Top 10 Most Common Chinese Characters
There are around eighty thousand Chinese characters. To the new Chinese learner, this can seem daunting. However, just like many words in English, the majority of these characters are not…
Tones Prefer Company! Part II – An exciting new audio-visual way to practice Mandarin tones
My last Digmandarin article “Tones Prefer Company!“ generated a lot of interest, prompting me to pen this follow-up. The idea that tones should not be studied in isolation, and the…
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…
The Top Universities and Chinese Programs in China
As a part of the China’s new “comprehensively deepening” reform and open policy, the Chinese government is considering to launch a new policy for international student who are studying in…
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…
One on One with TutorMing
At DigMandarin, we have interviewed and reported on many great Chinese learning resources including Chinese learning video, APP, blog, schools and etc. We also talked a lot about online mandarin…
Understanding the Investment and Trading Words in Chinese
Not too long ago, you may have seen this photo of a man completely engrossed in the stock market floating around the internet. It’s a spot-on representation of China’s reaction…
Mandarin is One of the 3 or 5 Languages You Should Learn
Mandarin is one of the 3 languages our new generation of entrepreneurs should learn, says who? Says Forbes Times! While in UK, British Council has put Mandarin in the top five…
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 in the…
Greetings other than 你好 (nǐ hǎo)
One of the first things that any Chinese lesson, book, or teacher will teach you is “你好 (nǐ hǎo).” 你好 translates into “Hello.” Funny enough, native Chinese speakers rarely use…