Category: Chinese

The Marvelous World of Chinese Metaphor — When you can’t see the point, and all compasses point north In my posts, I’ve...

How to Make Our Communication in Chinese Better? – Annoying ‘好吧’ As a Chinese teacher, I always enjoy teaching Chinese in my...

“正”, the Chinese Tally Mark And Other Kinds of Tally Marks from Around the World Tally marks are a numerical system used for to...

How to pronounce in Chinese Pinyin       er Keep your tongue in the position of “e” and then slightly roll up tip of your...

A Review of Lang-8 for Chinese Writing Online Chinese Tutors 1:1 online tutoring 100% native professional...

Learning Chinese as an Adult VS as a Child When I first came to China, I knew all of two words, “nǐ hǎo” (你好, “hello”), and...

Snacking in Beijing So, let’s go ahead and assume you need a snack. Not a meal, just a small snack. We’re also going to assume...

Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way –Nouns Part 6     English Chinese Pinyin Audio House 屋子 wū zi...

Chinese Idioms or Chéngyǔ About Animals Online Chinese Tutors 1:1 online tutoring 100% native professional...

Learning Mandarin Online: Teacher Vs. School Are you learning Mandarin online? Nowadays, there is no need to explain the benefits...

Things Chinese People are Tired of Hearing Recently, my friend Jenny wrote an article about things foreigners in China are...

Various ways to say “It’s up to you” in Chinese The common expressions 随便你 (suíbiàn nǐ) / 随你 (suí nǐ) The extended...