Blog Tag - Mandarin Monday
![Mandarin Monday: China's Newest Favorite Word Means "Dirt-Poor and Ugly"](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/313215/qiourepeat2.jpg "Mandarin Monday: China's Newest Favorite Word Means "Dirt-Poor and Ugly"")
Get your duang out of here, Jackie Chan, there's a new made-up character taking the internet by storm. Swaths of Weibo users are currently gunning...
With the passing of another year, it can be easy to get caught up in the celebrations without actually stopping to think about what the Year of the...
How many of you have written “exercise” or “get fit” on your New Year’s resolution lists? They’ve both been my annual pledge but I have still yet to...
![[DP] Mandarin Monday: Dongyuan Uses Cultural Activities to Enhance Chinese Language Skills](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/286347/activity-one_day_trip_to_cuan_di_.jpeg "[DP] Mandarin Monday: Dongyuan Uses Cultural Activities to Enhance Chinese Language Skills")
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...
With beer drinkers, the taste and quality of a beer carry significant weight when deciding if you do indeed like a beer or not, and an interesting...
The Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies (IUP) has a rich history as the school for those wishing to advance their Chinese language...
In the lead up to our Mandarin Month mixer on June 24 June 25, where you'll be able to meet with Beijing's best Mandarin schools, we'll be dishing...
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where – similar to our Mandarin Month series earlier this year – we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun...
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where – similar to our Mandarin Month series earlier this year – we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun...
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where – similar to our Mandarin Month series earlier this year – we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun...
There’s always been a shroud of fear when it comes to dentists. Maybe it’s the pain or the sound of the drill or the sight of a massive needle...
Just months before arriving in Beijing, I asked my Chinese friend to give me a Chinese name. She said it was easy since “Andy” can be transliterated...
Even though your belly is growling, one glance at the grey skies outside is often enough to make your skin crawl and your eyes weep. Of course,...
Telling Chinese people that you don’t eat meat is often met with 莫名其妙地望着 (mòmíngqímiào de wàngzhe), a look of confusion, and maybe even shock. The...
Everybody eats it, and nobody seems to know how to spell it: The ubiquitous and delicious bits of lamb or other animal bits pressed on a stick and...
