The Ultimate Business Chinese Test (BCT) Guide
When it comes to entering a professional Chinese business setting, it is crucial to have sound knowledge of the language used in business contexts. Ordinary daily expressions will fall short.…
The New HSK (2024): An Overview and What’s Changed
The HSK is an official, standard Chinese proficiency test used in international Chinese language education. Starting July 2021, the New HSK standard will replace the previous six-level model. The New…
Full Chinese Character Strokes List
A lot of Chinese learners may think that Chinese characters just look like a bunch of lines and squares that makes no sense to them. For most beginners, writing Chinese…
The Tone Changes Rules of “一”
1. 一 is pronounced as the 1st tone “yī” when it’s by itself, it works as a number, it is put at the end of the word, phrase or sentence.…
The Tone Changes Rules of “不”
1. 不 is a 4th tone syllable by itself. 不 （bù） 2. The tone doesn’t change when 不 is followed by a 1st tone, 2nd tone or 3rd tone syllable.…
The Third Tone Change Rules in Spoken Chinese
In spoken Chinese, when two or more than two 3rd tone syllables get together, only the last third tone keeps the original tone, others should be pronounced as the 2nd…
How to pronounce [zh]/[ch]/[sh]/[r] in Chinese Pinyin
How to pronounce [zh]: Raise the tip of your tongue to touch the hard palate in order to form an obstacle and the airflow comes out suddenly by break through…
How to pronounce [z]/[c]/[s] in Chinese Pinyin
How to pronounce [z]: Lengthen your mouth, spread your tongue companied with pressing the tip of your tongue against the upper alveolar ridge and then loosen the tongue-tip a little…
How to pronounce [j]/[q]/[x] in Chinese Pinyin
How to pronounce [j]: Press the tip of your tongue against the back of lower teeth, raise the front of your tongue to contact hard palate and then squeeze the…