Month: March 2026

Mastering Chinese Characters Through Radicals – Illustrating the Walking Radical in Chinese Characters The radical 辶 is...

How to Choose Your very Own Chinese Name One of the first things that might surprise you when you meet a Chinese native speaker...

Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way – Verbs Part 7   English Chinese Pinyin Audio to announce 宣布 xuān bù...

Chinese Measure Words (Part 2): Size & Shape, Wrapped Items Introduction & Full List Part 1:  People, Animals, Plants...

Rise to the Challenge: How to Memorize Chinese Characters Like A Pro How many Chinese characters do you need to know in order...

Learning about Chinese Culture “Off the Great Wall” If you really want to master a language, you should not ignore the...

“Discovering Chinese Pro” Review Discovering Chinese Pro is the first and only Chinese curriculum available online and on an...

Various ways to say “have fun” in Chinese The common expressions 玩得开心 (wán de kāixīn) 好好玩(儿) (hǎo hao wánr) The...

How to Find the Right Chinese Translation Services Finding a good Chinese translation company is not an easy task. Actually...

How to Express Your Feelings in Chinese If you have ever been to China in June, then you have probably seen this before. One...

How to pronounce / in Chinese Pinyin How to pronounce        Form a complete closure by pressing both lips together and then...

8 Tips to Guide You Bargaining in China One of the many things China is famous for is the many different types of markets all...

Various ways to respond to compliments in Chinese The common expressions The extended phrases to respond to...

Various ways to say “Why not” in Chinese The common expressions and their uses in sentences 为什么不 (wèishénme bù)        A...

Cool Chinese Character Memorization Methods It seems like every day a new app comes out that promises to help you learn Chinese...

Understanding the Investment and Trading Words in Chinese Not too long ago, you may have seen this photo of a man completely...

Things I wish I could’ve done differently when I started learning Chinese A recent Reddit thread in the r/ChineseLanguage...

A Thematic Learning Approach – Chinese Characters about Agriculture Learning Chinese characters can be challenging due to the...

Chinese Numbers 101: Thematic Learning and Character Breakdown Whether you are ordering food, checking the time, paying for...

Various ways to say “What does this mean” in Chinese The common expressions 这是什么意思？ (Zhè shì shénme yìsi?) The extended...

Various Chinese Translation for “Too Many” and “Too Much” The Chinese language, with its rich vocabulary and intricate grammar,...

Mastering Chinese Characters Through Radicals – Recognizing Chinese Characters by Their Radicals This week, I have chosen a set...

12 Tips for Understanding Chinese Business Etiquette and Culture In an increasingly connected and globalized economy, more and...

Chinese Idioms Collection about Particular Talent Since the Chinese language and culture have been around for so long, there is...

Tricks to Speaking Chinese Fluently If you are learning Chinese, you may hope to one day speak Chinese fluently. While the...

How to pronounce / in Chinese Pinyin How to pronounce :       g Form an obstacle by raising the back of tongue to touch the...

How to Read in Chinese: The Best Way That Works for Me So, you have been learning Mandarin for a long time, meticulously...

Top Tips for Learning Chinese through Language Exchange Imagine if you could have your own private Mandarin Chinese tutor,...

Is Chinese Too Hard to Learn? Confronting the Biggest Myths About Mandarin “You’re learning Chinese? Why don’t you just pick...

Check List: Do You Really Use All the Online Tools for Learning Mandarin? The development of internet technologies has been...

The 4 Best Ways to Learn Mandarin Faster As a fellow Mandarin-as-a-second-language student, I know first-hand how challenging it...

Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way – Nouns Part 1     English Chinese Pinyin Audio Apartment 公寓 ɡōnɡ yù...

Speedy Vocab Review: Build Your Vocabulary with Digital Flashcards When it comes to learning Chinese, or any other foreign...

Learning Chinese: the Ways to Fluency Learning Chinese has been one of the most rewarding and most humbling journeys of my life...

