Chinese Vocabulary

Chinese • 15 Jan 2020

Chinese Numbers Guide: How to Count from 1-1000 and Beyond

If you recently started learning Chinese, odds are learning to count is one of your first goals. Chinese numbers, or …

Chinese • 5 Jun 2019

The first step in combining Chinese language and culture involves being prepared to introduce yourself in Chinese at any moment.…

Chinese • 8 Apr 2019

Whether you’re the new love interest or just a classmate, there’s a lot of pressure to make a good first…

Chinese • 27 Mar 2019

Deciding what you want to eat can be very difficult when you love food. If you’re at a Chinese restaurant,…

Chinese • 6 Feb 2019

There are so many more ways to say “I love you” in Mandarin Chinese than just (wǒ ài nǐ). In…

Chinese • 11 Oct 2018

Luck is a huge part of Chinese culture. So it may come as no surprise that there are many different…

Chinese • 15 Aug 2018

There are several reasons why Chinese is not as challenging to learn as many people perceive it to be, one…

Chinese • 10 May 2018

Knowing medical terms in Chinese could be just as lifesaving as being able to ask “where’s the bathroom?” Whether you…

Chinese • 27 Feb 2018

Unlike in English, prepositions or (jiè cí) in Chinese are often found in all different parts of Mandarin sentence structures.…

Chinese • 1 Feb 2018

One way to break the ice with a Chinese speaker is to ask about the (tiān qì) — weather. Many…