Learn a little Chinese every day
Before we look up people and occupation words in Chinese, I want to introduce you to one person, Audrey Tang. She is the Minister of Digital Affairs of Taiwan. In an IQ test she took at elementary school, Audrey scored “160 or above,” the highest score possible on the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children. She made…
Before we look up the occupation words in Chinese, let me tell you a fun fact. It’s very common and polite to address a woman you don’t know or a waitress “xiǎojiě” in Taiwan. However, you may upset people when you use it in China. That is because “xiǎojiě” is used as “street girl, prostitute”…