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A vending machine stocked with drinks and snacks stands in a hallway of a university student residence building.
大学 Universities

大学里的自动售货机：渴了、饿了怎么办

Vending Machines on Campus: What to Do When You're Thirsty or Hungry
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A street vendor in Beijing sells roasted sweet potatoes from a cart with a wood-fired oven.
文化 Culture

我和爸爸买红薯

Dad and I Buy a Sweet Potato
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A street food vendor's cart in China with a young man standing beside it, waiting for his snack.
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糖画小兔子

The Little Sugar-Painting Rabbit
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Two people playing table tennis outdoors at a green-topped ping-pong table in a park.
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公园里的乒乓球

Table Tennis in the Park
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Aerial view of a Chinese university campus with buildings, paths, and green lawns
大学 Universities

怎么认识新朋友

How to Make a New Friend on Campus
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A street vendor's cart holding rows of red candied hawthorn skewers (tanghulu) for sale.
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糖葫芦

A Skewer of Candied Hawthorns
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A white bowl of noodle soup with dark spiced broth, chicken pieces, noodles, and scallions, with chopsticks and a white spoon resting across the bowl on a wooden table.
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一碗热汤面

A Bowl of Hot Noodle Soup
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Fresh pomegranates piled up for sale at a fruit market stall.
文化 Culture

我和爸爸买石榴

Dad and I Buy Pomegranates
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Red and yellow fallen leaves scattered across a paved sidewalk in a quiet residential street.
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丢了的手套

The Lost Glove
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Red and orange autumn maple leaves at Qixia Mountain in Nanjing, China
时政 News

寒露到了，北方冷，南方热

Cold Dew Arrives: Cold in the North, Hot in the South
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A close-up cluster of bright yellow chrysanthemum blooms with soft green leaves, photographed at a garden in Hong Kong.
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公园里的菊花

The Chrysanthemums in the Park
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China's national flag rising on a pole in Tiananmen Square as a crowd of onlookers watches.
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东东看升旗

Dongdong Watches the Flag
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Close-up of the five-star red flag of the People's Republic of China
文化 Culture

国庆节到了，我和爸爸买国旗

National Day Is Here: Dad and I Buy a Flag
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Close-up of overlapping gray tiled roof of a traditional hutong house in Beijing
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掉牙

Losing a Tooth
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A tall osmanthus tree with dense green foliage growing on the grounds of Kezoji temple in Japan.
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桃桃的桂花茶

Taotao's Osmanthus Tea
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A small white paper boat floating in a rain puddle on a paved street after rainfall.
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纸船

The Paper Boat
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A street vendor roasts chestnuts in a large wok of hot sand and sugar, the traditional method behind China's popular autumn snack.
文化 Culture

我和妈妈买栗子

Mom and I Buy Chestnuts
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A soft oil painting of a small kitten sitting on a windowsill, gazing out at falling rain.
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下雨天的小猫

The Cat on a Rainy Day
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A fresh loaf of bread with butter on a wooden board
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面包的香味

The Smell of Bread
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People fly a kite on a grassy hillside in Lotus Hill Park, Shenzhen, with the city skyline visible in the distance.
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小虎的风筝

Xiaohu's Kite
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Skewers of glossy red candied hawthorn (tanghulu) on display at a street food shop
文化 Culture

我和爸爸买糖葫芦

Dad and I Buy Candied Hawthorn
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Children in the courtyard of a rural Chinese primary school in Sichuan, with school buildings behind them.
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小美的新书包

Xiaomei's New Backpack
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A pile of freshly steamed baozi (steamed stuffed buns) served on a plate, one torn open to show the filling inside
文化 Culture

早上，我和爸爸去买包子

In the Morning, Dad and I Go Buy Baozi
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Students eating together at a university canteen dining hall in China
大学 Universities

中国大学的食堂：便宜又好吃

China's University Canteens: Cheap and Delicious
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Two triangular slices of red watermelon with black seeds and pale green rind, on a red tray
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小明的西瓜

Xiaoming's Watermelon
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A small tan and cream terrier walks across a grassy lawn carrying a yellow tennis ball in its mouth, with a red leash trailing behind it.
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小黄的球

Xiaohuang's Ball
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A six-week-old kitten sitting on grass
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小猫找妈妈

The kitten looks for its mum
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Golden apples, one of them cut in half
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三个苹果

Three apples
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A public bus on a Beijing street
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去学校的车

The bus to school
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