#du chinese

[biglittleluobo]

大家好！好久不见！

Sorry I’ve been away for quite some time, I’ll be gone for a little more and life has been busy preparing. Next week I’m going to China for the first time!!!! I’ll be there for around 5 weeks around Sichuan, Shanghai, and Hangzhou. I’m super excited to eat lots of food and experience the lunar new year in all of its chaos and cheer! I’m also hoping for a boost to my listening comprehension as part of my immersion, since I feel like I can usually express myself okay at this point. Time will tell…

As part of this milestone event, it also feels about time to drop Duolingo for good. Yesterday I reached a streak of 1111, which feels like a nice satisfying number. Tbh duolingo has mostly just been a counter for me for the past several months, tracking exactly how long it had been since I started learning, but I had pro anyways so I just kept it. Now that I’m just over 3 years in, it doesn’t seem worth it to keep. The lack of new content for Chinese as well as their dropping of real translators has helped me finally say it’s time to move on. It definitely was useful at the very beginning just for hammering vocab and bugging me to study, but there was sooooo much I had to learn outside of the app that I can’t imagine anyone trying to use it by itself.

Instead recently I’ve been using Du Chinese and loving it! The graded reader system is nice (I’m currently between intermediate and upper intermediate) and the topics are useful, including culture, slang, history, current events, and more! My favorite is the ability to turn any word in the stories into a flash card instantly. I was always too lazy to make my Anki by hand and just studying HSK premade decks seems a bit too dry vs learning in context, so the built in flash card + spaced repetition system works great for me. Highly recommend!!

Keep up all the good work my friends! I’ll try to be back more when I return and share some of the fun things I learned! 加油！

Wishing everyone a happy new year of the dragon! 祝大家新年快乐！恭喜发财！

[blunt-force-therapy]

Can anyone who uses Du Chinese app send me the full "I am a Cat" story? Childish, I know, but I wanna know what happens to the cat

[yinyuworld]

Then he said, “Oh, my phone’s lockscreen code is…”

“I know,” Luo Wenzhou said absently. “That date… The day you discovered your mom’s suicide.”

Fei Du’s footsteps paused a few steps away from him. “No.” Luo Wenzhou looked up in surprise.

Fei Du was watching him. Suddenly, he displayed a somewhat indistinct smile. Because he had his back to the light, it wasn’t clearly visible.

“It’s the day I met you,” he said.

📌 Zhang Xincheng in Justice In The Dark

✨ this quote is from book Mo Du Silent Reading by Priest (book 5 chapter 26)

[xinyuehui]

*dead dramatic entrance*

长乐曲 · Melody of Golden Age · 2024

[stayuntilthefoglifts]

"If there is no red thread binding us together, I'll grab a string and do it myself, loop it twice around our wrists, tie it with a knot, and a kiss for good measure. Fate has no business telling me who to love. I've been yours since we met."

[nunafilms]

Should I give up just because I may fail? You may fail, yet you bet with your life. You're either foolish, or undervaluing yourself.

MELODY OF GOLDEN AGE 长乐曲 (2024)

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 51: Early Modernish and Earlier

These Questions are the result of suggestions a the previous iteration. This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct earlier time grouping. In some cases a culture lasted a really long time and I grouped them by whether it was likely the later or earlier grouping made the most sense with the information I had.

Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration. All cultures and time periods welcome.

[electricsoul-rpg]

ZHANG LINGHE (张凌赫) as Pei Wenxuan

The Princess Royal 度华年 (2024)

[kaitcake1289]

i cant stop drawing them help

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023)

三人显眼包的对戏日常，果然搞笑是会传染的！ | Mysterious Lotus Casebook | iQIYI Romance#shorts

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UOCE6JjpRtI

[thegreatdandilion]

Writing a whump fic because there wasn't enough whump on Under the skin 2 ep 20

The moment Gu Yitian was restrained and the girl confirmed safe, Shen Yi felt the tension in his body unravel, leaving him trembling in its wake. His heart pounded in his chest, each beat sending a sharp ache radiating through his ribs. He stayed still, forcing himself to focus on seeing Du Cheng securing the handcuffs on Gu Yitian.

“You look like hell,” Du Cheng muttered, noticing Shen Yi’s shuddering form.

Shen Yi gave a faint nod, swallowing hard against the dryness in his throat. “I’ll be fine,” he lied, his voice rasping like sandpaper. His knees threatened to buckle beneath him, but he locked them in place.

The air felt too thin, his lungs struggling to pull in enough oxygen as a faint ringing built in his ears. He blinked several times to clear his vision, only for the world to blur further.

“Let’s head back,” Du Cheng said, gripping Shen Yi’s arm lightly.

Shen Yi forced himself to straighten. Each step back to the car felt heavier than the last, his legs dragging like they were weighed down with lead. The seatbelt pressed uncomfortably against his chest on the ride back to the station.

Back at the station, Shen Yi made a beeline for the restroom. Once inside, he wiped away the makeup and leaned heavily against the sink, gripping the edge so tightly his knuckles turned white. His reflection in the mirror startled him—his skin was ghostly pale, his eyes bloodshot and sunken, and a faint sheen of sweat clung to his forehead.

He splashed cold water on his face, hoping the shock would snap him out of the fog clouding his mind.

Somehow, he made it to his desk, his movements slow and deliberate. He didn’t trust his legs to carry him much farther, and his head throbbed relentlessly. He set to work, flipping through his notes with trembling fingers.

