The Many Uses of “Hand” in Chinese
If we say someone is clever and deft, we mean he or she is quick-witted and nimble-fingered and it is called “心灵手巧” (xīn ling shǒu qiǎo) in Chinese. “手” (shǒu)（hand）is…
Check List: Do You Really Use All the Online Tools for Learning Mandarin?
The development of internet technologies has been constantly changing the process of learning a foreign language, but are you sure that you use a maximum of the available online tools?…
Live in China, Live the Language —— “Sink-or-Swim” Education Experiment
Live The Language is a Mandarin school in Beijing, and it`s also the only school which focuses on immersion learning in China so far. Andreas is the founder and he…
Slang Similarities in English and Chinese
In the process of learning Chinese, you may find that many slangs or idioms between Chinese and English are similar, like in English “a piece of cake”and in Chinese “小菜一碟…
Mandarin You Need that You Can’t Find in a Textbook
As an English teacher in the Guandong province for the last five weeks, I’ve noticed many things in my daily conversations that none of the Chinese textbooks I studied from…
Learning about Chinese Culture “Off the Great Wall”
If you really want to master a language, you should not ignore the spectacular culture associated with it. If you are interested in Chinese and the Chinese culture, you should…
Top 3 Tips for Taking Notes while Learning Chinese
Hi, All, after I revealed my "Tops Secret about learning Mandarin," today I will focus on the details of "Notebook," your lovely friend that you write in and read every…
Learn How to Study Chinese Bigrams with WCC Bigrams App
The WCC Bigrams App is a flashcard app that drills the learner on the most common two-character Chinese words (bigrams) that show up in written text. It gives you the…
It’s all about eating—Or is it？— Expressions about“吃”in Chinese
In China, people say that “民以食为天 (Bread is the staff of life.),” and that is true. Eating is such an important element of our lives that friends meet at restaurants,…
From a Newbie to a Popular Chinese Blogger
In my previous article, Interview with Founder of Popular Chinese Blog: Chen You, we saw an overview of the popular Facebook page and its founder, 陈有. Many of you were…