Month: July 2026

Hangzhou Travel Facts: 10 Things You Didn't Know Hangzhou is a famous tourist city in China....

4-Day Trekking in the Yellow Mountains Discover the Exclusive Beauties of the Yellow...

Mount Kailash Travel Guide: How to Visit the Sacred Peak of Tibet Deep in the remote wilderness...

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Bù yào zhè me jī dòng! 不要这么激动！ Don’t be so emotional! Lěng jìng yī diǎn! 冷静一点！ Calm down! (Often has the opposite effect) Bié...

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his week’s podcast episode is a reader and listener Q&A, where I answer three questions about learning words and characters in Chinese. This...

The Strangest 10 Vegetables Commonly Eaten in China Strange things are eaten in China....

Best Times to Visit Zhangjiajie, Dates to Avoid in 2026 When planning a trip to Zhangjiajie,...

Lijiang Weather in August Weather: August is warm and rainy. It is in the monsoon season and...

Luoyang-Nanjing Trains China Train Ticket Booking China Train Int’l Train from...

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Sara Jaaksola is from Finland, but have been living in Guangzhou, China since 2010. She originally went there to learn Chinese but ended up doing a...

Something I hear learners ask about often is the so-called learning plateau. There is no standard definition of this, but it usually involves...

Beijing-Fuzhou Trains China Train Ticket Booking China Train Int’l Train from...

Ultimate Xi'an Itineraries: Top 3 Options with Side Trip Ideas Xi'an is an essential stop for...

13 Best Restaurants for Children in Shanghai In Shanghai, there are many restaurants decorated...

1-Day Beijing Layover Tour Time-Smart Great Wall Layover Exploration Have an amazing Beijing...

4-Day Shangri-La Exploration Tour Find 'the Sun and Moon in the Heart' Shangri-La is also...

Songpan Ancient Town-Jiuzhaigou Is Songpan Ancient Town worth visiting? Absolutely! It's a...

Kowloon Park Features Public Park in Tsim Sha Tsui Rich facilities Gardens and...

Textbooks are great for learning languages, including Chinese, but it’s important to diversify your reading. If you only read your textbook, you’re...

Sanya Shopping With its unique geographic features, Sanya offers every visitor an enduring...

10 Interesting Facts about China's Imperial Examination System The Chinese examination system,...

Chinese Folk Dances When one speaks of folk dances in connection with Chinese culture, most...

Chinese New Year Celebrations and Activities (2026): Day-by-Day Guide You may wonder how long...

Key Nutrition & Diet Words You Need to Know Key Nutrition & Diet Words You Need to KnowSep 9, 2025Key Nutrition & Diet Words You Need...

走运 (zǒuyùn) Have good luck or Be lucky The character “走 (zǒu)” means walk and “运 (yùn)” means fortune or luck. Example: Jīntiān wǒ diūle yì...

For parents outside of Chinese heritage, you might wonder: can your child truly benefit from this unique linguistic journey? Let’s explore how...

How to Plan a Suzhou Tour Suzhou is one of the oldest and most prosperous cities in the Yangtze...

Juyongguan’s Great Wall Fort — Close to Beijing, Wheelchair-Friendly You'll enjoy a walk on the...

China School Trip | Beijing Explored Last week, our Beijing campus had the pleasure of hosting a group of students on their China School Trip...

Gān jìng 干净 Clean Shǒu hěn gān jìng. 手很干净。 Hands are clean. Zhuō zi hěn gān jìng. 桌子很干净。 The table is clean. Wǒ de fáng...

New Year’s Day, or “元旦 (Yuándàn)” is just around the corner. Wouldn’t you like to impress your friends and relatives by wishing them a happy holiday...

An increasing number of  children are opting to learn Chinese as their second language. The advantages of learning Chinese extend beyond mere...

Reading is one of the best ways to develop vocabulary and grammar. Unfortunately, this comes with two problems for learners of Chinese. First, the...

Reading is an important skill to master when learning Chinese. It’s the gateway to an extended vocabulary, formal language and Chinese culture and...

2-Week China Essence and Panda Tour A Close Encounter with Pandas Discover the best of China...

Zhangjiajie in January 2026: Ultimate Winter Guide & Tips January is the coldest month in...

Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, ranking among the top 10...

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Wuhan-Guilin Trains China Train Ticket Booking China Train Int’l Train from...

Entering or expanding into the Chinese market requires a strong understanding of local business practices, especially when it comes to market...

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10 Quick Facts about Lunar New Year Lunar New Year is a time-honored festival celebrated by...

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4 Great Ways to Practice Reading Chinese <!-- Pinyin chart Video ...

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...

If you think this is a good way of learning characters, you should definitely read this article. When starting to learn Chinese characters,...

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5 Platforms to Make Your Life in China Easier These useful Chinese platforms are making life in China easier. Whether you’re a newcomer or...

We’ve Been Voted Mandarin School of the Year by That’s Beijing Awards 2023! Exciting news!That’s Mandarin Beijing campus has been granted the title...

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5 Funniest Chinese Tattoo Fails <!-- Pinyin chart Video ...

How to Avoid Tourist Traps in China? Avoiding Tourist Traps Tourist attractions offer...

China's Top 5 Skywalks — High And Scenic Thrills China is always striving to build the best,...

How to Plan a Trip around Nanning in Guangxi 2026 Nanning, capital city of Guangxi Zhuang...

China Railway Stations and Schedules China Train Ticket Booking China Train Int’l Train from...

Xinjiang Travel Guide Xinjiang province has been important in Chinese history as a Silk Road...

Hong Kong's Top Mountain Bike Route: the Tai Mo Shan Downhill Where can you go in Hong Kong...

Top 10 Things to Do in Kowloon Kowloon is a major part of Hong Kong's urban area. There, you...

As soon as students realise that Chinese script is not an alphabet, and that there are thousands of characters they need to learn to become...

Hangzhou Weather in August Weather: Summer heat lingers, and the weather is still very hot...

Hangzhou Weather in May Weather: May is quite comfortable. It is often sunny and warm, and the...

Lamma Island's Best Bike Routes Lamma, like other islands of Hong Kong, doesn't allow cars. So...

Best Instagram Channels for Learning Mandarin Chinese Instagram, known for its visual appeal and bite-sized content, has emerged as a unique...

Biàn shòu le 变瘦了 You’ve lost weight / You look slimmer Pí fū biàn hǎo le 皮肤变好了 Your skin looks great / Your complexion has improved Shēn cái...

Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, the eldest daughter of King Philippe, is known for her linguistic abilities. In addition to being fluent in...

18-Day Golden Triangle & Tibet by Train Golden Triangle & Tibet by Train We make it...

12-Day Best Yunnan and Zhangjiajie Tour Wanderlust in the Nature Wonderlands Yunnan and...

10-Day Xinjiang, Gansu, and Qinghai Highlights Tour Discover Colorful Landforms and Ancient...

5-Day Chongqing and Yangtze River Cruise Tour The Mountain City and Gorgeous Gorges The...

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8 Fun and Not Touristy Things to Do in Chongqing You might know Chongqing through its night...

The Yuan Dynasty Map This map shows the land of the Yuan Dynasty (1279 – 1368), whose capital...

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Explore Modern Technological Beijing: 9 Cool Things to Do Beijing not only boasts world...

Shanghai Campus Meeting Room: Where Moments Shine Our Shanghai Campus’ meeting room and terrace area is a cozy corner of the school where amazing...

Top 10 Popular Chinese Male Names | Choose Your Chinese Name Top 10 Popular Chinese Male Names | Choose Your Chinese NameMar 26, 2025How to Choose...

About That’s Mandarinlearn about our school, history & missionWe offer only the best Chinese lessons for you with a unique and innovative...

Kunming Weather in November Weather: November is the start of the cool dry season, as well as...

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Xi'an-Luoyang Trains China Train Ticket Booking China Train Int’l Train from...

How to Get from Xi'an Airport/Railway Station to Xi'an City Center Below, we'll introduce the...

Yoyo Chinese March Study Streak Challenge <!-- Pinyin chart Video ...

When we begin learning Chinese, everything feels new and exciting. Every word we learn opens new doors and moves us forward, and when we listen and...

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The Best Places for Brunch in Shanghai The weary, jet-lagged travelers that can't yet rise with...

