Category: Chinese

With the advent of smart phones, software that was previously only available on computers are increasingly taking the step from your desktop into...

Image credit: sxc.hu/profile/Ambrozjo Paying attention to what we’re doing is a prerequisite for learning efficiently. This is fairly obvious and...

I often stress the importance of making Chinese interesting and/or fun. This is why I’ve written articles about how to use computer games and sports...

Since the character challenge is in full swing (the first milestone was reached earlier this week, but it’s not too late to join now), I’m going to...

This is just a small post to inform you that my restructuring of Hacking Chinese is now complete. This is cooler than it sounds, because it actually...

本文提供简体中文、繁体中文和英文版本。 文字冒险游戏及其在对外汉语教学中的应用（简体中文）...

How small can Chinese characters be while still being legible? How much information do they contain per unit area? And what can a big Rubik’s Cube...

Tones pose a major challenge for most learners of Chinese. What are tones? How important are they? How do you learn to hear and say them? What...

Learning the pronunciation of a new language can be fascinating, opening a whole new world of sound. But it can also be frustrating, especially when...

When you first start learning Chinese, it’s like arriving by parachute at night in a foreign country. You land, set up camp and gradually explore...