Growing up in the United States, I often heard a lot of Spanglish. Nowadays at my office in Beijing, I hear a lot of Chinglish. For multi-lingual readers, you understand that there is not always a perfect translation from one language to another. There are some words that simply do a better job of conveying your point in one language as opposed to another. Observer ABC posts educate you about Chinese words and phrases that are relevant to the Chinese marketplace. What better way to gain insight into a nation’s culture than learning the language?

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