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For the last four years, I’ve been teaching various Chinese courses for engineers. These courses are meant to take students from not knowing any...
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There are several ways of finding answers to questions about learning Chinese. Some of them promote discussion, others are more strictly trying to...
Reading Chinese Signs: 6 Essential Words to Know
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Mastering the HSK5 Writing Task: Write a Short Passage Using the Given Words
The HSK5 writing section includes the challenging yet rewarding task of “结合下列词语写短文 (Jiéhé xiàliè cíyǔ xiě duǎnwén)”, which means writing a short...
20 Things Not to Do in Hong Kong — Top Tips for 2026
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The Three Gorges on the Yangtze River
The Three Gorges on the Yangtze River The Three Gorges are world famous as the most scenic...
Fun and Not Touristy Things to Do in Beijing
Fun and Not Touristy Things to Do in Beijing I have been working as a tour guide in Beijing for...
Impression Lijiang
Impression Lijiang Impression Lijiang is a magnificent outdoor singing and dancing performance...
The History of the Great Wall — 7+ Dynasties; 2,000+ years
The History of the Great Wall — 7+ Dynasties; 2,000+ years The Great Wall of China's history...
One year of language challenges on Hacking Chinese
Roughly a year ago, I launched a new subsection of this website, called Hacking Chinese Challenges. In this article, I’d like to both evaluate the...