Mandarin You Need that You Can’t Find in a Textbook
As an English teacher in the Guandong province for the last five weeks, I’ve noticed many things in my daily conversations that none of the Chinese textbooks I studied from…
Learning about Chinese Culture “Off the Great Wall”
If you really want to master a language, you should not ignore the spectacular culture associated with it. If you are interested in Chinese and the Chinese culture, you should…
Top 3 Tips for Taking Notes while Learning Chinese
Hi, All, after I revealed my "Tops Secret about learning Mandarin," today I will focus on the details of "Notebook," your lovely friend that you write in and read every…
Learn How to Study Chinese Bigrams with WCC Bigrams App
The WCC Bigrams App is a flashcard app that drills the learner on the most common two-character Chinese words (bigrams) that show up in written text. It gives you the…
It’s all about eating—Or is it？— Expressions about“吃”in Chinese
In China, people say that “民以食为天 (Bread is the staff of life.),” and that is true. Eating is such an important element of our lives that friends meet at restaurants,…
From a Newbie to a Popular Chinese Blogger
In my previous article, Interview with Founder of Popular Chinese Blog: Chen You, we saw an overview of the popular Facebook page and its founder, 陈有. Many of you were…
20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 2)
Top Tools to Help You Learn Chinese Pronunciation and Pinyin
How do you know how to pronounce Chinese characters? They don’t have any reliable way to know this by looking at them. Enter the hànyǔ pīnyīn (汉语拼音) alphabet, a phonetic…
Culture Crossover: Discover 14 Chinese Loanwords in English
Borrowing words from other languages is a common linguistic phenomenon, facilitating cross-cultural exchange and enriching our vocabulary. As you may have noticed, there is a growing trend of English words…
Yoyo Chinese Review: Worth the Sticker Price?
Quick Review Summary: YoYo Chinese is an online Mandarin learning platform. They market themselves as a convenient and comprehensive way learning and understanding Mandarin. They offer 6 units, all being…