A Review of the Best Online Chinese Grammar Checkers
Recently, we have received many inquiries about if there are any good Chinese grammar checkers for learners to use in their daily studies. They want something like Grammarly for English,…
Commonly Used Chinese Grammar Particles – Aspect, Structural, and Modal Particles
Many people believe that Mandarin Chinese has no grammar, but this is a misconception. While it lacks some features typically found in European languages, Chinese still has a highly structured…
7 Major Differences between English and Chinese
There are some important differences between English and Chinese. It is important to be aware of these major differences between the two languages in order to reduce the number of…
A Comprehensive Guide to Using “了” Correctly in Chinese
The sentence "我去了公司了。" may make you ask, "Why do I need '了' twice in one sentence? Do they mean the same thing? What do they do? How do I even…
Top 20 Common Mistakes Chinese Learners Make
Today we are going to talk about mistakes, specifically the 20 top mistakes that Chinese learners are prone to making or make repeatedly, so that we can help you avoid…
Chinese: Sentence Structures & Exceptions
In Chinese the sentence words order is especially important, partly as a consequence of its lack of case endings for nouns. There are no special endings of noun in Chinese…
Fun and Interesting Ways to Help Your Child Learn Chinese
What if Chinese is not your native language? What are you going to do to help your child learn a second language? Why not learn Chinese with fun? Let’s do…
How to Express “React Quickly” in Chinese — 连忙 vs 急忙 vs 匆忙
When you approach higher language levels, it`s unavoidable to try and use more complex words to express more specific and detailed meanings. That`s why after you pass the beginning phase,…
忽然 vs 突然: an analysis of the word “suddenly” in Chinese
When you want to express “all of a sudden” or “suddenly”, there are two words that come to mind: 突然 and 忽然. Both of these words can be used before…