All about Chinese New Year: taboos, wishes and magic words
Chinese New Year is a little early this year, I just can’t wait for this lovely holiday! If you’re curious what people do for this important festival, I have some…
Useful Phrases for Spring Festival Celebrations
春节 / Chūn jié (Spring Festival / Chinese New Year) is the most colorful, festive holiday on China’s calendar. There’s no sleeping through the thunder of firecrackers on Chinese New…
Preparations for Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people where all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home…
Bring Yourself Good Luck on本命年 (Běnmìngnián)
Do you know what is your Chinese zodiac? According to the Chinese lunar calendar, every year corresponds to one of twelve animals (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep,…
Monthly Digest of Chinese Learning – Jan 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…
How To Make Communication in Chinese Better – Taxi Phrases in China
When you first see this title you might lose interest in reading this article because you can find related phrases in every textbook. But before you close the page, let…
Periodical Quora Q&As Digest about Chinese Learning – January 2015
Do you have inquiries about learning Chinese or about Chinese culture? Here we recommend a website called Quora.com. You can learn ask any question and there will be great answer…
Learn Practical Chinese From Movies – Video Course Review
As a language learner, you may be often given advice to watch movies in your target language. We will go over good and bad of watching movies in Chinese. Watching…
Decrypting the HSK 1 Exam – Reading Section
Hey friends, are you having any issues in the HSK practice tests? When you are doing HSK exercises concerning Reading Part, are you unable to capture main idea of the…
How to Find a Really Fancy Chinese Textbook to Guide Your Learning
Hello, Mandarin learners! I am Frank Geng, a contributor for DigMandarin.com from Shanghai. I hope you are enjoying your winter break and welcoming in 2017, the year of rooster in…