Learn Advanced Chinese Learn advanced Chinese with GoEast Mandarin’s advanced Chinese course, HSK5 and HSK6, as well as Advanced Spoken Chinese. Read our guide Inquire about courses Learn Advanced Chinese Learn advanced Chinese with GoEast Mandarin’s advanced Chinese course, HSK5 and HSK6, as well as Advanced Spoken Chinese. Read our guide Inquire about courses Making […]
Le chinois est souvent considéré comme l'une des langues les plus difficiles à apprendre. Bien qu'il faille plus de temps que la moyenne (par rapport à d'autres langues) pour l'apprendre, il n'est pas aussi difficile que beaucoup de gens le pensent. Nous répondons ici à la question "Combien de temps faut-il pour apprendre le chinois" de deux façons. A pas [...]
Today is United Nation’s Chinese Language Day (联合国中文日Liánhéguó zhōngwén rì). It’s set up in 2010 by UNESCO, to celebrate one of the six official working languages of the United Nations. It’s for Chinese as a whole: Mandarin, Cantonese, or any of its hundreds of varieties. Picking a day is arbitrary, but it does provide a […]
How to learn Chinese from scratch In this introductory course, GoEast Mandarin’s founder Maria Mao will cover everything you need to know about how to start learning the Chinese language from scratch. On-demand or as a live session (use the checkout code “LEARNFUN”) Register How to learn Chinese from scratch In this introductory course, GoEast […]
Sur WeChat ou sur d'autres médias écrits en ligne en Chine, vous avez peut-être rencontré l'abréviation à quatre lettres " yyds ". Même à l'intérieur des conversations internes de GoEast sur WeChat, nous l'utilisons, comme "Victoria老师 yyds !". La signification est simple, mais le contexte de ce mot à la mode chinois est intéressant. "Victoria老师 yyds !" signifie simplement "Professeur Victoria, vous êtes la meilleure de tous les temps !". [...]
The history of gender inequality left traces everywhere, including daily language. And perhaps we’re extra sensitive to this, because GoEast has three female founders, which probably influenced the way we set up what we think is the ideal Mandarin school. Language should be inclusive, but it’s not always — so we also have listening practice […]
Are patterns part of grammar, or are they just… Sentence structures? Maybe the distinction doesn’t matter, but it’s good to look at Chinese patterns, the stuff that kinda keeps it all together. With great sentence patterns your paragraphs, whether written or spoken, will become more flowing and fluent. And it’s not just us saying that. […]
Here are some of the best Christmas gifts for Chinese learners — because Christmas is the season of giving, but for Mandarin learners, it’s always the season for learning. A poem for another Chinese learner This Christmas, join our ‘Gift of Language‘ event. Write a Christmas letter, poem or greeting to a random Mandarin learner […]
Beginner Chinese Language course Learn Chinese from the very start in a systematic way with GoEast Mandarin’s Beginner Chinese language course. No background knowledge is required. Available as private or group class. This course consists of HSK1 and HSK2. Book a free trial Beginner Chinese language course Learn Chinese from the very start in a systematic […]
There was a post on Reddit from an English learner who thought she or he was fluent, until reading the verb ‘shrug’ in a book. And then she or he made the point that if you think you’re fluent in a language, that you should try to read a book, because you’ll encounter so many […]