Following on from our previous vocabulary lists for beginners, this list of questions and answers will help you get started making Chinese friends. Amongst the Q&As you will also find useful phrases to ask someone to speaker slower, or to repeat a sentence. These dialogues are invaluable when first learning Chinese, as they will teach… Read More
Knowing how to tell the time is pretty essential if you want to make plans with your Chinese friends or want to catch a flight on time. We’ve given you a super simple guide for telling the time in Chinese, and how to talk about the days of the week, month of the year and… Read More
This is the second part in our no frills series of vocabulary and phrase lists especially for beginners of the Chinese language. You can read Part 1 of the Epic List of Basic Chinese Phrases for Beginners here. Each Chinese character, bigram or phrase is linked to our Online Dictionary. Click on the red links… Read More
We have already covered several Chinese conjunctions in our first article, And, Or and But: Chinese Conjunctions Part 1. The following article covers three more conjunctions: causal, conditional and progressive. Click on the red links to see a full breakdown of all the sentences and Chinese characters throughout the article. 4. 因果关系 (yīn guǒ guān xì) Causal Conjunctions Commonly… Read More
We’re back for another episode of Two White Chicks in China! This week our question comes from Cecilia, who asks us “What’s up with Chinese people and smells?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In This Episode We Talk About… A review… Read More
This is the first part in our no frills series of vocabulary and phrase lists especially for beginners of the Chinese language. Each Chinese character, bigram or phrase is linked to our Online Dictionary. Click on the red links to see more information about the character, including pronunciation audio and stroke animations to help you… Read More