“Shen Yi,” Du Cheng’s voice startled him, and he looked up to see his partner’s sharp eyes scanning his face. “ We’ll go over the brief together and I'll take you home to rest. You look like you're about to keel over and die.”

Shen Yi nodded, following Du Cheng into the briefing room. He told himself he could push through just a little longer.

The fluorescent lights felt harsher than ever, piercing through Shen Yi’s skull as he sat across from Du Cheng. The papers in front of him blurred, the words swimming before his eyes. His chest tightened, a deep, crushing pressure spreading like a vice.

He tried to ignore it, focusing instead on Du Cheng’s voice as they discussed the presentation. But his breathing grew faster and shallower, each inhale feeling like he was dragging air through a straw. His hands shook as he reached for a pen, but his fingers refused to grip it properly.

“Shen Yi? I think you should sit down.” Du Cheng asked, his tone shifting to one of concern.

"Huh... sit down?" He realizes that he is standing up and shaking on his legs like a bambi.

Shen Yi doesn't remember standing up. He opened his mouth to respond, but his words caught in his throat. A wave of dizziness hit him like a tidal wave, and he grabbed the edge of the table for support. His vision darkened at the edges, the world tilting violently.

“Shen Yi!”

Du Cheng’s shout was the last thing he heard before his legs gave out completely. The sensation of falling was brief but terrifying, his body collapsing like a puppet with its strings cut. Du Cheng sees how Shen Yi's eyes roll back, neck and body going completely limp as he runs to catch him. Shen Yi barely registered the impact of the floor against his side, the pain drowned out by the roaring in his ears.

When Shen Yi woke, it was to a cacophony of noise—voices shouting orders, the blare of sirens, the sharp beeping of medical equipment. His chest felt like it was on fire, each breath a monumental effort. The weight of an oxygen mask pressed against his face, but it wasn’t enough.

“Du Cheng…” he gasped, his voice weak and desperate.

“He’s right here,” a medic assured him. “Focus on breathing.”

He tried to turn his head, to see for himself, but the effort made the edges of his vision darken further. His limbs felt like lead, too heavy to move.

The next thing he knew, he was in a hospital bed. The beeping of the heart monitor was steady, but every muscle in his body screamed in protest as he tried to shift. His whole body ached with a deep, bone-deep soreness, and his head throbbed like a drumbeat.

“Finally awake?”

The familiar gruffness of Du Cheng’s voice drew his attention. Shen Yi turned his head slowly to see his partner sitting beside him, arms crossed and an expression that was equal parts anger and worry.

“What… happened?” Shen Yi croaked, his throat dry and scratchy.

“What happened?” Du Cheng snapped, standing abruptly. “You overworked yourself to the point of collapse, that’s what! You scared the hell out of everyone, Shen Yi. Do you ever stop to think about the damage you’re doing to yourself?”

Shen Yi tried to reply, but his chest tightened painfully, cutting off his words.

“Don’t even try to argue,” Du Cheng continued, his voice cracking slightly. “You almost didn’t make it. The doctors said your heart was under too much strain, and you were severely exhausted. What were you thinking?”

Shen Yi’s lips moved, but the effort to speak made his vision blur again. His breathing grew erratic, and the heart monitor’s beeping sped up alarmingly.

“Shen Yi? Sh## Sh##... Damn it, stay with me!” Du Cheng’s voice rose in panic as Shen Yi’s consciousness slipped away once more.

When Shen Yi woke again, the world felt quieter. The oxygen mask was gone, replaced by a nasal cannula. Du Cheng was still by his side, his head resting in his hands as he sat slumped in a chair.

“Du Cheng…” Shen Yi whispered, his voice barely audible.

Du Cheng jolted awake, his eyes narrowing as he leaned closer. “If you ever pull something like that again, I’ll kill you myself,” he muttered, his tone rough but his eyes glistening.

Shen Yi managed a weak smile, “I understand" and drifted off.

[queenfredegund]

Women in History Month (insp) | Week 3: Consorts and concubines

[danmeiljie]

I Collect Gay Cops and their Boyfriends

Left to right, top to bottom:

Captain Luo Wenzhou and his boyfriend Business President Fei Du (Mo Du)

Chief Zhao Yunlan and his boyfriend Professor Shen Wei (Guardian)

Captain Xie Lanshan and his boyfriend Forensic Sketch Artist and freelance Painter Shen Liufei (In The Dark)

Vice Chief Yan Xie and his boyfriend former Chief Jiang Ting (Poyun)

Officer Xia Yao and his boyfriend Bodyguard and Business Owner Yuan Zong (Advance Bravely)

[lunarriviera]

#UndertheSkin2 currently #1 on Weibo hot search, thanks to mid-autumn festival greetings from Tan Jianci, Jin Shijia, Zhang Bojia, Zhu Jiaqi and Lu Yanqi

[xinyuehui]

春花焰 · Kill Me Love Me · 2024

[stayuntilthefoglifts]

I'll take care of you.

It's rotten work.

Not to me. Not if it's you.

in cdrama.

For people asking:

Word of honor - Wen Kexing & Zhou Zishu

Justice in the dark - Luo Weizhao & Pei Su

The untamed - Wei Wuxian & Lan Zhan

Guardian - Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan

Reunion 2: mystery of the abyss - Hei Yanjing & Xie Yuchen

You are my hero - Xing Kelei & Mika

Killer and healer - Jiang Yuelou & Chen Yuzhi

The spirealm - Ruan Nanzhu & Ling Jiushi

You are my hero - Shu Wenbo & Ruan Qingxia

You are my hero - Shao Yuhan & Xing Keyao