Chinese Language

Chinese • 14 May 2024

How to Speak Chinese Fluently: Top Tips for Learners of Any Level

Chinese people can’t tell that I’m not Chinese. I don’t have a natural talent for languages. I was an average…

Chinese • 23 Mar 2020

Becoming fluent and highly proficient in Mandarin Chinese takes about 2,200 hours or four or more years. That will take…

Chinese Language • 18 Mar 2020

There are hundreds of Chinese dialects, but most people opt to learn the two most commonly spoken, which are Mandarin…

Chinese • 1 Jan 2020

If your goal is to communicate with Taiwanese people and speak the same way, you have to venture beyond textbooks.…

Chinese • 20 May 2019

The Chinese language has two official writing systems: simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese. But what’s the difference? Which is more…

Chinese • 8 Mar 2018

Chinese humor is pretty funny, albeit different from American humor. But what is funny in English may not be funny…

Chinese • 4 Dec 2017

What’s the most insulting gesture you can think of? Well, that probably depends on the culture. Learning about body language…

Chinese • 31 Oct 2017

According to the Foreign Service Institute, Chinese is a level IV language—a “super-hard language” for English speakers to learn, particularly…

Chinese • 17 Aug 2015

Learning Mandarin Chinese is one of the absolute best investments you can make with your free time. But don’t just…

Chinese • 31 Aug 2014

Among the biggest holidays in China is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said to have originated when early Chinese scholars…