‘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…
Chinese Grammar Fundamentals: Master the Attributive Particle 的
Language is like a puzzle, where words come together to create meaning and share ideas. In the world of the Chinese language, there's a small but powerful puzzle piece called…
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…
Studying Mandarin Chinese: Flashcards Everywhere!
Flashcards are crucial for learning languages. I would say, for learning Mandarin Chinese, they are tremendously vital. If you want (or need) to memorize hanzi, you should surround yourself with…
Learning Mandarin Online: Teacher Vs. School
Are you learning Mandarin online? Nowadays, there is no need to explain the benefits of studying via Skype. However, “offline vs. online” is not the only alternative to choose from.…
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…
Dhruv’s Two Cents on Answering Direct Questions
After spending some time in China, one soon realizes that many things in your textbook were written in a foreigner-friendly way. In reality, from the perspective of a foreigner, the…
20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 3)
Part 1: Questions 1 ~ 5Part 2: Questions 6 ~ 10Part 3: Question 11 ~ 15Part 4: Question 16 ~ 20 #11: How to ask do you have a fork…
The Many Uses of “Hand” in Chinese
If we say someone is clever and deft, we mean he or she is quick-witted and nimble-fingered and it is called “心灵手巧” (xīn ling shǒu qiǎo) in Chinese. “手” (shǒu)（hand）is…