Describing Actions with 得(de) in Chinese: Tips and Examples
When it comes to describing actions in more detail, English relies on adverbs and adjectives to say things like “I run quickly.” or “I get up early.” However, describing verbs…
Essential Mandarin Phrases for Speaking with Your Chinese Customers
As increasing numbers of Chinese nationals are traveling abroad, more and more of us are welcoming Mandarin speakers to our hometowns and workplaces as guests and clients. No longer is…
Recommended Chinese Songs for Perfecting Your Accent
Everyone has that one friend, the one with the terrible Mandarin accent. They speak in a flat monotone, with no emotion and no respect for timing. It’s as if they…
Mandarin Lessons Online: 3 Ways can be Enjoyed with High Quality
Today’s online platform has made Mandarin lesson experience simplistic and convenient. This notable convenience of Mandarin learning has resulted in is large number of students enrolling online Mandarin lessons throughout…
Reviewing FluentU: An interactive approach to learning Chinese
Introduction Many people recommend foreign language learners to watch songs and movies as a less boring alternative to studying from textbooks. However, oftentimes translating the content can be quite tiresome…
A Fun Tip to Master Chinese Characters Smoothly
Since I have a long history of learning Chinese, I can offer some of my own learning methods as tips on how to overcome the more difficult aspects of the…
Tones Prefer Company! – A New Way to Practice Chinese Tones
When you hear someone discuss the basics of Mandarin pronunciation, they usually start with the four tones and give an example like the famous (mā má mǎ mà). To be…
The Doorknob Theory of Chinese
A few years back, Nicholas Kristof wrote a New York Times column about the Peace Corps that might have gone unnoticed—as much as a Nicholas Kristof column can go unnoticed—if…
Monthly Digest of Chinese Learning – Jan 2015
There is an abundance of wonderful Chinese learning blogs and articles on the Internet. Sometimes it is just impossible to filter through every single one. Don’t you wish you had…