Written by Chamcen Liu, edited by Hollie Sowden (Team!) Chinese Internet Slang is changing frequently, but it’s a great thing to know if you use Chinese websites or services such as Weibo or Wechat (and want to be cool). Quite frankly, even if you don’t use either of those, learning new slang is just fun…. Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! A lot of people enjoyed my earlier video where I shared my system and strategies for learning Chinese. Others joked that if I am just starting to learn 你 then how could I share my knowledge? Yes, I am a very early stage Chinese learner, but… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! Written by New Concept Mandarin Do you feel frustrated that Chinese people cannot understand what you say because of using the wrong tones? Although it is quite difficult to totally get rid of your “accent” and make your Chinese sound just the same as a native… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! So some of you may know that I recently took my first HSK test. The whole experience wasn’t nearly as stressful as I’d imagined, which is surprising considering the nerve-wracked nausea I would feel when taking exams at school. I’m sort of pleased with myself for… Read More
We often get asked by newbies to Written Chinese such things as, ‘I want to learn Chinese, where do I start?’ and ‘Do you have some tools or resources to help me learn Chinese?’ So we finally decided to create (for you) a path way to help you on your Chinese learning adventure. Not only… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! Having personally always shied away from Chinese TV shows because I thought they all followed the same predictable patterns, I recently realized how wrong I was to assume this. It’s clear from some contemporary TV shows in China that the format is often based on successful… Read More