Where to Eat Peking Duck in Beijing: Picks from a Local Guide Peking Roast Duck is the most...

Mid-Autumn Festival for China's Ethnic Minorities Customs of sacrificing and worshiping the...

Cost of Living in Shanghai Cost of Living in ShanghaiMay 25, 2025Cost of Living in ShanghaiShanghai is one of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan...

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Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #2 <!-- Pinyin chart ...

Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节 - zhōng qiū jié) with Yoyo Chinese <!-- Pinyin chart ...

Chinese Eating Culture - Food Lovers with Different Manners Chinese people love to eat and...

Chinese New Year's Eve: Why Is It Important and What to Do? Chinese New Year's Eve is the day...

Bamboo Rafting in Guilin: Prices, Routes & Best Times Bamboo rafting is a great way to...

Using Shared Bicycles in China If you’ve spent some time in China, you’ll definitely notice countless rows of colorful bicycles lining sidewalks....

Chinese Learner’s Guide to Luckin x Moutai Craze If you’ve been in China for the past week, you must’ve already heard the news about the new...

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...

Image credit: Tony Clough If you look at what methods work well for learning Chinese (or any other language), you will see the word “immersion”...

10 Chinese Cities with the Most Beautiful Night Scene As night falls, the lights emerging from...

The Tang Dynasty Map Brief introduction: Li Yuan (李渊, 566 – 635) founded the Tang Dynasty after...

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

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...

Are you preparing for the HSK 7-9 exams and feeling overwhelmed by the challenging reading sections? Don’t worry—you’re not alone. Reading is one of...

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

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...

The Mongol Empire Map This map shows the land of the Mongolian Empire (1271 – 1368) and the...

Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong High-Speed Train China Train Ticket Booking China Train Int’l...

Shanghai South Railway Station China Train Ticket Booking China Train Int’l Train from...

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

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

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

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

Dunhuang's Mingsha Mountains (Singing Sand Dunes) In ancient times, Chinese caravans traveled...

Changsha Food Bean Curd with Odor The best bean curd with odor is at Huogongdian...

Chengdu History Highlights: Chengdu's 6 Most Famous People Chengdu (成都) literally means...

Jingdezhen Travel Guide Jingdezhen (/jing-der-jnn/), originally called Changnan, is in...

Chinese Festivals and Events Domestic China trips are allowed in China (except for areas with...

It took five years, 300 articles and two million visits to Hacking Chinese, but now it’s finally here! I’m proud to announce the launch of… Hacking...

One of the most common questions I receive is what my flashcard deck looks like and how I think one should organise a deck of flashcards for optimum...

Travel from Shanghai to Zhangjiajie: Flights, Trains & Tours Shanghai and Zhangjiajie are...

One-Day Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Hiking Tour Highlights Itinerary Price...

中国工人入选时代周刊 (Zhōngguó gōngrén rùxuǎn shídài zhōukān) Chinese Worker Selected as Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” On Dec.16, 2009, “the...

The reading part of the IGCSE Chinese examination often presents significant challenges to many students. However, it is an integral component....

Staring at a Chinese menu filled with mysterious characters? Tired of pointing randomly and hoping for the best? You’re not alone. What if I told...

Are you feeling stuck with your Mandarin skills, especially while preparing for the HSK4 exam? Many learners have a tough time grasping key phrases...

The 3 Big Chinese “De”s: Part 2 - 得 (de) <!-- Pinyin chart Video ...

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

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

The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan...

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Sanlitun in Beijing: Things to Do Beyong Bar Street & Taikoo Li Sanlitun got its name for...

How much time are you investing into learning Chinese? Or is it maybe better to talk about it using a unit other than time, such as how many books...

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Dr. Sun Yatsen's Former Residence Accolades The leader of the anti-Qing revolution named...

Century Legend Cruise If you enjoy cruise travel, then you can't miss the "The Landscape...

Tone Pairs - The Mandarin Language Hack You've Been Waiting For <!-- Pinyin chart ...

A few years ago during a lecture I held focusing on strategies for learning Chinese, a student asked me a good but unusual question: Why do we need...

When starting to learn Chinese, most students are driven by a strong motivation to learn. But it is with language learning as it is with most...

Yunnan Maps Maps of Yunnan: including Yunnan's location in China, Yunnan regional map, and a...

