How to Improve Your Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation
When you are learning Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important yet challenging things is to learn to pronounce the language. Mandarin is actually made up of individual syllables. Every…
‘Survive in Chinese’ Review
Today I will write a review of the ‘Survive in Chinese’ videos on FluentinMandarin. The website comes from the very admirable vision of 25 year old Chris parker to “share…
Chinese Grammar Fundamentals: Master the Attributive Particle 的
Language is like a puzzle, where words come together to create meaning and share ideas. In the world of the Chinese language, there’s a small but powerful puzzle piece called…
Chinese Manners: How to Politely Address People in Different Situations
Languages all contain their own unique titles and forms of address for people depending on their gender, profession, and marital status. Mandarin Chinese is no different, but there are many…
Studying Mandarin Chinese: Flashcards Everywhere!
Flashcards are crucial for learning languages. I would say, for learning Mandarin Chinese, they are tremendously vital. If you want (or need) to memorize hanzi, you should surround yourself with…
Learning Mandarin Online: Teacher Vs. School
Are you learning Mandarin online? Nowadays, there is no need to explain the benefits of studying via Skype. However, “offline vs. online” is not the only alternative to choose from…
20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 4)
Part 1: Questions 1 ~ 5 Part 2: Questions 6 ~ 10 Part 3: Question 11 ~ 15 Part 4: Question 16 ~ 20 #16: How to ask How are…
Dhruv’s Two Cents on Answering Direct Questions
After spending some time in China, one soon realizes that many things in your textbook were written in a foreigner-friendly way. In reality, from the perspective of a foreigner, the…
20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 3)
Part 1: Questions 1 ~ 5 Part 2: Questions 6 ~ 10 Part 3: Question 11 ~ 15 Part 4: Question 16 ~ 20 #11: How to ask do you…