Chinese Handwriting Practice, One Stroke at A Time: A Comprehensive Guide
Being able to write by hand in English is a skill we often take for granted. It’s a fine motor skill requiring both dexterity and muscle memory that we’ve carefully…
Is Chinese Too Hard to Learn? Confronting the Biggest Myths About Mandarin
“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…
AP Chinese: A Comprehensive Course and Exam Overview
The Advanced Placement (AP) program provides high school students the opportunity to take college-level courses and earn college credit or advanced placement in college courses. AP courses aim to prepare…
Rise to the Challenge: How to Memorize Chinese Characters Like A Pro
How many Chinese characters do you need to know in order to be “fluent”? Well, on average, native Chinese speakers will have a vocabulary of approximately 8,000 characters, and the…
Online Chinese tutor effective for a child?
IntroductionWhy has tutoring shifted to online in recent years?What are parent’s concerns with online tutoring?The pros and consThe benefits of learning Chinese with an online tutorPotential issues of learning Chinese…
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.…
Things I wish I could’ve done differently when I started learning Chinese
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…
Tricks to Speaking Chinese Fluently
If you are learning Chinese, you may hope to one day speak Chinese fluently. While the definition of fluency can vary from person to person, you can absolutely reach a…
The Overall HSKK (Chinese Speaking Test) Guide
If you are studying Chinese, you may have heard of the HSK, but what do you know about the HSKK exam (also known as Chinese Speaking Test or HSK Speaking…