Mastering the Use of “和” in Mandarin: Avoid Common Mistakes We’ve all learned the word “和” in our first Chinese classes....
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Recommended Chinese Songs for Perfecting Your Accent
Recommended Chinese Songs for Perfecting Your Accent Everyone has that one friend, the one with the terrible Mandarin accent....
Making a Clean Sweep of all Basic Associated Constructions in Chinese
Making a Clean Sweep of all Basic Associated Constructions in Chinese You may have hit a wall in the study of Function words in...
Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way – Verbs Part 5
Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way – Verbs Part 5 English Chinese Pinyin Audio feed 喂 wèi...
Anki – Best Way To Increase Chinese Vocabulary
Anki – Best Way To Increase Chinese Vocabulary Okay, so you’re getting there with the pronunciation, the tones still give you a...
Chinese reading challenge: Read more or die
Input is a crucial factor when learning a foreign language. I’m not an input-only fanatic, but I do think that a large number of common problems can...
Kickstart your learning with the Skritter Character Course
What’s the best way to learn Chinese characters as an adult foreign learner? This is a complex question we definitely don’t know the full answer...
Decoding IB Mandarin B(SL) Reading Comprehension Based on Exam of 2019 (Part I)
The reading section of the IB Chinese exam can be a challenging aspect for many test-takers as it evaluates their comprehensive understanding of...
Mandarin for Kids：Learn Mandarin with Fun Examples!
Zhè xiē 这 些 These Zhè xiē dōu shì wǒ xǐ huān chī de shuǐ guǒ. 这 些 都 是 我 喜 欢 吃 的 水 果。 These are all the fruits I like to eat. Nà xiē 那 些...
Responding with ‘好的’(hǎo de), ‘好啊’(hǎo a), ‘好吧’(hǎo ba), ‘好嘛’(hǎo ma), ‘好啦’(hǎo la)
Responding with ‘好的’(hǎo de), ‘好啊’(hǎo a), ‘好吧’(hǎo ba), ‘好嘛’(hǎo ma), ‘好啦’(hǎo la) 好(hǎo) is one of the first characters that...