How To Use The Structural Particle “地” In Chinese Grammar
The Structural Particle 地 contains 土 (tǔ) and 也 (yě) and acts like the -ly suffix in English. It changes adjectives into adverbs by going at the end of them.…
“Discovering Chinese Pro” Review
Discovering Chinese Pro is the first and only Chinese curriculum available online and on an iPad. Each animated lesson includes over 50 interactive practices, stroke order animations, language tools and…
Rare Chinese Characters You May Want To Know
Discover the beauty and complexity of the Chinese language through its rare characters! Chinese characters are known for their intricacy, making the language challenging to learn. We've compiled a list…
Italki Review: Why Italki Is a Website With a Difference?
There are many websites that help students to connect with language teachers but italki is a learning platform with a difference. So what makes it so popular, and what are…
Come Again? Mastering repetition in Chinese with 又, 再, and 还
Have you ever struggled to understand the difference between the Chinese adverbs 又(yòu), 再(zài), and 还(hái), all of which can be translated into English as "again"? It's easy to get…
A Beginner’s Guide to Asking Questions in Chinese: Particles and Sentence Patterns
Asking questions in Chinese is not only a vital component of language learning but also a fundamental skill for effective communication. Mandarin, being a tonal language, requires more than simply…
Expressing Location and Existence in Chinese: Using 在, 有 and 是
When describing the position of an object or person in a sentence, Mandarin Chinese commonly uses three verbs: 在(zài), 是(shì), and 有(yǒu). These verbs convey different nuances and can be…
The Review of Online Chinese learning community ‘Study More Chinese’
Today I will review ‘Study More Chinese’ - a website dedicated to finding an “unstructured way to share, collaborate and improve” one’s Chinese. The vision of this website is to…
The Common Chinese Homonyms in Daily Life
“Do you believe my tears can tear up the world?" As a native English speaker, you may not notice anything strange about this sentence. However, for an English learner, it…