Many Chinese learners feel overwhelmed when they start learning the Mandarin Chinese language. Chinese comes with its set of challenges, such as Hanzi characters, or the grammar. Another big obstacle is pronunciation. Chinese learners often feel that they will never be able to correctly pronounce the tricky sounds, for which there are no equivalent sounds in […]
At GoEast Mandarin we teach the Chinese language from beginner (HSK1) all the way to level advanced (HSK6), as well as Spoken and Business Chinese — but we start with HSK1 and HSK2 before Chinese Hanzi Characters. Everybody agrees you need a good start to learn Chinese, but you get a different reply as to […]
If you want to improve your Chinese reading, reading Chinese books is a great way to achieve this! You can start reading from HSK1 for enjoyment, but reading some simple Chinese novels and books will really start making sense when you reach HSK3 or above. Let us see how reading can help you improve. Why […]
It takes practice to improve your Chinese writing skills, and you are already practicing if you are learning the Chinese language. Even if you don’t think of yourself as a writer, you put more ideas into your thoughts than you think. At the very least, you will send messages in Mandarin to your Chinese friends. […]
For all Mandarin Chinese language learners, speaking Chinese fluently is a hugely important learning goal. And trust us: for everyone, being able to speak Chinese fluent, confident and naturally is an achievable goal. Yet every Chinese language learner is different: some people find the pronunciation is difficult; some people think the grammar is difficult to […]
Is “ting bu dong” one of the phrases you most used when you began learning the Mandarin Chinese language? Or, are you after several months of Chinese language learning, still afraid of talking to native Chinese speakers? Probably, most of the time, you can make yourself understood to native Chinese speakers. But when they are […]
GoEast Mandarin is a Chinese school online and in Shanghai. This is our explanation by our Chinese language consultant Lynn (季玲 Jì Líng), who helps you get started with your Chinese learning journey at GoEast Mandarin. This video is taken from Shanghai’s Yangpu campus, the school that is also used for online teaching. Here are […]
At GoEast Mandarin, most of our Chinese classes are taught at the official system for Mandarin: HSK (汉语水平考试 Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì, translated as the Chinese Proficiency Test. For offline we often use the HSK books, and our own online courses are loosely based on the HSK system, and equally prepare you for the HSK tests. […]
At GoEast, we know people learn differently, so we choose the right style fits you. Obviously, there’s no right or wrong! To learn Mandarin is a fantastic thing, whichever way you learn. For amusement’s sake, here are four types of learners we often see. Which one fits you best? The traveler: Language is meant to […]
During our years of being Chinese teachers, many Mandarin learners have asked us the same question: “I learn really hard. I use flashcards, dictionaries. Every day I recite 20 words, I came to China, my vocabulary is 1000, 2000, or even 5000 words by now, but why do I still talk like a baby? Why […]