school: he traveled 1,133 kilometers to nine cities in four days. The incident shocked many netizens. Meng Xiang liked taking buses when he was very young. He took two short bus trips alone when he was in elementary school. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive...

Zhang Li's mother suddenly started learning German last month. She now studies three hours a day, very hard. Zhang Li told Gao Yue why her mother wants to learn German, but Gao Yue does not understand Zhang Li's mother's thoughts. 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, dail...

Gao Jin had planned to play on the basketball court next Wednesday. But today he and his sister decided to visit their grandma next Tuesday. This forced him to change his plans for the next week. Li Yang asked... 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 you...

"Scotland provides free menstrual products for women" was a hot search on Baidu. Public places such as schools and universities across Scotland are offering free menstrual products to women from 15 August. In Scotland, where around 20% of women are in poverty, one in five women would benefit. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese readin...

Every year, a large number of college graduates in China choose to work in first and second-tier cities after graduation, and the vast majority of them need to rent an apartment in advance in the city where they work. It is not only troublesome for young people to rent an apartment across cities, but also risky. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a...

Many Chinese who have immigrated to other countries have expressed online that living in a new country would really experience at least once the despair of not being able to communicate effectively because of the language. Successful immigration is just the beginning of living in another country. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese re...

Zhang Li heard that Gao Jin was going to travel to Thailand with Li Yang. But because she knew that Gao Jin's father disliked Thailand, she thought the news might be false. However, Gao Yue told her it was true because... 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...

After Billboard officially announced its entry into the Chinese market, many famous Chinese singers expressed on Weibo to welcome it to China. As a result, this matter soon hit the hot search of Chinese Weibo. And it seems that this time Billboard is going to cooperate with Tencent Music, the mainstream music platform in China. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with ma...

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 Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily qui...

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 extensive work experience are considering working overseas...

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 motivated learners on your Chinese learning journe...

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 Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a dai...

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 learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese re...

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 your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to t...

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 your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test...

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 other motivated learners on your Chinese learning jou...

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 journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese read...

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 Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox....

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 Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz...

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 misappropriation, has been taken into criminal detention...

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 Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily q...

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. Such a perception has changed in recent years. Joi...

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 learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chi...

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 daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inb...