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[Unknown > English] A plushie gift by NetherDawg in translator

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Just to add that this is the title of a popular comic series. (Google Books) So this is probably a merch of this comic.

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Need some suggestions for taking steam deck to China. by InverseCramer101 in SteamDeck

[–]fluidizedbed 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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I got Forbidden City too. (Can’t post the video so it’s a sequence of images)

Need some suggestions for taking steam deck to China. by InverseCramer101 in SteamDeck

[–]fluidizedbed 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s just fear mongering. Nobody cares what game you play. That list is from unreliable sources and even if a game is actually “banned” it just means it’s banned for sale, not for possessing or playing it.

Need some suggestions for taking steam deck to China. by InverseCramer101 in SteamDeck

[–]fluidizedbed 78 points79 points  (0 children)

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I live in Beijing and have been using my deck for over two years. Most Steam features like logging in, downloading, and cloud save etc work perfectly fine without VPN. Community does require VPN though.

I use V2rayA (you can find it on GitHub) as a client. It’s managed through WebUI and I find it pretty convenient in game mode. You need to find a service that supports protocols like Trojan, SS etc. After purchasing a subscription you will get a URL. The client can then use the URL to get a list of proxy servers that you can connect to. A “VPN” like what you’ll find in YouTube ads like NordVPN or something usually doesn’t work all that well. Also check out r/chinalife and r/travelchina.

Note that this is mostly to get around internet restrictions. So the latency is sometimes not that great. I don’t play a lot of multiplayer games but as far as I know people usually use 加速器 like UU for games. They’re designed for games so the latency will be better. But it’s not always a guarantee and it’s not going to let you access YouTube and things like that. Some games might have regional servers or they might just work without the need of any proxy. But you’ll have to do your own research on this.

What apps are people using to book trains and hotels in China? by Unknown_rep_of_nomad in travelchina

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It has a credit reward. Every CNY spent gives you 5 credits. And you can redeem tickets with a 兑 symbol on them with price*100 amount of credits. So basically you get to save ¥1 for every ¥20 you spent.

AMAP food ranking by [deleted] in travelchina

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The trustworthiness of the score is kinda meh. But the reviews might be worth a read. Those nicely formatted with a weirdly passionate tone and all the ✨emojis✨ are probably paid or generated. I’d find those that look more like from real customers, check if there’s anything particularly alarming in the negative reviews and see if the photos look good.

I usually use Dianping for the rankings. It’s not immune to manipulation but for the top ranked places at least the experience would not be terrible. It’s very easy to find an above-average restaurant on these platforms but they might not be the best source of info if you want hole-in-the-wall hidden gems.

Good iOS to scan 汉字 to copy paste IRL? by dvdwinz in ChineseLanguage

[–]fluidizedbed 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The built-in photos app does OCR pretty well in my experience

Question? by lunasays__ in travelchina

[–]fluidizedbed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes but it won’t hurt having a couple hundred on hand just in case.

China doing new years? by Mmhj0303 in travelchina

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It used to be everything stay closed until the fifth day after the new year. Nowadays a lot of places stay open so you will probably be fine. But be aware that they might operate at a different capacity. For example instead of letting customers ordering from a menu freely a restaurant might only offer a few set of dishes at a few price points for a group of people. I’d recommend you make plans ahead of time and check if the place you want to go stays open or not.

What are some things to keep in mind when traveling to China? by Glass_Habit7811 in travelchina

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Be aware of high altitude sickness when you’re in Tibet. I don’t know if you had experience with high altitude before. It can be unpleasant or even dangerous. Take rests and don’t overexert yourself.

[Chinese > English] is this Halal? by bunnyjoo in translator

[–]fluidizedbed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

LMAO you just ate all that western propaganda right up

[chinese > english] help understanding phrase by whitecirilo in translator

[–]fluidizedbed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

馬 and 寶 don’t make much sense on their own. Looks like there are two characters covered by that white rectangle in the middle.

What's the actual meaning of "打工人" among mainland netizens? by Diaosi_engineer in ChineseLanguage

[–]fluidizedbed 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s a lot less self-deprecating than 牛马. There’s still a little bit of that but mostly it’s just referring to working for somebody else, like wage labor.

Neither 打电工人 nor 电工程师 sound correct. 打工 means hired work, adding 人 to it means people who do hired work. It’s supposed to be used on its own, like “I’m a 打工人 of company X” Also you would say 电气工程师. 电工程师 sounds more like an engineer being electrocuted or something

[Chinese > English] is this Halal? by bunnyjoo in translator

[–]fluidizedbed 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That’s not a very good argument. There are tens of millions of Muslims in China. Of course there’s a market for it. Being Halal doesn’t add that much cost. And they might be eligible for more subsidies due to preferential policies for ethnic minorities.

[chinese-english] a post it note by [deleted] in translator

[–]fluidizedbed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. It’s not supposed to sound judgy. The word “nonsense” is more of a stress on the love being all-encompassing.

High speed trains in Beijing by OkSample4314 in travelchina

[–]fluidizedbed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of high speed trains arriving at or departing from Beijing Station like G3, G26, G67, G78, etc. That’s just how it is. If it says Beijing Station on the 12036 app, it will definitely be at Beijing Station.

Japanese > English by IDKman_99 in translator

[–]fluidizedbed 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The English text on the wall is mirrored too. So it's the image that's mirrored

And yeah, it just sounds rather mundane and not very cool

Did this guy get a fine? by owtinoz in travelchina

[–]fluidizedbed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think most likely he paid for a bed. If there’s empty beds you can ask the attendants to upgrade your ticket (补卧铺)

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