JACOB'S WIKI

The most common mistake people make when it comes to memory is to treat it as being something fixed; either you’re born with a brilliant memory or...

This week’s podcast episode (number 165) is a reader and listener Q&A, where I answer three questions sent to me about expanding vocabulary...

How the Terracotta Army Was Made and Its Composition The terracotta warriors and horses...

Drepung Monastery, Lhasa Drepung Monastery is the first of the three principal monasteries of...

Zhè jiù shì nǐ de bù duì le. 这就是你的不对了。 This is your fault. Zhè diǎn xiǎo shì， zhì yú ma? 这点小事，至于吗？ It’s such a trivial matter, is...

Have you ever tried to imitate the Chinese pronunciation, only to accidentally mix up the four tones, turning “ǎ” into a string of “aaaa”? Don’t...

Lǎo shī hǎo！ 老师好 Hello, teacher！ Wǒ méi tīng dǒng. 我没听懂。 I didn’t understand. Kě yǐ zài shuō yī cì ma? 可以再说一次吗？ Can you say it again? Zhè...

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the year of the rooster (鸡年/雞年) is drawing to a close and the year of the dog (狗年) will begin soon!...