Accessing Facebook and YouTube all over China using VPN
China blocks a majority of the social networking websites using a internet Firewall, where most of the popular websites like Google+, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and etc. cannot be accessed anywhere…
Chinese Education Options for International Citizens
Chinese parents have a reputation of caring too much for their kids’ education. But as parents, it is very important for your children to have a good education. The most…
Top 100 Common Business Chinese Phrases & Expressions
Foreign people who want to do business in China or with Chinese people often are baffled by the social and business behaviors that they encounter. These business encounters include formal email…
Top 10 Most Common Chinese Characters
There are around eighty thousand Chinese characters. To the new Chinese learner, this can seem daunting. However, just like many words in English, the majority of these characters are not…
Tones Prefer Company! Part II – An exciting new audio-visual way to practice Mandarin tones
My last Digmandarin article “Tones Prefer Company!“ generated a lot of interest, prompting me to pen this follow-up. The idea that tones should not be studied in isolation, and the…
Mandarin Lessons Online: 3 Ways can be Enjoyed with High Quality
Today’s online platform has made Mandarin lesson experience simplistic and convenient. This notable convenience of Mandarin learning has resulted in is large number of students enrolling online Mandarin lessons throughout…
The Top Universities and Chinese Programs in China
As a part of the China’s new “comprehensively deepening” reform and open policy, the Chinese government is considering to launch a new policy for international student who are studying in…
Reviewing FluentU: An interactive approach to learning Chinese
Introduction Many people recommend foreign language learners to watch songs and movies as a less boring alternative to studying from textbooks. However, oftentimes translating the content can be quite tiresome…
One on One with TutorMing
At DigMandarin, we have interviewed and reported on many great Chinese learning resources including Chinese learning video, APP, blog, schools and etc. We also talked a lot about online mandarin…
Understanding the Investment and Trading Words in Chinese
Not too long ago, you may have seen this photo of a man completely engrossed in the stock market floating around the internet. It’s a spot-on representation of China’s reaction…