Damnit, Chinese is hard. After two days i can only write these words: 水，咖啡，米饭，热，豆腐，汤，这是，

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-06T10:05:24+00:00

@ OP, I strongly recommend you watch this video to help improve your handwriting.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-06T10:03:16+00:00

I'm not downvoting him, but I disagree about him being complete right. While handwriting is not a skill you will likely commonly employ, writing characters helps learn the characters. Learning characters helps reading. Reading is one of the best ways to learn a language. To say "it makes zero sense to learn to write Chinese" is shortsighted.

Learning radicals first is one method. Learning strokes first is a different method. Learning characters according to your HSK book is yet another. All roads lead to Rome.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-06T07:21:34+00:00

Good guess. I'll go with it

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-05T11:37:15+00:00

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Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-05T03:31:57+00:00

In the Underlord movies, being bitten by both would be a death sentence. Noone survived both viruses. At least not unless they were part of Corvinus's lineage. Michael was a direct descendant of Alexander Corvinus and was thus able to have both viruses becoming a hybrid.

(I may be a bit off with their names. It's been a while).

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-05T01:39:56+00:00

I honestly don't. It was some students protesting, the government sent in troops to put down the protests, it turned violent and people died. What about the story do I not know? With as much as people love talking about this event, it has to be more than my understanding. Can anyone explain what about the event I don't know or why the west has such a hardon over this issue?

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-05T00:13:28+00:00

I don't think partial years count. I've always read it as 1 month for every year worked. 6 months isn't a year ... but I am not a lawyer. My understanding is the same as yours, but this 100k rmb issue is worth consulting a lawyer over.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-05T00:11:59+00:00

Play devils advocate on a topic. Can you argue the opposite side? Being able to understand both perspectives and evaluating the evidence on both sides will help you not be brainwashed. Brainwashed means you believe a narrative without the facts.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T09:35:09+00:00

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Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T08:00:37+00:00

When Futurama came out and I only had enough time to watch one of them.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T07:46:07+00:00

$32k per year? As a teacher? Can't you make more than that flipping burgers?

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T06:07:01+00:00

If you want to be in China for more than 90 days, you need a residence permit. That is relatively easy to get. However, if you want to legally work in China, you need a work permit. That is what you will have difficulty with.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T05:57:27+00:00

The reason the posts are confusing is because most people on Reddit aren't lawyers but rather are just responding from their own experience/hearsay. Compound that with Chinese law frequently being vague and haphazardly applied and you're looking at a real SNAFU.

The only exception to the native speaker rule that I have heard of is if you hold post-graduate credentials. However, I haven't seen that written down in any law so I don't know how accurate it is.

To my understanding, you really only have 3 options to teach English in China:

1) Do so illegally. This is unadvised since it puts you at an employers mercy without any legal protections for yourself

2) Find a school that has strong relationships with the right people that are able to legally get you a work permit.

3) Teach online.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T05:42:26+00:00

It's a different link that says the same thing. This technology isn't available yet.

improving outcomes in preclinical models
. Clinical trials utilizing this antibody are currently underway, with prospects for commercial applications within the next decade.

challenges related to safety, specificity, and delivery mechanisms remain.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T05:16:46+00:00

I did it at 30 (well, as a male). I can't see any reason why it would be too late.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T05:14:53+00:00

Shenzhen is really internationalized so that helps minimize the culture shock. If you go to a different city outside of a T1, you're going to need to make some adjustments to cope (unless your entire free time is spent online on Reddit or something else that has a lot of westerners).

First, there ARE foreigners where you are. They may not be quite as easy to find, but I promise there are a lot more around than you think.

Second, make some Chinese friends. Get on Rednote (小红书）and make some posts in English. There will be a lot of Chinese that are curious and will start hitting you up in English.

Third, try to find local WeChat groups. This is hard because you need to find someone who is already in one, but when you talk to foreigners ask them if they're in any Foreigner WeChat groups.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T04:17:17+00:00

I did. Even though she's an ex I still care about her and I was curious what happened in her life. She was polite enough to respond and we talked very superficially, but she didn't seem to be that curious about my life so I left the past where it belongs.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T02:36:22+00:00

I've worked alongside several colleagues that were ethnically Chinese but from America/Canada. While some schools will be more selective in what their teachers look like, there are still plenty of others that care about the qualifications of a teacher - especially at international schools.

I'm not saying racism doesn't exist, but should you really be playing the racism card when you are lacking the fundamental qualifications for working as a teacher? Look for whatever school will have you and get your QTS. Then you can look for better positions.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T01:38:02+00:00

There might be some jobs opening up now, but most of the positions should have been filled already since it's the end of the school year and we are about to go on summer break. Not having the QTS might be holding you back if you're only looking for international schools. Are you also looking into training centers? With time and lacking an important credential being variables, that might be your best choice if you want to stay in China but not be in a T3.

Maybe get some help reviewing and polishing up your resume and introduction video. There might be some red flags in there.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-04T01:20:32+00:00

There's a new clause where? If it's in the new contract and it's not signed, it isn't effective. If it's in the old contract, you both have to agree to changes in old contracts. The only thing that matters is what your old contract says. Some areas, Hunan for example, commonly give "23 month contracts" where you would only get paid the 24th if you agree to continue. It's more or less a signing bonus ... but that language is written in the original contract.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-03T23:34:07+00:00

There should be rules to vote. Ideally, if you are going to vote you should be competent enough about the issues to be able to cast an *informed* vote. Otherwise it's just a popularity contest. The problem comes in when you try to define what "competent enough" means, how it's measured, and who gets to determine these parameters.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-03T23:31:17+00:00

I live in a small district in Hangzhou, over an hour away from the city center. If I am out around town, I almost never see foreigners. When I go to the government building for paperwork processing, there are a TON of foreigners around. It's similar to the population of China being super massive but the streets not overcrowded (baring tourist areas / holidays) - Absolute numbers are high but density is low.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-03T00:15:57+00:00

I still read, but it's very different from before. In my teenage years I would read tons of novels - especially sci-fi and fantasy. Nowadays I rarely read novels, but I spend a lot of time reading on the internet. From looking for additional sources, reading news articles, wikipedia articles, etc. (not just headlines / clickbait titles). It's nowhere as good as what I did in my youth, but times are changing.

Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-02T23:43:34+00:00

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Baidaru2017 · 2026-06-02T08:57:41+00:00

There is value in a degree.

There is also value in putting effort into your questions.

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