The Tone Changes Rules of “一” 1. 一 (yī) 一 is pronounced as the 1st tone “yī” when it’s by itself, it works as a...

Various ways to give compliments in Chinese The basic uses in sentences Structure 1: Subject + Adverb + Adjective ...

Various ways to say “I forgot” in Chinese The common expressions 我忘(记)了 (wǒ wàng jì le) The uses in sentences 我把…忘了...

“Roughly speaking” in Chinese The Chinese are famously pretty vague in giving answers. As most will readily admit, they prefer...

Come Again? Mastering repetition in Chinese with 又, 再, and 还 Have you ever struggled to understand the difference between the...

Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way – Nouns Part 2   English Chinese Pinyin Audio Gas station 加油站 jiā yóu...

Your Essential Guide to the Chinese Particle 了 Learning Chinese as an English speaker comes with many unique challenges:...

连动句: Enhance Your Mandarin Fluency with Serial Verb Phrases Have you ever marveled at the elegant flow of Mandarin speakers...

The Secret To Pronounce Perfect & Its Spelling Rules in Exception The Pronunciation:       ü is one of the basic...

Rare Chinese Characters You May Want To Know One of the greatest challenges of the Chinese language is learning the intricate...

How to Stay Motivated to Keep Learning Chinese? – Keep Calm and Learn Chinese Let’s be honest – learning Chinese is not easy....

Mastering Chinese Characters Through Radicals – Discovering the Ice Radical in Chinese Characters Have you ever wondered how...

It’s all about eating—Or is it？— Expressions about“吃”in Chinese In China, people say that “民以食为天 (Bread is the staff of...

Would You Marry Me? Marriage is one of the most significant things in a person’s life. In Chinese, “婚”(hūn) is the literal...

How to Improve Your Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation When you are learning Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important yet...

Chinese Reading Practice: A Guide for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced learners Why do we need to know how to read in...

Exploring Chinese Animation: Top Chinese Language Cartoons You Can’t Miss Chinese cartoons have long captivated audiences with...

Mastering Tones in Mandarin Chinese: A Comprehensive Guide Learning Chinese is exciting but challenging, especially when it...

Top 20 Common Mistakes Chinese Learners Make Today we are going to talk about mistakes, specifically the 20 top mistakes that...

Chinese: Sentence Structures & Exceptions In Chinese the sentence words order is especially important, partly as a...

Monthly Digest of Chinese Learning – December 2014 There is an abundance of wonderful Chinese learning blogs and articles on the...

Top Tools to Help You Learn Chinese Pronunciation and Pinyin Learning to pronounce Chinese characters can be challenging, as...

Decoding Chinese Homophones: Understanding the Meaning Behind Similar Pronunciations Homophones can be one of the biggest...

Chinese Speaking Practice Guide for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced learners Being able to speak fluently and interact...

Various ways to say “What time is it” in Chinese The common expression 几点了？ (Jǐ diǎn le?)        This is the most...

A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Online Chinese Teachers According to a recent report, over 100 million people worldwide are...

Various Ways to Say “Thank you” in Chinese The common expressions 谢谢 (xièxie) The uses in sentences 谢谢/感谢 +...

Where Was I? Using Using 在, 有 and 是 to Talk About Location When describing the position of someone or something, Mandarin...

Various ways to say “How long” in Chinese The basic expressions: 多久 (duō jiǔ)        It’s used to ask about the duration of...

Chinese Tongue Twisters (绕口令) – Challenge Yourself and Practice! Chinese tongue twisters, known as 绕口令 (ràokǒulìng), cleverly...

Various ways to say “I agree” in Chinese The common expressions 我同意 (wǒ tóngyì) 我赞成 (wǒ zànchéng) The extended...

Four Words that Mean “latest” in Mandarin Do you have the latest iPhone? What’s the latest on the U.S. presidential election...

