No matter which textbooks you use to learn Chinese, the word “and-和(hé)” is always one of the first few words that you learned. It’s not a difficult word, so even a beginner level learner can use “苹果和香蕉(píngguǒ hé xiāngjiāo)” –…
In English, when you want to describe an action, you can simply use an adverb. For example, I run quickly. I get up early. Unfortunately, though, using this “verb + adverb” structure in Chinese is much more complicated. Today, we…
I remember the first time I ordered Subway in America because I was so lost and embarrassed. I never learnt all these words in my English class and didn’t know how to order a sandwich. This experience makes me think…
Chinese parents have a reputation of caring too much for their kids’ education. But as parents, it is very important for your children to have a good education. The most important thing about education is to select a good school…
(Foreword: There is a photo getting hot on internet these days which shoots a Chinese sold banana boy starting to trade stocks. I don`t know if he`s really good at it or all of this just indicates the market is…
When I learnt English, ‘make’ was a verb, which always confused me. For me, there are too many meanings of ‘make’ and some of them are quite different in Chinese. So today let’s look at the usages of ‘make’ in…
When I learned English, I always made some mistakes which known as ‘Chinglish’ where I would use English in a Chinese way. Now as a Chinese teacher, I know the words or grammar points that I struggled with are difficult…
Chinese New Year is a little early this year, I just can’t wait for this lovely holiday! If you’re curious what people do for this important festival, I have some things on my list that I can share with you.…