Hello Mandarin learners! This month’s Book review shall be on Shao Lan’s much awaited book-Chineasy! This new book continues and expands the content on the famous Facebook page “Chineasy”. Thumbs…
Hello DigMandarin audiences! Are any of you excited for the FIFA World Cup that begins this Thursday? Here in Brazil, everybody is looking forward to the Brazil X Croatia game…
There is an abundance of wonderful Chinese learning blogs and articles on the Internet. Sometimes it is just impossible to filter through every single one. Don’t you wish you had…
Flashcards are crucial for learning languages. I would say, for learning Mandarin Chinese, they are tremendously vital. If you want (or need) to memorize hanzi, you should surround yourself with…
A year into my Mandarin studies it is becoming harder and harder to remember what each character means and how to pronounce it. The only method that has proven effective…
Nora Joy is an American from Wisconsin that initially arrived in Sichuan, China alone and without any Mandarin skills. She quickly discovered that she needed to learn Mandarin fast! Four…
Have you ever stopped to consider how often you use the words 上(shàng) and 下(xià) in your daily life? These two characters are so ubiquitous in the Chinese language that…
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…
On September 17, 2024, the traditional Chinese holiday known as the Mid-Autumn Festival will be celebrated. For the entire Chinese nation, it is a time to gaze at the moon…