Basic Verbs that are Different in Chinese and English When I learned English, I always made some mistakes which known as...

Bring Yourself Good Luck on本命年 (Běnmìngnián) Do you know what is your Chinese zodiac? According to the Chinese lunar calendar,...

Various ways to say “I need to go to the bathroom” in Chinese The common expressions 我要去厕所 (Wǒ yào qù cèsuǒ) 我要上洗手间 (Wǒ...

HSK 1 Vocabulary List To achieve this first level of Chinese language proficiency, you must master basic pronouns, classifiers,...

Monthly Digest of Chinese Learning – September 2014 There is an abundance of wonderful Chinese learning blogs and articles on the...

HSK 2 Vocabulary List There are two sections in HSK Level 2: listening comprehension and reading comprehension. Both sections...

16 Essential Apps to Survive While Staying in China (2019) Are you planning to go on a short trip to China? How about staying in...

Confusing Chinese “N” word: 那个(nà ge/ nèi ge) In my first year as a high school Chinese teacher in India, I noticed that...

10 Chinese Proverbs about Life The wisdom of Chinese traditional culture doesn’t only reflect on the material civilization. The...

Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way – Nouns Part 5     English Chinese Pinyin Audio Airport 机场 jī chǎnɡ...

Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way – Verbs Part 4 English Chinese Pinyin Audio tiptoe 垫脚走 diàn jiǎo zǒu...

How To Make Communication in Chinese Better – Taxi Phrases in China When you first see this title you might lose interest in...

Setting Foot Towards Your Wonderland In the northern hemisphere, July usually means summer. China is no exception. When the time...

From Passage to Process: Decoding 通过(tōng guò) and 经过(jīng guò) in Chinese When it comes to mastering Mandarin Chinese,...

Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way – Body Part 1 English Chinese(Characters) Chinese(Pinyin) Audio The toe...

Different Degrees in Chinese: Master How to Use 越来越 and 越…越… After studying the language for a little while, do you find that...

Chinese Measure Words (Part 1): People, Animals, Plants Introduction & Full List Part 1:  People, Animals, Plants Part...

Master the Art of ‘Picking Up’ in Chinese: Translations You Need to Know! Stop giggling at the back! When you saw the title,...

Meet Your Mandarin Goals for 2015 – with just 3 Months Left I don’t mean to scare you but the last quarter of 2015 is almost upon...

A Fun Tip to Master Chinese Characters Smoothly Since I have a long history of learning Chinese, I can offer some of my own...

Why Chinese Idioms Are a Waste of Time A while back, I asked a Chinese teacher for a letter of recommendation, and received this...

14 “Wild Chinese Phrases” You Won’t Find in Your Textbooks Chances are, students who have been studying Mandarin Chinese will not...

How to Book Train Ticket in China When traveling to a new place, transportation within that new place must be taken into...

Chinese Textbook Reviews – New Practical Chinese Reader(新实用汉语) New practical Chinese reader is a boon for beginners and...

Learning Through the Screen: How Chinese TV can Become Your Chinese Teacher No matter how much I love learning Chinese,...

How To Express Love To A Chinese Girl For the first time, you have fallen in love with a Chinese girl. Your eyes follow her. Your...

The Uses of “Door” in Chinese – All about “门” We all know that “门”(a door) represents an entrance, and therefore it plays an...

Mandarin Café Review: The Online Class Experience When it comes to formal language study, a classroom led by a dedicated teacher...

How to Find a Really Good Approach to Guide Your Chinese Learning Hello, Mandarin diggers! This is Frank Geng and I hope my...

Freezing “to death?” – Adjective/Verb+死+了 It has been very cold in Beijing recently, and out on the streets, you might hear...

Chinese Education Options for International Citizens Chinese parents have a reputation of caring too much for their kids’...

12 Essential Phrases to Speak Professional Business Chinese in a Social Setting Socializing in a Chinese business setting can...

