Blog Tag - Chinese language

Mandarin Monday: Essential Vocab to Survive the Beijing Summer
Summer (夏天 xiàtiān) in Beijing is nothing short of intense. But with the right gear, the right mindset, and the right Mandarin, you can make the most...
Mandarin Monday: All About Chili Peppers
Mandarin Monday is a regular series where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun and practical phrases and characters. It’s getting hot...
Mandarin Monday: Five 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: All Your Must-Know Taco Vocab
Mandarin Monday is a regular series where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun and practical phrases and characters. Our Taco Fest is...
Mandarin Monday: Essential Vocabulary to Welcome Spring
Mandarin Monday is a regular series where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun and practical phrases and characters. Although there was...
Mandarin Monday: How To Talk About AI in Chinese  
Mandarin Monday is a regular series where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun and practical phrases and characters. Artificial...
Mandarin Monday: Decoding Chinese Number and Letter Slang
Mandarin Monday is a regular series where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun and practical phrases and characters.  Following the...
Mandarin Monday: All Your Essential Winter Vocab
Mandarin Monday is a regular series where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun and practical phrases and characters.  This year's...
Mandarin Monday: Your Guide to Getting Love on Xiaohongshu (Red)
Mandarin Monday is a regular series where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun and practical phrases and characters.  Unless you’ve...
Mandarin Monday 2024's Top Ten Chinese Buzzwords
In our first Mandarin Monday of 2025 we're going to take a look back at the top ten Chinese buzzwords from last year. Each year, a selection of...
Mandarin Monday: Different Euphemisms for S*x in Chinese
When it comes to talking about sex, the Chinese language doesn’t hold back on creativity. From playful phrases to poetic metaphors, there's a whole...
Mandarin Monday: 15 Essential Autumnal Words and Phrases
We’ve already taken a look at some of the best places in Beijing you can go to view autumn leaves, but what about talking about autumn leaves and...
Mandarin Monday: Essential Taco Related Vocab
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...
Mandarin Monday: A Complete Guide to Ordering Steak in Chinese
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...
Mandarin Month: Your Summer Essentials Chinese Phrases
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...