Blog Tag - Mandarin

Beijing Tech: LipSync App Aims to Break Through Language Barrier
Tech Check is a weekly column that runs every Friday to give you some more insight into Beijing's sprawling tech industry. For today's segment, we...
Chinese Phrases For Fending Off Paparazzi When You Have Children
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where – similar to our Mandarin Month series earlier this summer – we help you improve your Chinese by detailing...
Mandarin Monday: Five Ways to Bid Someone Adieu in Mandarin
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where – similar to our Mandarin Month series earlier this summer – we help you improve your Chinese by detailing...
The Visitor's (and Beginner's) Guide to Survival Chinese: Greetings and the Basics
So you’re passing through Beijing. Or you’ve finally decided to crawl out of your cave and get in touch with the exciting linguistic world around you...
How To Ask For A Refund In Chinese (And Deal Sneering Marks & Spencer Staff)
Ladies, I’m sure you're no stranger to the scenario; after a crazy day of shopping with your besties, you arrive home to find that some of the...
Hao Laoshi: BITC Teacher Talks Benefits of the HSK
As part of the Beijinger’s Mandarin Month series ahead of today's (June 25) Mandarin Mixer, we present Hao Laoshi, a series of Q&A's with...
Don't Miss Out! A Who's Who of Schools attending our June 25 Mandarin Month Mixer
It's the can't miss event of the month – a boozy, snack rife occasion brimming with experts that can help make your life in Beijing far more hassle...
Hao Laoshi: 5 Ways That Speakeasy Beijing Can Help You Hone Your Tones
As part of the Beijinger’s Mandarin Month series ahead of our June 25 Mandarin Mixer, we present Hao Laoshi, a series of Q&As with teachers and...
Hao Laoshi: Korean-Canadian Expat Raves About The Talented Instructors at That's Mandarin
As part of the Beijinger’s Mandarin Month series ahead of our June 25 Mandarin Mixer, we present Hao Laoshi, a series of Q&As with teachers and...
Hao Laoshi: Berlitz Showcases its Teaching Ethos for Working Stiffs
As part of the Beijinger’s Mandarin Month series ahead of our June 25 Mandarin Mixer, we present Hao Laoshi, a series of Q&As with Mandarin...
Tech Savvy Student: 11 Digital Tools That'll Help Boost Your Mandarin
The Beijinger’s Mandarin Month series, running daily ahead of our June 25 Mandarin Mixer, is our attempt to whip Beijing into a Mandarin-learning...
Good Good Study: Former Editor, Current PR Guru & Longtime Taobao Dishes on Benefits of Fluency
As part of the Beijinger’s daily Mandarin Month series ahead of our June 25 Mandarin Mixer, we are profiling some of the capital's most fluently...
Learn Chinese in China with Keats School
In 2014, China surpassed the US as the world’s largest economy. Given China’s ever stronger economic position on the international scene, and its...
Experience: Learning Chinese at Culture Yard in Beixinqiao
Tomorrow. I’ll definitely do it tomorrow. And so begins the perpetual carrot-on-a-stick endeavor that is learning Mandarin, the bounty from hours of...
Scholarly Chinglish: Scottish Masters Student Studies the Semantics of Interracial Couples
Cultural differences aren’t a point of contention for Susanna Wickes. Instead, those digressions make for an inspiring chance to explore diversity...