How Long Does it Take to Learn Chinese? Personalized Insights and Strategies for New Learners In recent years, the allure of...

20 Questions to Get You from Zero Chinese to Basic Fluency (Part 2) Part 1: Questions 1 ~ 5 Part 2: Questions 6 ~ 10 Part...

How to Improve Chinese Speaking & Writing Proficiency The Chinese language(Mandarin in particular) has the distinction of...

10 Reasons Interactive Learning Chinese Is Worth The Money In the beginning were dictionaries and grammar references. Then,...

Du Chinese Review – an Excellent Chinese Reading App If there is an app that can help you improve your Chinese reading, listening...

Various ways to say “No way” in Chinese The common expressions 没门儿 (méi ménr) 不可能 (bù kěnéng) The extended phrases...

The Year of Horse & The words of Horse Do you know the Chinese Zodiac? It is a systematic plan of future action and relates...

Comparing 4 Chinese Words that Mean “the Future” A real question many Chinese learners will encounter early is how to express...

The Overall HSKK (Chinese Speaking Test) Guide If you are studying Chinese, you may have heard of the HSK, but what do you know...

Various ways to say “I need” in Chinese The common expressions and their uses in sentences 我需要…… (wǒ xūyào ……) 我要…… (wǒ...

A Beginner’s Guide to Asking Questions in Chinese: Particles and Sentence Patterns Asking questions is one of the most...

Various ways to say “That’s why” in Chinese The common expressions 这就是为什么 (zhè jiù shì wèishénme) The extended phrases...

The Top Universities and Chinese Programs in China As a part of the China’s new “comprehensively deepening” reform and open...

Giving Gifts to Chinese People: Beware of Certain Taboos Strengthening relationships and building alliances is an essential...

Study In China: A Look at Chinese Universities and What You Can Expect “First of all, my experience of studying in China is quite...

Best Chinese Classes in London: A Review of Schools, Tutors, and Online Options Whether you’ve just discovered your interest in...

Chinese Characters: Are they worth learning? How do I get started? As we all know, Chinese uses characters as the basis of its...

Various ways to say “Never give up” in Chinese The common expressions 永不放弃 (yǒng bù fàngqì) 决不放弃 (jué bù fàngqì) The...

8 Influential Women in Chinese History to Remember this Women’s Day While every March 8 is recognized as International Women’s...

Essential Mandarin Phrases for Speaking with Your Chinese Customers As increasing numbers of Chinese nationals are traveling...

Various ways to say “How about” in Chinese Let’s explore the common expressions and their uses in sentences for ‘How about’ in...

Learn Mandarin in Hong Kong: Top Schools, Key Benefits, Challenges, and Expert Tips In the vibrant metropolis of Hong Kong, a...

Learning Practical Chinese While Cooking Chinese Dishes Online Chinese Tutors 1:1 online tutoring 100% native...

Learn Chinese Vocabulary in an Easy Way – Body part 5 English Chinese(Characters) Chinese(Pinyin) Audio Finger...

Various ways to say “What do you think” in Chinese Let’s explore the common expressions and their uses in sentences for ‘What...

Why does Chinese have more collective nouns than English? One of our users recently pointed out that the translation of certain...

Mastering When to Use 一点儿 and 有一点儿 Learning a new language always carries new challenges, and these challenges can even appear...

Beginner Building Blocks: A Comprehensive Overview of Chinese Pronouns For the majority of Chinese learners, the first...

Various ways to say “on my way” in Chinese The common expressions 我在路上(了) (wǒ zài lù shàng le) The extended phrases to...

上 and 下 in Chinese: Beyond the Basic “Up” and “Down” Have you ever stopped to consider how often you use the words 上(shàng) and...

How to pronounce / / in Chinese Pinyin How to pronounce :       o Put the tongue at the bottom of your mouth and push the...

All about The Word 就(jiù) The Mandarin particle 就(jiù) is a very common word in Chinese with a ton of different uses. Depending...

