Today we have a post from Brandon King, who helps students and recent graduates obtain internships and entry-level positions in China with his company SmartIntern. While running an internship company in China and writing about career building is something I love, I sometimes forget what attracted me to China in the first place- the language…. Read More
Posted by Bethany from WrittenChinese.Com During the month of January, I have the opportunity to do some traveling throughout China. Even though most of the country is very cold right now, for some places, winter is the time to shine! This is especially true of Harbin. Located roughly 500 km south of the Russian border,… Read More
Posted by Allen (郑伟杰 Weijie Zheng) from WrittenChinese.Com Chinese on the internet can sometimes differ from everyday speech. Here are some abbreviations which are commonly used when Chinese people message on the internet. Each of these abbreviations allows the user to input a few letters to express their meaning quickly and easily. Enjoy! 1. “MM”:… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! Posted by Bethany from WrittenChinese.Com Added to by Hollie (July 2015) When I first moved to China, one of the most frustrating things was not being able to read anything. With learning Chinese, unless you know the proper stroke order or have a special character recognizer… Read More
One of the first ways that I began to learn Chinese characters was by encountering them in restaurant menus. Many restaurants in China include English translations on their menus, but there are still plenty of places where this is not the case. The game is to go, select something randomly, and when the food comes,… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! Here is another one of Bethany’s great posts which is perfect for those of you new to the Chinese language. If you’ve been studying spoken Chinese for a while and now want to learn to read and write Chinese characters, you’ll definitely want to get to… Read More