In China, some food can be really spicy, mouth burning spicy. So, if you don't fancy spicy food, you'd better check before you have it. You can... (read more)

Its not impolite to ask ages in China, especially for old generations. There are several ways to phrase the question. You can say '你多大了(nǐ duō dà le ？)？' or '你几岁了(nǐ jǐ suì le)？' If you are 20 years old, you can answer it by... (read more)

If you want to ask a person his or her occupation, you can say '你是干什么的？' The pronunciation is nǐ shì gàn shí me de ？ The answer... (read more)

It is very common to talk about or discuss income, money issues with your colleagues or friends in China. If someone is rich, people always except... (read more)

When you want to say 'I'm looking for ...' in Chinese, you can say '我在找...' -- wǒ zài zhǎo 我 (wǒ) means I在 (zài) means the present tense, doing 找 (zhǎo) means look for Tom is written as 汤姆 in simplified Chinese. Its pronunciation... (read more)

You can say '跟我来！' -- gēn wǒ lái ！ 跟 (gēn) means follow 我 (wǒ) means I or me 来 ( lái) means come. If you want to say 'coming' you can say '来了' -lái le If you want to be polite, you can add '请' (qǐng) meaning please. 请跟我来... (read more)

If you get lost and want to let your Chinese friends aware of the situation, you can say '我迷路了' -- wǒ mí lù le 我 (wǒ) means I ... (read more)

Its very convenient if you know how to say phrases like 'go straight', 'turn left' or 'turn right' in Chinese, in case you are asked direction in China or you have to get direction from someone else. If you want to say 'go straight', you can say '一直往前走'... (read more)

You can say '我好想你' - wǒ hǎo xiǎng nǐ 我 (wǒ) means I 好 (hǎo) means very or very much 想 (xiǎng) means miss 你 (nǐ) means... (read more)

You can say '请等一下' -- qǐng děng yī xià 请 (qǐng) is a polite way to say things, meaning please 等 (děng) means wait 一下 (yī xià) means one moment, or a while depends on the context. (read more)

If you want to tell your Chinese friends that you are on diet, you can say '我在减肥' -- wǒ zài jiǎn féi 我 (wǒ) means I 在 (zài)... (read more)

Email is translated as '电子邮件' in Chinese. Its pronunciation is diàn zǐ yóu jiàn in mandarine. 电子 (diàn zǐ) means electronic邮件 (yóu jiàn) means mail However, most people will understand email in English. (read more)

You can say '我喜欢足球' -- wǒ xǐ huān zú qiú 我 (wǒ) means I 喜欢 (xǐ huān) means like 足球 (zú qiú) means football play... (read more)

The pre-conceptual care is the care before a woman has conceived. In simple words, a healthy pre-conceptual diet is fiber, mineral and vitamin rich fresh whole foods. Lean white meat, fish, wholemeal bread, brown rice, wholemeal pasta, fresh fruit&vegetables,... (read more)

The coil is intra-uterine contraceptive device, also short for IUCD. Most of the coils are made from copper and polyethylene with the life span of 3-5 years. The failure rates of the coil is about 0.3%, so it is regarded as an effective way to prevent... (read more)

According to research, taking the pill does not significantly reduce fertility as you might concern. It takes 30 months on average for women to get pregnant after stop taking the pill, which is the same time span as those who previously use the diaphragm... (read more)

You can eat yoghurts that are made from pasteurised cows' milk during pregnancy. However, yoghurts that are made from goats, sheep's milk, or unpasteurised cows' milk are not safe to have whey you are pregnant. (read more)

Pasteurized cow milk is safe to drink. However, raw/unpasteurized cow milk, and all goats, sheep's milk are not safe to drink during pregnancy because of listeria and toxoplasmosis risk. If you wish to drink it anyway, you need to boil the milk before... (read more)

The risk of miscarriage can increase if you drink three or more cups of coffee per day when you are pregnant. If you drink four cups of coffee... (read more)

You can say '仍然有问题?' - réng rán yǒu wèn tí ？ 仍然 ( réng rán) means still 有(yǒu) means have or has 问题 (wèn tí) means questions or problems. You can also say '仍有问题?' - réng yǒu wèn tí ？in short. If you just... (read more)