Yunnan Hiking: Top 12 Recommended Routes (2026) Yunnan Province is the most complicated and...

Tibet Transportation — Getting to Tibet and Traveling Around Tibet's transportation is less...

What to Pack for Great Wall Trips Before you go to the Great Wall, you should know what...

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Chengdu Weather in May 2026: Travel Tips Weather: May in Chengdu is already quite warm, mostly...

1-Day Wolong Panda Volunteer Program Tour Explore the Real Hometown of Wild Pandas Wolong...

The HSK (汉语水平考试, Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì) is the dominant proficiency test for learners of Chinese. As such, its main purpose is to assess the...

Chinese Food Ingredients — What Chinese Eat Chinese love to eat, and Chinese food includes a...

Ejina Desert Poplar Forest, Inner Mongolia Located in Dalaihob (Dalaihubu Township 达来呼布镇),...

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Beijing Weather in July 2026: Things to Do & Weather Tips July is the hottest month in...

Pronunciation is one of the most important things to focus on as a beginner. Clear pronunciation makes communication easier, and nothing is more...

Stroke order example for the character 顺, “sequence”. I remember learning to write Chinese characters for the first time. It was difficult to get...

Yuan Dynasty, Mongol China History, Facts & Achievements Founded by Kublai Khan, leader of...

Shanghai Metro Looking at a map of the metro system in Shanghai, with all of its 16 lines as of...

Best Places to Make Suits in Shanghai Numerous stores for custom tailoring suits are...

The Best TikTok Channels for Learning Mandarin Chinese In the vibrant world of TikTok, where creativity and education intersect, Mandarin Chinese...

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This picture is not at all representative of what the Linkou campus looked like, but I really liked this lake. It’s time to continue the story of...

The Top 10 Traditional Chinese Instruments You Might Hear There were more than 70 types of...

Top 10 Interesting Chinese New Year Games and Activities Chinese New Year games include...

Hangzhou Transportation: Getting to Hangzhou by Air, Train, and Coach Hangzhou has a...

China Weather in May & Top Places to Visit in 2026 May is one of the best months to visit...

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A widespread myth about learning Chinese is that you will master the language simply by moving abroad to live in an immersion environment. However,...

A language is a complex system for communication that can be broken down on many levels, but which level should you focus on and why? To make it...

Suzhou Nightlife Suzhou is not only an ancient city of thousands of years' history, but also...

18-Day Beijing, Xian, Luoyang, Zhangjiajie, Guilin, ShanghaiTour Classic China Nature and...

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Guangzhou Weather in August August is the second hottest month of the year. The highest...

For many non-Chinese families, learning Mandarin often starts with practical phrases or perhaps a general interest in Chinese culture. But what if...

Language learning can be divided into two major “directions”: bottom-up and top-down. Bottom-up learning means that you focus on the parts, then...

Image from The Simpsons S13E4: A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love. Writing is an important part of learning Chinese. The written word allows us to...

Grandview Park Grandview Park, alos named asDaguan Park in Chinese, is located at the terminus...

Suzhou Food Suzhou could be a paradise for gourmets. Suzhou cuisine features slightly...

Guangzhou Nightlife What do you do at night in Guangzhou? Guangzhou is an international...

Qinghai Travel Guide Kumbum Monastery Qinghai (青海), which literally means 'blue sea', is an...

Ancient China Maps This page collects maps of major Chinese dynasties in Chinese history. All...

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The more I teach and learn Chinese, the more convinced I become that mainstream classroom teaching focuses too much on low-volume, high-difficulty...

Kunming Weather in July Weather: July is part of the rainy and warm monsoon season. It isn't...

Badaling Great Wall: Unique Experience and Travel Tips Badaling Great Wall is the closest...

6-Day Hong Kong and Guilin Highlights Tour The Busting City and Rural Area of China For...

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How to Get from Pudong Airport to Hongqiao Railway Station The 37-mile (or 58km) trip from...

6-Day Beijing Autumn Tour Golden Autumn Odyssey The phrase "Autumn in Beijing, Night in...

At the moment, there are roughly 150 articles on Hacking Chinese and although I doubt that anyone has read all of them (apart from myself,...