How's the weather today? How's the weather in Shanghai? Talking about the weather is a nice ice-breaker to start a conversation.

MrSuper Manson asked us if we can do a lesson on "expressing feelings when breaking up with somebody." Here we go!

“I am not sure if we are right for each other. I guess we have to break up.” It is absolutely heart breaking to hear this, or is it?

Your friend is going to run the Beijing marathon tomorrow. This is exciting! But how do you encourage him or her?

Learn different ways to say "goodbye" and show how you care for others.

Laba Festival is on December 8th in the lunar calendar. People eat Laba congee and make green garlic. Sounds interesting? You don’t want to miss this lesson.

In traditional Chinese culture, “Winter solstice” marks the start of the longer daylight hours and an increase in positive energy flowing in. Chinese call this day “dōngzhì,” and eat either dumplings or Tangyuan on that day.

You successfully signed a contract with a Chinese client, and got invited for a celebration party. Your Chinese host proposed a toast but you don't drink alcohol at all. You don't want to offend them but how do you explain to them politely?

When you say "how are you?" to your Chinese friends, they may not respond by saying "Wǒ hěn hǎo." or "I’m fine." That's not wrong, but just not so authentic. You might hear them saying "I am doing OK" or "I am just so so." Why? Because Chinese people usually tend to be modest, and keep a low profile, even if they are doing super great.

You have met someone. And you thought he/she could be really special. Ready to ask him/her out? You don’t want to miss this lesson!

Now that you are going to see a Chinese friend you haven’t seen for a while. How do you greet him besides saying Ni hao? How do you show your genuine warmness and respond your friend’s greetings?

You will meet an important Chinese client. Unfortunately, you are caught in the traffic jam; it seems that you will be late for this meeting. How do you make a sincere apology when you meet the client?