Category: Chinese

Today is Tomb-Sweeping Day, a traditional Chinese festival that has moments of solemnity during tomb-sweeping and ancestor worship, yet it is a...

Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí) Correct answer: D Analysis: A. “衬衣 (chènyī)” are the daily Chinese words for “Shirt.”       The character “衬 (chèn)”...

kàn qíng kuàng ba. 看情况吧。 We’ll see. / It depends. Often implies uncertainty or a polite way to say “probably not.” Zhōu mò yǒu...

Many learners of Chinese experience the same frustration: in real conversations, you often hear only parts of sentences. Subjects seem missing,...

Dec 11 Wine Party (Shanghai) Are you in Shanghai on Thursday, December 11, 2025?Join our Wine Night 🍶We’d love to see you there — tasting Chinese...

Best Places to See Fall Foliage in Chengdu The suburbs of Chengdu is pretty in Autumn, most...

Zhu Yuanzhang - First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang, also known as Emperor Hongwu...

Monkey Horoscope 2026

Before I started learning Chinese, I wasn’t too keen on reading manga (Japanese for “comics”, 漫画/漫畫 in Chinese). However, while living in Taiwan, I...

Do the Chinese think differently than we do? Are cultural differences only something superficial or are there deeper, more fundamental differences...

Speech recognition has developed at a furious pace in recent years, from being an annoying feature few people used because it never worked, to...

In China’s business landscape, where relationships and mutual respect form the foundation of successful partnerships, mastering key phrases can...