Blog Tag - Chinese language
Many Chinese learners struggle with word order when they are trying to make sentences in Chinese. Even some advanced students make grammatical...
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends....
Wokipedia is a regular column in which we introduce aspects of Chinese gastronomy, one letter at a time. This issue, 'Z' gets the treatment.
… zha...
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...
"What do you call somebody from Xi'an? Xi'anian? Xi'aner? Xi'anese?"
None of the above, apparently, as I recently learned while writing a blog...
Humankind now speaks more than 5,000 languages, which as anyone who has traveled or lived in a foreign country can attest to, makes life more...
In many ways, living in Beijing has never been easier, whether you speak Chinese or not. But if you really want to get to know the city, excel at...
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Hello everybody! Dropping temperatures are the perfect excuse to curl up with a hot beverage and some great poetry, right? I'd like to introduce you...
WeChat. How could we live without you? Used by practically everyone connected to the internet, it’s not hard to see why this app is the number one...
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this: a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, local press, and general...
Going to the bank in China can be very intimidating if you don’t speak Mandarin. When it comes to your finances, you’d probably want to know every...
Wheat-free flour, sometimes referred to online as “alt flour”, is a great way to add flavor and depth to your cooking, whether you are fully gluten-...
China’s rich heritage is clearly embodied in its language. Learning Mandarin (putonghua) is neither an easy feat nor for the faint of heart, but...
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” These wise words were spoken by the esteemed Benjamin Franklin, one of the leaders of the...