Because of limitations due to time, location, or a lack of teachers, more and more students are turning to online lessons. Mandarin Chinese learners are no exceptions. Today, there are numerous excellent online Chinese courses. These range from the beginner…
“Reader be warned: at the time of writing, I’ve only completed six months of formal Chinese language instruction. I’m still a beginner, perhaps verging on intermediate, so my thoughts on language learning are by no means definitive, sound, or sane.…
If you're raising your child to be bilingual in Chinese and you don't have the benefit of living in China, then one fantastic way to practice with your Children would be to read picture books! Not only is this fun…
You may be looking for a way to say “Because” or “So” in Mandarin Chinese. Or perhaps, you have learned how to say “Because” (“因为” yīnwèi), and “So” (“所以” suǒyǐ), but you still want to find other more interesting ways…
Once Chinese learners reach the intermediate or advanced stage, they will encounter, “synonyms”, or words with similar meanings. Telling the difference between words with similar meanings is a key part of improving one’s mastery of the language. It is probably…
A huge bulk of the words in Chinese are compound words, consisting of two or more characters put together. Even if you’re already aware of the fact that Chinese characters tend to have their own individual meanings, it’s easy to…
You may be wondering, as someone studying Mandarin, if there is any difference in the learning methods of beginners and advanced students? If we use the same methods from the beginning level and up, does it work? As a Chinese…
A real question many Chinese learners will encounter early is how to express future events. In Chinese, we have a series of time words to address that: “将来”(jiānglái), “未来”(wèilái), “以后”(yǐhòu) and “后来”(hòulái). These words are used frequently both in elementary,…