Famous for his cryptic Twitter posts, on November 2nd, Elon Musk quoted an ancient Chinese poem, titled ‘Humankind’. The poem Musk quoted is actually named ‘The Seven Steps Verse’, a four-line poem taught in primary school and widely known in China. There is a frenzied debate on the internet over Musk’s intended meaning. Google Translate […]
China’s big cities are each a world to themselves, with enough variety of entertainment, food, and unique experiences to last a lifetime. But it’s good to get out of the cities, too, and explore all that China has to offer.
Five decisions every Mandarin student makes going to Chinese language fluency. Choosing to start to learn Mandarin Deciding basic Chinese isn’t enough Need to do self-learning Immersing yourself in Chinese Maintaining 1: Choosing to start to learn Mandarin Very brave! You probably live in China, or a close connection to it. Your family may be […]
Ausländer wählen aus verschiedenen Gründen einen chinesischen Namen. Der häufigste Grund ist wahrscheinlich, dass chinesische Einheimische Schwierigkeiten mit der Aussprache ihres ursprünglichen Namens haben, aber es ist auch eine gute Möglichkeit, in die chinesische Sprache einzutauchen und sich selbst einige Hanzi-Zeichen zuzuordnen. Und es ist nur fair: Chinesen haben englische Namen, das Privileg [...]
At GoEast Mandarin we provide an X2 visa for studying in Shanghai, China, as well as HSK exam preparation which can help you with your study or work visa in China. So move to China and learn to speak Chinese! It’s becoming easier to get work visas in China and we have lovely pandas! We […]
If you’re like most foreigners in China, your stay here won’t last forever – even very long for that matter. How do you get the most out of your time here? Make Chinese friends Moving to China can be overwhelming, and there’s no better way to come to terms with your new surroundings than sharing […]
In diesem Artikel befassen wir uns mit der Geschichte der Sprache Mandarin, insbesondere damit, wie Mandarin zur wichtigsten chinesischen Sprache wurde. Der Bedarf an einer gemeinsamen Sprache China ist ein großes Land mit vielen Nationalitäten, Sprachen und Dialekten. Aufgrund der historischen Entwicklung und der geografischen Gegebenheiten sind die chinesischen Dialekte in sieben Teile unterteilt: Nördlich [...]
Getting started learning the Mandarin Chinese language online can be difficult: there are so many online Chinese courses and Chinese learning apps. Here we list five options for you to learn Chinese online, no matter you want to learn from a website on a laptop or tablet, or on an Apple or Android smartphone. (Click […]
It’s said that Beijing makes expats more Chinese, but that Shanghai makes Chinese people more international. And yeah, Shanghai is a very international city, and some youngsters may speak Chinese — especially baristas. So yes, you get away with ordering your coffee in English and pointing at pictures on menus in restaurants. But here’s why […]
Let us dispel some reasons not to learn Mandarin Chinese language. 1 — Don’t need to learn new stuff Perfectly valid reason! If someone’s life’s good enough, why bother! But, for many Mandarin learners, Mandarin has been incredibly meaningful; not just in that it opens many doors, but also in that it shows them that […]