Beyond the most commonly taught greeting, 你好/您好(nǐ hǎo / nín hǎo), there are some other commonly used greetings and expressions, that may not be included in textbooks, but will often come up in daily life. You've probably heard some of…
As a muti-ethnic country, there are many regional cultural differences in actual Chinese life. Today we will introduce some differences between Northern and Southern China and how to tell where someone is from just by talking to them. (1) Differences…
https://youtu.be/iF10GYOPP2Y Imagine you are having some chit-chat with a Chinese lady you met some five minutes ago at a bus station, and she is asking you normal questions like “Where are you from?” and “How long have you studied Chinese?”. …
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 suffixes sound like an English concept. However, it does appear…
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 to read the Chinese characters for the first time. That…
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 in stories, we train our comprehension skills. Additionally, books give…
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 the Oral Exam: Passage reading and Conversation. How is the…
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 character, such as 泉, the more you understand that character.…