ABOUT THE SPEAKER
ShaoLan Hsueh - Technologist, entrepreneur
ShaoLan want to help people understand China's culture and language, and to bridge the gap between East and West.

Why you should listen

ShaoLan is an entrepreneur, angel investor, geek, writer, traveller and dreamer. She is the founder and creator of Chineasy, which she launched after her TED Talk in Long Beach, California in 2013.

In just over three years, she has built Chineasy into one of the most popular methods of learning Chinese across the Internet with several hundred thousand fellow learners. Her first book, Chineasy, The New Way to Read Chinese, was launched in March 2014 and has been translated into 18 languages. Her next book, Chineasy Everyday, was launched in March 2016.

ShaoLan is a tech entrepreneur with extensive business experience. At the age of 22, while studying for her MBA, she wrote four best-selling books on software in Taiwan, and her books were bundled by Microsoft. She co-founded pAsia, one of the major players on Internet in Asia in 1990’s. After a second masters degree at the University of Cambridge, she began Caravel Capital in 2005 to advise young tech companies.

Chineasy represents a return for ShaoLan to her artistic upbringing and in many ways a design project. This project is the culmination of her life’s journey through the East and West. Her aim is to help people to understand China, Chinese culture, its language and to bridge the gap between East and West. Her next step is to help Chinese children to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of their own language. 

 

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ShaoLan: The Chinese zodiac, explained

ШаоЛан Шүэ: Дорнын зурхайн тайлбар

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Дэлхийн хүн амын дөрөвний нэг нь дорнын зурхайд итгэдэг. Итгэдэггүй байсан ч үүний талаар мэдээлэлтэй байх нь ашигтай хэмээн технологич, энтрепренёр ШаоЛан Шүэ хэлж байна. Энэхүү хөгжилтэй, сургамжтай ярианд ШаоЛан Шүэ эртний өв уламжлалыг тайлбарлан энэ нь хэрхэн хувь хүний зан ааш, ажлын амжилт, гэрлэлт болон тухайн жилийн төлөв байдалд нөлөөлдөг талаар ярих болно. Таны жил юуг илтгэдэг вэ?
- Technologist, entrepreneur
ShaoLan want to help people understand China's culture and language, and to bridge the gap between East and West. Full bio

