Blog Tag - chinese

Mandarin Monday: Mastering Your Chinese New Year Greetings and Well-Wishes
Do you hear that? It's the sound of Chinese New Year knocking at the door, which means it's time to dust off your well-wishes and polite phrases...
Mandarin Monday: 5 Chinese Words That Should Exist In English
Living in China, chances are that you've acquired a couple of super-useful phrases that just don't quite translate into your native tongue. As...
Mandarin Monday: Learning Common Chinese Idioms
Learning Chinese can be a real pain in the pigu. Besides the writing system that shares no common roots with most of the languages used in the...
你是谁? Navigating the Mental Minefield That is Chinese Kinship Terms
If meeting someone's family for the first time wasn't intimidating enough, here in China you also have to navigate the minefield of kinship terms....
Mi Restaurant, A Mysterious Land of Fusion Foods
Fusion restaurants can be tricky. The last time I dined at one, I was deceived by the mouthwatering appeal of the foods on the menu and the fancy...
Mandarin Monday: How to Order a Jiānbing in Mandarin
Ubiquitous. Delicious. Not entirely nutritious. You can find them on the street in Beijing and Brooklyn. They are a staple of both morning commuters...
Mandarin Monday: Master Internet Slang With These Colloquial Chinese Substitutes
If you thought learning Chinese is already hard enough, the advent of the internet and the interconnectivity that it allows has spurred the sharing...
Mandarin Monday: Make Your Supermarket Run Faster With This Shopping Lingo
There are times when going to the mall or a grocery store is far better and more convenient than shopping online, especially if we want to buy fresh...
Mandarin Monday: We Wish You a Merry Egg Laying
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in China during Christmas, embrace the sometimes strange but always interesting ways that Christmas customs...
10 Essential Chinese Travel Phrases to Learn This Winter
From the otherworldly peaks of the southeast to the enchanting deserts of the northwest, there is no shortage of incredible travel destinations in...
Kapital Koopas: Beijing Delivery Guy Interactive Video, Just Dance Challenge on Bilibili, First Chinese Localization For Shin Megami Tensei
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Experience...
Meet the Man Who Digests the 'Voice of the Chinese People' Into English
There are dozens of ways to utilize the extra time spent at home during coronavirus lockdown, but for Chinese learners who feel their language skills...
Mandarin Monday: Choosing a Chinese Name 101 (So as to Avoid Sounding Like a Weirdo)
Elephant, Yolo, Little Dragon, Lucifer… we’ve all come across strange sounding English names that Chinese people have chosen for themselves. Clearly...
过年How?: You've Heard of Dumplings But What About DJ Haze's Family Noodle Meatballs?
We quiz some long-term Beijingers on how they intend to spend this year's Chinese New Year and hopefully uncover some horror stories along the way. ...
How (and Where) to Order the Perfect Cup of Coffee in Beijing
The world takes today to appreciate the farmers who grow and produce their favorite bean. No, it's not lima bean day (thank God), it's International...