Chinese isn’t as hard as you think it is, and there are plenty of free resources as well. Scroll down for videos and free lesson materials. For more Chinese language videos, you can always see our YouTube channel, GoEast Mandarin. If you want get free Chinese tips delivered by your email, register here. You can […]
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 […]
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. […]
The Chinese language is the most spoken language in the world, with 1.3 billion native speakers. It’s also one of the six official languages of the United Nations. At GoEast Mandarin, our colleagues also have first-hand experience of speaking Chinese in the Netherlands, Canada, the USA, and Chile. How many languages are spoken in China? […]
When starting to learn Chinese, it’s important to build a foundation of basic vocabulary. Here are some of the most essential Chinese words and phrases to know. The Mandarin Chinese language has over 50,000 characters (although you don’t need to learn that many!) and there are probably over 300,000 Chinese words. But just like characters, […]
YouTube is an amazing place for Mandarin learners, because it’s full of free videos explaining vocabulary or the grammar of Chinese language. If you add the HSK level (E.g. “HSK3 vocabulary“) you’re sure to find a video with a list of Mandarin words you need to rehearse. And you can also search for a specific […]
Mandarin is no longer confined to just China, as it’s increasingly spoken all across the world. In the ‘Chinese is a World Language’ series, GoEast follows some native as well as foreign Mandarin speakers. This time, Jaap Grolleman from the Netherlands, who since 2018 lives in Shanghai. “My hometown Hattem has around 11,000 citizens, with […]
“In June 2010, my mother asked me: “Have you decided yet?” I nodded silently, and showed the form of my College Entrance Examination form, which said ‘Major: Chinese as foreign language education’. I was just 18 that year and decided to be a Mandarin teacher. Learning to teach Chinese The College Entrance Examination, the 高考gāokǎo, […]
Every day seems to be a day for something. There’s a Pancake day (February 25), a day for Lefthanders (August 13), or leaving the office early (June 2). And today is the best of them: it’s United Nation’s Chinese Language Day (联合国中文日Liánhéguó zhōngwén rì). Why Chinese Language Day? It’s set up in 2010 by UNESCO, […]
Learn and improve your Chinese language with these short stories. They’re spoken in clear and slow Mandarin, with Hanzi, Pinyin, and English subtitles. Plus you get to learn a bit about Chinese culture as well! Scroll down based on Chinese language levels: Beginner Chinese Elementary Chinese Intermediate Chinese Advanced Chinese Contest winners Beginner Chinese listening […]