Blog Tag - Chinese language
Our Taco Fest 2024 is just under two weeks away and so what better time to brush up on some essential taco related vocab! We’ll be taking a look at...
We here at the Beijinger love to sink our teeth into a juicy steak cooked just the way we like it. However, sometimes getting it cooked the way you...
It’s that time of the year again when we can (almost) stop worrying about smog and start worrying about sweat beads streaming into our eyes and...
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...
You might remember us writing about how the HSK would be getting an overhaul last year, replacing the previous HSK 2.0, which consists of six levels...
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...
The Beijinger has always been focused on bridging the gap between the capital's expat community and the city at large. Part and parcel of that was ...
Although it was brought to China's Southwestern Yunnan provinvce in the 1880s by French missionaries, coffee consumption in China didn't really take...
In Mandarin 酒店 jiǔdiàn, 饭店 fàndiàn, 宾馆 bīnguǎn, 旅馆, lǚguǎn can all be translated as “hotel” in English but what’s the real difference between these...
![Think Twice Before Saying "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" In Chinese](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/385889/samuel-wong-1cb_z0nexoe-unsplash.png "Think Twice Before Saying "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" In Chinese")
Duānwǔ Jié (端午节，Dragon Boat Festival) has long been a traditional holiday associated with many customs and superstitions in China. This year’s...
Confused when trying to understand the difference between a positive and negative Covid test result in Chinese? The answer may be as easy as...
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends.
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It may be July already, but it's never too late to start carving that summer bod! If you do happen to find yourself near some lifting equipment in...
Last year, news broke that Chinese Ministry of Education officials were gearing up to revamp both the HSK system and its associated exams. At the...
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends.
It's...