“You’re learning Chinese? Why don’t you just pick something easier?” “Are you sure you want to do that? It’s going to take forever.” “I could never learn such an intimidating…
Montreal has a worldwide reputation as one of North America’s only bilingual cities with two official languages, English and French. However, with a growing Chinese diaspora, the city also has…
Learning Chinese is a journey filled with both challenges and rewards. For Chinese learners, the initial hurdles include mastering the tonal nature of the language and understanding its complex characters.…
In Mandarin Chinese and many other languages, prepositions are small but mighty words that help us understand when, where, and why things happen in a sentence. For some learners, these…
Picture yourself as a keen-eyed observer, noticing the subtle variations in expressions like "here" or "there," your interest piqued by the dual forms of 这里/这儿(zhè lǐ/zhèr) and 那里/那儿(nà lǐ/nàr). This…
There was a discussion on Reddit about things you wish you could’ve done differently when you started your Chinese language journey. It’s a topic that could give Chinese learners, especially…
Intro: As a language learner, if you ever tried to search for language learning apps, it’s highly possible that you’ve seen Duolingo already. Duolingo is a hugely popular language-learning app,…
Recently, we have received many inquiries about if there are any good Chinese grammar checkers for learners to use in their daily studies. They want something like Grammarly for English,…
Many people believe that Mandarin Chinese has no grammar, but this is a misconception. While it lacks some features typically found in European languages, Chinese still has a highly structured…