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00:12
Have you ever been asked
by your Chinese friend,
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Хятад найз чинь танаас
"Чи ямар жилтэй вэ?" гэж асууж байсан уу?
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"What is your zodiac sign?"
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Тэднийг зүгээр л яриа
өдөж байна гэж бүү бод.
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Don't think they are making small talk.
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Хэрэв та "Би бич жилтэй" гэж хариулбал
00:20
If you say, "I'm a Monkey,"
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тэд таныг 24,36,48 эсвэл 60 настай
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they immediately know
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you are either 24, 36, 48 or 60 years old.
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гэдгийг тэр даруй ойлгоно.
(Инээд)
00:27
(Laughter)
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Asking a zodiac sign is a polite way
of asking your age.
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Төрсөн жилийг асуух нь
хүний насыг асуух эелдэг арга юм.
Жилээ хэлэхэд таныг бас
давхар дүгнэчихнэ.
00:32
By revealing your zodiac sign,
you are also being evaluated.
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Таны аз болон бүтэлгүйтэл,
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Judgments are being made
about your fortune or misfortune,
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зан ааш, ажлын төлөв,
00:40
your personality, career prospects
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тухайн жилийн төлөв зэргийг таамаглана.
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and how you will do in a given year.
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If you share you and your
partner's animal signs,
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Хэрвээ та эхнэр эсвэл нөхрийнхөө
жилийг хэлбэл
та хоёрын хувийн амьдралыг
дотроо дүрсэлнэ.
00:48
they will paint a picture in their mind
about your private life.
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Maybe you don't believe
in the Chinese zodiac.
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Та дорнын зурхайд итгэдэггүй байж болно.
00:55
As a quarter of the world population
is influenced by it,
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Дэлхийн хүн амын дөрөвний нэг нь
итгэдэг энэхүү зүйлд
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you'd be wise to do something about that.
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бодлоготой хандах хэрэгтэй.
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So what is the Chinese zodiac, exactly?
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Дорнын зурхай гэж яг юу вэ?
01:05
Most Westerners think
of Greco-Roman zodiac,
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Ихэнх барууныхан өрнийн зурхайн
12 сард хуваагддаг тооллыг төсөөлдөг.
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the signs divided into 12 months.
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The Chinese zodiac is different.
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Дорнын зурхай түүнээс өөр.
12 жил ээлжлэн солигдох энэ зурхай нь
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It's a 12-year cycle labeled with animals,
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хулгана жилээр эхлэн,
гахай жилээр дуусдаг ба
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starting with a Rat and ending with a Pig,
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and has no association
with constellations.
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тэнгэр дэх ододтой огтхон ч хамааралгүй.
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For example, if you were born
in 1975, you are a Rabbit.
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Жишээлбэл, та 1975 онд төрсөн бол та
туулай жилтэй гэсэн үг.
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Can you see your zodiac sign there?
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Энд таны жил байна уу?
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Our Chinese ancestors constructed
a very complicated theoretical framework
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Бидний өвөг дээдэс маш төвөгтэй тогтолцоог
арга билэг, үндсэн 5 элемент
болон 12 жилийн амьтад дээр
үндэслэн бүтээсэн билээ.
01:37
based on yin and yang, the five elements
and the 12 zodiac animals.
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Мянга мянган жилийн турш
энэхүү соёл
01:42
Over thousands of years,
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this popular culture has affected
people's major decisions,
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нэр өгөх, гэрлэх, амаржих болон
хоорондын харилцаа гэх мэт
01:48
such as naming, marriage, giving birth
and attitude towards each other.
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томоохон шийдвэрүүдэд
нөлөөлсөөр ирсэн.
01:54
And some of the implications
are quite amazing.
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Зарим гайхширмаар далд утга ч бий.
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The Chinese believe certain animals
get on better than the others.
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Хятадууд зарим амьтад бусдаасаа илүү
тохирдог хэмээн үздэг.
02:03
So parents choose specific years
to give birth to babies,
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Эцэг эх нь зохицсон жилээс
бүрдсэн гэр бүлийн
хүчин чармайлт нь баялгийг
авчирдаг гэдэгт итгэдэг учир
02:07
because they believe the team effort
by the right combination of animals
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тэд тодорхой жилийг
сонгож хүүхэд төрүүлдэг.
02:12
can give prosperity to families.
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We even refer to the zodiac
when entering into romantic relations.
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Бид романтик харилцаанд орохдоо ч
зурхайг ашигладаг.
Би гахай жилтэй.
02:20
I'm a Pig; I should have perfect romance
with Tigers, Goats and Rabbits.
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Би бар, хонь, туулай жилтнүүдтэй
төгс харилцаа үүсгэх учиртай.
Хятадууд мөн зарим амьтдыг
төрөлхийн дайснууд хэмээн үздэг.
02:27
Chinese people believe some animals
are natural enemies.
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As a Pig, I need
to be careful with a Snake.
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Би гахай жилтэй учир могой жилтнээс
болгоомжтой байх хэрэгтэй.
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Raise your hand if you are a Snake.
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Могой жилтэй хүн гараа өргөнө үү?
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Let's have a chat later.
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Дараа тухтай ярилцъя.
(Инээд)
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(Laughter)
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We believe some animals
are luckier than the others,
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Бид зарим амьтдыг бусдаас
илүү азтайд тооцдог.
02:43
such as the Dragon.
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Жишээлбэл луу жилтнүүд.
Барууны ёс заншлаас ялгаатай нь
02:45
Unlike the Western tradition,
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the Chinese Dragon is a symbol
for power, strength and wealth.
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Хятад луу нь хүч чадал, эрх мэдэл болон
эд хөрөнгийн бэлгэдэл.
Хүн бүр луу жилтэй хүүхэдтэй
болохыг мөрөөддөг.
02:52
It's everyone's dream
to have a Dragon baby.
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Жак Магийн эцэг эх нь
их бахархсан байх.
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Jack Ma's parents
must have been very proud.
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Тэгээд ч тэд ганцаараа биш.
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And they are not the only ones.
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In 2012, the Year of the Dragon,
