Category: Chinese

Flashcards; some people love them, some people hate them. The goal of Hacking Chinese is to go beyond black and white and figure out how things work...

What languages do you speak? Do you speak Chinese? We often let speaking ability stand for overall language skill and usually don’t inquire about...

Last week, I wrote an article about how to learn to hear the tones in Mandarin. In my opinion, that’s a very important question. The most obvious...

Best Chinese series to learn Mandarin (Netflix, HBO and more) Learning Chinese Mandarin language can be a bit tedious if you only follow the books...

Top 6 Things to Do in Your Guizhou Tour Located in southwest China, Guizhou is a "natural park"...

Zhongshan Suit The Zhongshan suit was designed by Sun Zhongshan (or Sun Yat-sen) by...

If you are already literate in Chinese, which font you use to display characters on screen isn’t very important, but for second language learners,...

  Why learn Chinese by playing Mahjong (麻将, májiàng)? Because it’s both fun and effective! One of the most important pieces of advice I give...

Listening more than once is a simple yet overlooked trick for improving your listening ability in Chinese. By replaying audio, you give your brain...

When it comes to children learning Mandarin, one of the challenges they may encounter is listening. Many kids learning Chinese can read or even...

One of my favorite aspects of living and studying in China is that I get to learn about and take part in holidays that are completely new and...

Shanghai-Hohhot Trains China Train Ticket Booking China Train Int’l Train from...