Let your children learn Chinese Hanzi characters with these tips & printouts “Chinese characters for kids”. Chinese characters are one of the most interesting parts of the Chinese language, and many kids find them interesting too. They’re not really pictures (some of the most basic ones you could describe as pictograms), but with repetition and […]
Have a look at these Chinese songs for kids. They’re great for your children to learn Chinese online (aside from our Chinese online course for kids), and they’re fun too. Will you sing along? (Also read Chinese songs for adult learners.) Tips for these songs for kids If you have the time, sing with your […]
It’s good for your Mandarin Chinese language progress if you immerse yourself in the Chinese language. Graded readers, podcasts, movies or music, and even games! Games to learn Chinese are plentiful and are a perfect supplement for online Chinese language courses for kids. (Click here if you’re looking for video games.) Chinese learning games for […]
What are the best apps to learn Chinese for kids? Here we list multiple in several categories. We would like to say that none of these apps on its own will teach your child Chinese fluency: for this it is best to supplement it with an online Chinese language course for children. But these apps […]
At GoEast Mandarin we’re convinced anyone can learn Mandarin. Our oldest students are aged in their 70s or 80s, and they still enjoy classes and progress their Chinese language ability. But also children from a very young age can learn Chinese, even if they don’t live in China and don’t have Chinese parents. (Here we […]
Children can learn Chinese really well through watching movies in which Mandarin Chinese is spoken. They’ll get familiar to the sounds of the Chinese language, while reading subtitles in English (or another language). We specifically list only movies spoken in Chinese here, so some fantastic movies such as ‘Mulan’, ‘Kong-Fu Panda’, or ‘Over the Moon’ […]
The most famous grading system for Mandarin Chinese is undoubtedly HSK, because it’s been used for adults and consistently since 1992. But it’s good to know this is merely a grading system, it is not a language itself. And so there’s another grading system for the Chinese language, namely YCT (Youth Chinese Test), aimed for […]
We already have an article with Chinese language learning activities for families — from taking an online Chinese language course for children, to games, and watching Chinese movies. In this article, we share tips for supporting your children in learning Mandarin, specifically for non-Chinese parents. Maybe this situation applies to you: You don’t live in […]
We know that children learn Chinese slightly differently than adults, and that it has many advantages for children to start learning Chinese at a young age. But what are the best ways for children to learn Chinese? We’ll give some tips here. 1: An online Chinese language course for children Nothing beats a full language […]
What’s the best age for children to learn Chinese? Some sources look at the minimum age and cite as young as 4 years old, while others recommend any age before 12 years old. Maybe the exact number isn’t as interesting (or true). But by understanding the situation we can better understand the ideal age, or […]