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2012 оны луу жилд
Хятад, Хонг Конг болон Тайванд
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the birthrate in China,
Hong Kong and Taiwan
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төрөлт 5 хувиар нэмэгдсэн.
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increased by five percent.
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Энэ нь ахиад нэг сая хүүхэд
хорвоод мэндэлсэн гэсэн үг.
03:07
That means another
one million more babies.
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Хөвгүүдийг охидоос илүүд үздэг
уламжлалт хандлагаас болж
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With a traditional
preference to baby boys,
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the boy-girl ratio that year
was 120 to 100.
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тэр жилийн хүйсийн харьцаа
120:100 байсан.
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When those Dragon boys grow up,
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Эдгээр луу хөвгүүд том болоод
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they will face much more severe
competition in love and job markets.
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хайр дурлал болон ажлын талбарт
илүү их өрсөлдөөнтэй тулгарна.
03:27
According to the BBC and the Chinese
government's press release,
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BBC болон Хятадын засгийн газрын
мэдээлснээр
2015 оны 1-р сард
хийсвэр хагалгааны төрөлт ихэссэн.
03:31
January 2015 saw a peak
of Cesarean sections.
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Why?
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Яагаад гэж үү?
03:38
That was the last month
for the Year of the Horse.
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Тэр сар нь морь жилийн
сүүлчийн сар байжээ.
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It's not because they like horses so much,
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Моринд дуртайдаа биш,
харин хонь жилтэй азгүй хүүхэдтэй
болохыг хүсээгүй юм.
03:44
it's because they try to avoid
having unlucky Goat babies.
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03:48
(Laughter)
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(Инээд)
Хэрэв та хонь жилтэй
бол битгий гутраарай.
03:49
If you are a Goat, please don't feel bad.
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Тэд бүгд хонь жилтнүүд.
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Those are Goat babies.
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Надад лав тэд
азгүй санагдахгүй байна.
03:53
They don't look like losers to me.
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03:56
(Laughter)
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(Инээд)
03:57
Tiger is another undesirable animal,
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Хувирамтгай зангаас нь болоод
бас нэгэн хүсээд баймгүй
жил нь бар юм.
04:00
due to its volatile temperament.
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Бар жилүүдэд
Хятадын ихэнх мужуудаар
04:02
Many Chinese regions
saw a sharp decline of birthrate
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төрөлт эрчимтэй багасдаг.
04:06
during those years.
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Perhaps one should consider
zodiac in reverse,
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Өөр өнцгөөс харж үзвэл
бар ба хонь жилтнүүд
04:11
as those Tiger and Goat babies
will face much less competition.
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хамаагүй бага өрсөлдөөнтэй тулгарна.
Магадгүй тэд азтайнууд нь байх.
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Maybe they are the lucky ones.
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I went through the Forbes
top 300 richest people in the world,
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Форбсын топ 300 баячуудын жагсаалтад
нөгөө дурлаад байдаггүй
хонь ба бар жилтнүүдийн тоо
04:24
and it's interesting to see
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the most undesirable two animals,
the Goat and Tiger,
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тэргүүлж байхыг хараад
би их гайхширсан.
04:30
are at the top of the chart,
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Бүр луу жилтнээс олон байлаа.
04:32
even higher than the Dragon.
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Өрсөлдөөн бага байх нь
04:34
So maybe we should consider,
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илүү дээр байж магадгүй гэдгийг
бодож үзэх хэрэгтэй.
04:36
maybe it's much better
to have less competition.
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One last but interesting point:
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Сүүлчийн нэгэн сонин зүйл:
олон Хятад хүмүүс жилийн
индекс дээр тулгуурлан
04:42
many Chinese people make
their investment decisions
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based on the zodiac sign index.
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хөрөнгө оруулалтын
шийдвэрээ гаргадаг.
04:48
Although the belief and tradition
of the zodiac sign
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Хэдийгээр зурхайн уламжлал, итгэл нь
мянга мянган жилийн
турш байсан боловч
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has been over thousands of years,
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the trend of using it
in making major decisions
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сүүлийн хэдэн 10 жилээс эхлэн
хүмүүс үүнд тулгуурлан
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did not really happen
until the past few decades.
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амьдралынхаа чухал шийдвэрийг
гаргах болсон.
05:01
Our ancestors were very busy
surviving poverty, drought,
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Бидний өвөг дээдэс ядуурал,
ган гачиг, өлсгөлөн, бослого,
өвчин болон иргэний дайн зэргийг
даван туулаад маш завгүй байсан.
05:06
famine, riot, disease and civil war.
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Эцэст нь Хятадууд үргэлж хүсэж
байсан амьдралаа босгох
05:10
And finally, Chinese people
have the time, wealth and technology
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цаг хугацаа, эд хөрөнгө,
технологитой болсон.
05:15
to create an ideal life
they've always wanted.
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The collective decision
made by 1.3 billion people
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1.3 тэрбум хүмүүсийн хийх шийдвэр нь
05:23
has caused the fluctuation in economics
and demand on everything,
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эдийн засгийн хэлбэлзэл үүсгэн,
эрүүл мэнд, боловсрол,
үл хөдлөх хөрөнгө болон
05:27
from health care and education
to property and consumer goods.
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өргөн хэрэглээний бараа
зэргийн эрэлтийг нэмэгдүүлж байгаа юм.
05:33
As China plays such an important role
in the global economy and geopolitics,
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Хятад улс олон улсын эдийн засаг,
геополитикт чухал байр суурь
эзэлдэг учир тэдний зурхай
болон бусад уламжлалд
05:38
the decisions made based on the zodiac
and other Chinese traditions
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үндэслэн гаргасан шийдвэрүүд нь
дэлхий нийтэд нөлөөлдөг билээ.
05:42
end up impacting everyone
around the world.
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Бич жилтэй хүн байна уу?
05:47
Are there any Monkeys here?
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2016 is the Year of the Monkey.
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2016 он бол бичин жил юм.
Бичнүүд ухаалаг, сониуч,
бүтээлч бас томоогүй байдаг.
05:53
Monkeys are clever, curious,
creative and mischievous.
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Thank you.
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Баярлалаа.
06:00
(Applause)
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(Алга ташилт)
Translated by Б. Ану
Reviewed by Nomindari Bayaraa

