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…
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…
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…
The Year of Horse & The words of Horse
Do you know the Chinese Zodiac? It is a systematic plan of future action and relates each year to an animal according to a 12-year cycle. There are twelve animals…
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…
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.…
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…
Travel to China and Learn Mandarin with the Brazilian Game – “Mandarin Journey”
As a Mandarin student in Brazil, it is very difficult to find decent apps and books to supplement the content I learn in class. The few supplement materials I find…
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…