How to Improve Your Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation
When you are learning Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important but yet challenging things is to learn to pronounce the language. Mandarin is actually made up of individual syllables.…
Chinese Greetings You Need to Know
The proper use of Mandarin Chinese greetings can pave the way for establishing good relationships. How does one use correct expressions when meeting someone for the first time? Let me…
‘Survive in Chinese’ Review
Today I will write a review of the ‘Survive in Chinese’ videos on FluentinMandarin. The website comes from the very admirable vision of 25 year old Chris parker to “share…
How to Address Someone Based on Their Status in Chinese
Do people in China still use the term 同志 (tóng zhì) to address each other? Although you may have seen people in communist China calling each other 同志 with enthusiasm…
Make a Wish upon the Horse – 马上
Make a wish upon a... Horse? Bringing New Year's Tidings on "Horseback". As many of you may know, the Spring Festival began on January 31, marking the beginning of the…
108 Chinese New Year Greeting Phrases and Sentences!
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Today I gather some interesting phrases and sentences that are heard during the Chinese New Year. And of course you can use them to greet…
Would You Marry Me?
Marriage is one of the most significant things in a person’s life. In Chinese, “婚”(hūn) is the literal meaning of marriage. This Chinese character has two parts, that is to…
120 Daily Used Short Sentences
Hi all, today my article is quite easy to understand and very useful for every beginner, as it contains 120 useful short sentences in Mandarin language that you can definitely…
20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 4)
Part 1: Questions 1 ~ 5Part 2: Questions 6 ~ 10Part 3: Question 11 ~ 15Part 4: Question 16 ~ 20 #16: How to ask How are you doing in…