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
ShaoLan Hsueh - Technologist, entrepreneur
ShaoLan want to help people understand China's culture and language, and to bridge the gap between East and West.

Why you should listen

ShaoLan is an entrepreneur, angel investor, geek, writer, traveller and dreamer. She is the founder and creator of Chineasy, which she launched after her TED Talk in Long Beach, California in 2013.

In just over three years, she has built Chineasy into one of the most popular methods of learning Chinese across the Internet with several hundred thousand fellow learners. Her first book, Chineasy, The New Way to Read Chinese, was launched in March 2014 and has been translated into 18 languages. Her next book, Chineasy Everyday, was launched in March 2016.

ShaoLan is a tech entrepreneur with extensive business experience. At the age of 22, while studying for her MBA, she wrote four best-selling books on software in Taiwan, and her books were bundled by Microsoft. She co-founded pAsia, one of the major players on Internet in Asia in 1990’s. After a second masters degree at the University of Cambridge, she began Caravel Capital in 2005 to advise young tech companies.

Chineasy represents a return for ShaoLan to her artistic upbringing and in many ways a design project. This project is the culmination of her life’s journey through the East and West. Her aim is to help people to understand China, Chinese culture, its language and to bridge the gap between East and West. Her next step is to help Chinese children to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of their own language. 

 

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