All About Chinese Prefixes and Suffixes
In this article, we are going to take a look at a very practical part of vocabulary-prefixes and suffixes. You might find it a little bit odd because prefixes and…
Not symbols, but Chinese Characters: Suggestions for Helping Children Learn Characters
Are Chinese characters that difficult? Our brains often struggle when faced with things outside our own experience; a person who accustomed to the English alphabet may find it very difficult…
Amazing Books for Kids Learning Chinese
All of us agree that reading gives us joy, beauty, and education. By exposing ourselves to a wide range of words, we build our vocabulary. By working out what happens…
Things that you should know about the Singapore PSLE Chinese Oral Exam
What is the PSLE Chinese Oral Exam? The Singapore PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination) Chinese Oral Examination makes up 25% of the PSLE Chinese Examination score (100%). There are two parts of…
Chinese Etymology – Learning the Origins of Chinese Characters Makes Them Impossible to Forget
The number one rule for truly learning something is understanding it. Chinese Etymology is the study of the origin of Chinese characters. The more knowledge you can apply to a…
Full Chinese Character Strokes List
A lot of Chinese learners may think that Chinese characters just look like a bunch of lines and squares that makes no sense to them. For most beginners, writing Chinese…
Jim Kwik’s Quick Tips for Chinese Language Learning
The “Language Learning Tips” series taps into the rich knowledge of learning and recall experts to help you learn Chinese faster. As a child, Jim Kwik was known as the…
Recommended Chinese Characters Books
Finding the right Chinese Characters book can be difficult. There are so many different options, and it can be hard to tell at a glance if a certain book will…
Chinese Characters – How do they work?
Any student of Mandarin Chinese can agree that at the start of your learning, memorizing characters is a daunting task! Modern dictionaries will have in excess of 50,000 characters where…
Parental Strategies in Supporting Their Children to Learn Chinese
1. What group of children are we talking about? When we talk about children learning Chinese, we must distinguish between the two groups. On the one hand, we have the…