DigMandarin’s 2014 World Cup Special- 92 Football Terms in Mandarin
Hello DigMandarin audiences! Are any of you excited for the FIFA World Cup that begins this Thursday? Here in Brazil, everybody is looking forward to the Brazil X Croatia game…
5 Suggestions For Powerful Listening
Many people learning Chinese have an easier time reading and writing Chinese rather than speaking and hearing Chinese. As they expand their vocabulary, they find it easier and easier to…
Monthly Digest of Chinese Learning – May 2014
There is an abundance of wonderful Chinese learning blogs and articles on the Internet. Sometimes it is just impossible to filter through every single one. Don’t you wish you had…
A Bite of China, A Bite of Chinese
In 2012, a post was published on Guardian saying ” It’s not on British telly yet but the beautifully made series ‘A Bite of China’ puts our own food TV…
Tips on How to Improve Chinese Vocabulary
Vocabulary in foreign language learning plays an important role. To learn Chinese well, you should pay attention on improving your Chinese vocabulary. Draw a Chinese vocabulary tree. Start with a…
Dig Mandarin’s Book of the Month: Cheng & Tsui’s “Strive for a 5-AP Chinese Practice Tests”
Following up on last’s month article, we continue with this month’s edition of “ DigMandarin’s Book Of The Month”, brought to you by the publisher of “Integrated Chinese”— Cheng &Tsui’s…
Preparing For HSK — “Hello HSK” Review
Today I will review “Hello HSK” – a series of apps made to assist you to succeed at that HSK test you’ve been working so hard to prepare for. The…
Come Again? Mastering repetition in Chinese with 又, 再, and 还
Have you ever struggled to understand the difference between the Chinese adverbs 又(yòu), 再(zài), and 还(hái), all of which can be translated into English as “again”? It’s easy to get…
9 Tips to Help You Choose Chinese Lessons by Skype
You know you want to take Skype Chinese lessons because it’s a convenient and flexible way to learn Mandarin Chinese with native teachers. However, when you do your Internet research,…