Instagram occupies our days, but like movies, you can make this entertainment feel a little less guilty with some educational content. So here we list the best Instagram accounts for learning Mandarin Chinese, both for adults and kids. Our take: pick one from each category. Functional flashcards on Instagram There are hundreds if not thousands […]
Learning Chinese online can be somewhat of a lonely experience, especially if you don’t live in a metropolis where you can easily find people to speak Chinese with. (Or even if you do, sometimes you don’t want to leave the house.) This is why we’ve set up a Discord channel; for homework help, translation requests, […]
Our list of computer and video games for learning Chinese, to immersing yourself in Chinese, and maybe feel a bit less bad about playing video games. If you doubt video games can be useful for learning Mandarin, have a look at Tomb Raider gameplay in Mandarin, or at Gujian 3. We don’t list these games […]
How to study Chinese? This could be replied to with dozens of answers, but we list a few of our top tips here on how to study Chinese. This article focuses mostly on learning Chinese online. Obviously, if you can make it to Shanghai or the rest of China, then that’s a great way to […]
Learning Chinese is difficult (but not as hard as many people make it look) — and it’s slightly easier when you live in China because you’ll be surrounded by the Chinese language all day. Not just will you see Hanzi characters more and hear the language spoken more, it’ll also boost your motivation. But worry […]
Filme und Serien, vor allem solche über das moderne Alltagsleben, eignen sich hervorragend zum Erlernen von Mandarin, da sie in einfacher Sprache gehalten sind. Außerdem vermitteln sie Ihnen ein realistischeres Bild der chinesischen Kultur als Lehrbücher. Hier sind unsere Empfehlungen für die besten Mandarin-Filme zum Chinesischlernen. Scrollen Sie nach unten für Serien und Filme auf Netflix Klicken Sie [...]
How to maintain your Mandarin Chinese language skills when you are not in China? This is a question & challenge for many online Chinese language learners. Here we list some advice for you to keep up (or improve) your Chinese language skills. Because you do lose some language if you don’t use it. Absorb Chinese […]
Online you’ll easily find many top Mandarin Chinese learning podcast resources, which can help you improve your Chinese language fluency. But there are so many of them, so here we list the best of these podcasts. Many of them are free, yet some of these podcasts are paid, but trust our word that they’re (for […]
Now WeChat has become an indispensable tool for Chinese people in their life and work, but in the process of sending WeChat, some behaviors are easily annoying. Sometimes Chinese people will step on these minefields, let alone foreigners. Like interpersonal communication, in reality, WeChat also has etiquette. These potential rules will help us use WeChat […]
Many Chinese songs sound great, from G.E.M. to Jay Chou, but here specifically we focus on songs sung in Mandarin Chinese with a clear voice and in clear Putonghua (the ‘vanilla’ dialect of Mandarin). Plus, most of these videos have subtitles in Chinese Hanzi characters. If you’re a parent, you may want to read our […]