We have introduced many different approaches to Chinese character learning. There are also thousands of articles, books, and video lessons illustrating the basics of characters, such as How to Write…
No matter how much I love learning Chinese, studying from a textbook can start to get boring after awhile. While the textbook’s explanations are clear, sometimes I just need to…
When traveling to a new place, transportation within that new place must be taken into consideration. Nowadays, there are tons transportation methods: trains, airplanes, ships, taxis, buses and subways. All…
If you’re learning Chinese as a second language, you probably already know the words 老师( lǎoshī), 先生( xiānsheng), 女士( nǚshì), and 小姐( xiǎojiě) because they are commonly taught in introductory…
As learners progress beyond the introductory stage, the desire to employ more complex words to convey specific and intricate meanings becomes inevitable. It is during this phase that they encounter…
Are you one of those people who has been studying Mandarin for some time now, but the only Chinese person you know is your teacher? Why not visit China and…
In this article, we are going to explore some special Chinese idioms or figures of speech that involve numbers. Numbers can be used to express a lot of things, not…
As beginners, almost all Chinese learners are taught the word 有时候 (yǒu shíhou), which means “sometimes”. However, as you delve deeper into the language, you’ll find that this word cannot…
Are you planning to go on a short trip to China? How about staying in China for the long term? Either way, you would need to have knowledge of the…