Greetings other than 你好 (nǐ hǎo)
One of the first things that any Chinese lesson, book, or teacher will teach you is “你好 (nǐ hǎo).” 你好 translates into “Hello.” Funny enough, native Chinese speakers rarely use…
Tones Prefer Company! – A New Way to Practice Chinese Tones
When you hear someone discuss the basics of Mandarin pronunciation, they usually start with the four tones, and give an example like the famous (mā má mǎ mà). To be…
Monthly Digest of Chinese Learning – Feb 2015
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…
Monthly Digest of Chinese Learning – December 2014
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…
Monthly Digest of Chinese Learning – September 2014
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…
The Importance of Learning Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation
So, you've started the long interesting path called 'learning Mandarin Chinese', but what should you learn first? Characters and how to write them? Or would spoken Mandarin serve better? Really,…
6 Steps to Improving Your Chinese Pronunciation Skills
Pronunciation is probably one of the hardest parts of Chinese to master and many students struggle with it even long after leaving the beginner stage of learning. Don't be frustrated,…
DigMandarin’s Book Of the Month: Barron’s AP Chinese Language and Culture Study Guide”- April 2014
Hello, Mandarin learners! Today, we are launching DigMandarin´s new monthly periodical series: “DigMandarin´s Book Of The Month”. For the following months, DigMandarin will review new and engaging books. These books…
The Common Chinese Homonyms in Daily Life
“Do you believe my tears can tear up the world?" As a native English speaker, you may not notice anything strange about this sentence. However, for an English learner, it…