20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 4)
Part 1: Questions 1 ~ 5 Part 2: Questions 6 ~ 10 Part 3: Question 11 ~ 15 Part 4: Question 16 ~ 20 #16: How to ask How are…
20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 3)
Part 1: Questions 1 ~ 5 Part 2: Questions 6 ~ 10 Part 3: Question 11 ~ 15 Part 4: Question 16 ~ 20 #11: How to ask do you…
Slang Similarities in English and Chinese
In the process of learning Chinese, you may find that many slangs or idioms between Chinese and English are similar, like in English “a piece of cake”and in Chinese “小菜一碟…
20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 2)
Last time we took a look at how to say, “How many people are in your family?” in Chinese. If you missed that discussion, take some time to go back and answer the question in the reply. Today we will learn basic Chinese for Part 2
Top Tools to Help You Learn Chinese Pronunciation and Pinyin
Learning to pronounce Chinese characters can be challenging, as their pronunciation isn’t evident from their appearance. To guide you on your path to mastering Chinese tones and pronunciation, we’ve compiled…
20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 1)
Part 1: Questions 1 ~ 5 Part 2: Questions 6 ~ 10 Part 3: Question 11 ~ 15 Part 4: Question 16 ~ 20 In this series, we will take…
Some Tips on Past Tenses Illustration (Intermediate Level)
Example: “我吃了火锅” 1. We know that when you add “了” after a verb, it indicates that this action happened at some time in the past, like“我吃了火锅” just means “ I…
Why You Have To Master Chinese Tones
Mixing up the tones in Chinese can lead to an unexpected and potentially humorous result. Understanding the importance of mastering Chinese tones can be illustrated through some sentences. Both sentences…
Small Phrases, Big Impact: Elevate Your Conversational Chinese with 9 Simple Phrases
After studying Chinese language and culture intensively for five years, living in Singapore for a year, and living in China for three years, I found that in my everyday Chinese…