The Most Recommended Online Chinese Courses Because of limitations due to time, location, or a lack of teachers, more and more...

How Chinese People Say “No” in Various Ways Saying “no” is often a very hard thing to do – especially for Chinese people when...

Enhance Your Chinese Vocabulary: Saying “Sometimes” Using 时而 As beginners, almost all Chinese learners are taught the word 有时候...

The Best Chinese Language Learning Apps (2025) Which mobile app do Chinese learners find to be the most helpful? There are a...

Chinese: A Language of Compound Words At first glance, learning Chinese characters can seem intimidating. And it can be a...

Meat is not always meat – The most common expressions with “肉” in Chinese In Chinese, you will frequently encounter words that...

How You Should Approach Studying Mandarin Chinese We’ve all been there. You do research on the language you plan to learn and...

HSK 1: The Best Books to Begin Your Journey What is HSK 1? HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) is a Chinese Language Proficiency Test...

The Versatility of the Neutral Tone in Chinese The neutral tone, also known as the fifth tone, is a key feature of the Chinese...

How to Apply For A Chinese Student Visa, Tourist Visa, or Work Visa To enter China, you will need a Visa. It’s a legal...

How to pronounce / in Chinese Pinyin How to pronounce :       d Make an obstacle by keeping your tip of tongue touch the...

How Is an Online Chinese Course Going? If you aren’t lucky enough to live in an area with low cost Mandarin schools, or 1-1...

Interview with Chinese Characters Magical Designer: ShaoLan If you often pay attention to creative things and or are interested...

Tones Prefer Company! – A New Way to Practice Chinese Tones When you hear someone discuss the basics of Mandarin...

Making Comparisons in Chinese – All about bǐ-structure(比字句) In Western culture, we’re often told that we shouldn’t make...

总是 VS 一直: Two Ways to Say “Always” in Chinese If you’re learning Chinese, you might have come across two words that both mean...

The Problem with University Chinese and Ways to Solve it “About me: At the time of writing this piece, I have completed nearly...

Chinese Translator Apps Review: the good, the bad, and the absolutely useless A little pre-review ramble: I am located in...

Various ways to say “how far” in Chinese The common expressions their uses in sentences ……多远？ (……duō yuǎn？) The...

Galloping into the Fire: Your Comprehensive Cultural and Linguistic Guide to the 2026 Year of the Horse Are you ready for the...

All you need when living in China Have you ever wondered how to get more information about China or how to navigate your way...

How to Get the Tones in Chinese Right, and then Fix Them in Your Head! The first thing that most beginners learn in Chinese is...

Mastering the Suffix 儿: A Guide to “Erhua” in Mandarin Chinese Picture yourself as a keen-eyed observer, noticing the subtle...

Chinese Textbook Reviews – Integrated Chinese (中文听说读写) Integrated Chinese is used frequently in the Universities and colleges in...

Chinese Characters: to Challenge or to avoid? Chinese characters are complex and difficult to handle for beginners.  Many...

A Thematic Learning Approach – Chinese Characters about Animals Learning Chinese characters can be challenging due to the...

A Summary of the Different Aspects of Chinese Action Expressions In English, the verb is usually the key to show the different...

Various ways to say “listen to me” in Chinese The common expressions and their uses in sentences 听我说 (tīng wǒ shuō) 听我讲...

The Common Chinese Homonyms in Daily Life “Do you believe my tears can tear up the world?” As a native English speaker, you may...

Various ways to say “Can you help me” in Chinese The common expressions 你能帮（帮）我吗？ (Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma?) 你可以帮（帮）我吗？ (Nǐ...

DigMandarin’s Book Of the Month: Chineasy-The New Way to Read Chinese by ShaoLan Hello Mandarin learners! This month’s Book...

Using Topics and Scenarios to Make Your Chinese Learning More Efficient As a Mandarin teacher, I am always delighted to observe...