Anki – Best Way To Increase Chinese Vocabulary
Okay, so you’re getting there with the pronunciation, the tones still give you a headache (maybe they always will!?) and you’re getting to grips with the grammar. So far, so…
How To Use The Structural Particle “地” In Chinese Grammar
The structural particle 地 (de), which contains the components 土 (tǔ) and 也 (yě), acts like the suffix “-ly” in English. To put it in simple terms, 地 changes adjectives…
“Discovering Chinese Pro” Review
Discovering Chinese Pro is the first and only Chinese curriculum available online and on an iPad. Each animated lesson includes over 50 interactive practices, stroke order animations, language tools and…
Rare Chinese Characters You May Want To Know
One of the greatest challenges of the Chinese language is learning the intricate and nuanced writing system. While we provide many different guides for learning the structure of characters and…
Italki Review: Why Italki Is a Website With a Difference?
There are many websites that help students to connect with language teachers but italki is a learning platform with a difference. So what makes it so popular, and what are…
Come Again? Mastering repetition in Chinese with 又, 再, and 还
Have you ever struggled to understand the difference between the Chinese adverbs 又(yòu), 再(zài), and 还(hái), all of which can be translated into English as “again”? It’s easy to get…
A Beginner’s Guide to Asking Questions in Chinese: Particles and Sentence Patterns
Asking questions is one of the most fundamental skills in learning any language. Throughout your whole journey, you’ll be asking and responding to different kinds of questions at every step…
Where Was I? Using Using 在, 有 and 是 to Talk About Location
When describing the position of someone or something, Mandarin Chinese commonly uses three verbs: 在(zài), 是(shì), and 有(yǒu). These three words have very similar uses, but in most cases they…
The Review of Online Chinese learning community ‘Study More Chinese’
Today I will review ‘Study More Chinese’ – a website dedicated to finding an “unstructured way to share, collaborate and improve” one’s Chinese. The vision of this website is to…