Something will Happen “Soon” in Mandarin Chinese
Unlike other languages such as English, Mandarin does not change the form of its verbs to express past, present, and future tenses. Instead, there are other ways to say how …
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The Legacy and Works of Lu Xun
Lu Xun (鲁迅) was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (周树人), one of China’s most famous fiction authors, poets, and essayists. He is considered by many to be the father …
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Chinese Horse Proverb: Sai Weng Lost His Horse
Chinese Horse Proverb: Sai Weng Lost His Horse Chinese proverbs (諺語, yàny?) are an important aspect of Chinese culture and language. But what makes Chinese proverbs all the more extraordinary …
Read More6 Funniest Chinese Homophones
Rhyming and word confusion is a strange thing in Chinese. When you study it from a foreign perspective, things that seem SO similar, say fǎn cháng (反常, unusual) and fān chàng (翻唱, cover song) are, to native …
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Some Chinese Pronouns
There are just a few pronouns in Mandarin Chinese, and unlike many European languages, there are no subject / verb agreements to worry about. Just a few simple rules tell …
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The 5 Stages To Learning Chinese
1.“Ching-chong-ching” Stage (No Study) In this stage, Mandarin sounds like crazy nonsense noises. To the native English speaker, these noises are truly bizarre. The notion that these noises make up …
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Greetings other than 你好
One of the first things that any Chinese lesson, book, or teacher will teach you is “你好 (nǐ hǎo).” 你好 translates into “Hello.” Funny enough, native Chinese speakers rarely use …
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Random Word Trivia Quiz
See how many of these random words you can guess the English and Chinese for! 1. You choose not to attend class. (verb) 2. You are a student who is always …
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A how to for “picking up” in Chinese
Stop sniggering at the back! When you saw the title, did you think we were learning about how to pick up a man or woman in Chinese class today? We …
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A Greeting with Training Wheels
A Greeting with Training Wheels How do you ask “how are you?” in Chinese? Most textbooks or other study materials include the classic greeting 你好吗？ (“how are you?”) right in …
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