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…
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…
In Chinese, you will frequently encounter words that contain the character "肉" (ròu). This is because food plays a significant role in people's daily lives, and "肉" is an important…
We all know that “门”(a door) represents an entrance, and therefore it plays an important role in our lives. The traditional Chinese character for door is written as 門 (mén),…
‘好(hǎo)’ is frequently one of the first characters that learners encounter when they begin studying Chinese, and anyone can tell you that it means ‘good.’ When used as a reply…
The sentence "我去了公司了。" may make you ask, "Why do I need '了' twice in one sentence? Do they mean the same thing? What do they do? How do I even…
Today we are going to talk about mistakes, specifically the 20 top mistakes that Chinese learners are prone to making or make repeatedly, so that we can help you avoid…
An interjection is an exclamation, especially as a part of speech. An example of an interjection in English would be “Ah!” or “Oh!” Many of you may already know it’s…
In Chinese the sentence words order is especially important, partly as a consequence of its lack of case endings for nouns. There are no special endings of noun in Chinese…