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05/02/2019

Happy Chinese New Year!

For millions of Chinese, that means: Time with your family, lots of dumplings for food and receiving Hongbao!

Don't know what Hongbao is or why you should eat dumplings? Check out our complete guide to Chinese New Year!

祝你们身体健康，万事如意!

Understand Chinese New Year celebrations and Chinese traditions and learn some last-minute Mandarin Chinese vocabulary to impress your non-laowai friends!

19/12/2018

Reading Chinese is easily the most efficient way to acquire new language structures, grammar, vocabulary and getting a “feeling” for how the language sounds.

The problem: Reading is almost always approached in a completely wrong way.

In this blog article, we will show you how to use strategic reading tactics and in particular extensive reading to speed up your Chinese learning experience.

Learn about why you should read, what you should read, and how you should read.

Learn to read Chinese! This is the only guide you'll need with tips on extensive reading, the right reading resources and how to use tech to your advantage.

17/12/2018

Learn the new Chinese character of the year 2018...

qiou = dirty poor

It's a combination of the characters 穷 (qióng), meaning poor, and 丑(chǒu), meaning ugly.

Many Chinese netizens think this character describes their current situation.

What do you think of the new Chinese character of the year?

If there is one single word for being 'dirt-poor' and 'ugly' it would be 'qiou' - a character many self-mocking young Chinese say they identify with.

09/12/2018

NEW CHARACTER OF THE DAY (click here for more examples http://bit.ly/2BBUtvQ):

Christmas season is upon us and this is really one of the most important words for everything good that is going to happen! Learn the character 好 (hǎo) meaning GOOD or FINE!

Some words you can form with this character other than 你好:

你好吗 (nǐhǎoma) = How are you?
好吃 (hǎochī) = tasty
好像 (hǎoxiàng) = to seem like

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20/11/2018

NEW CHARACTER OF THE DAY (click here for more examples http://bit.ly/2BBUtvQ):

Holiday season is just around the corner and it will hopefully be filled with happy moments! Let's Learn the character 乐 (lè) meaning JOY or HAPPY! Here are some useful words you can form:

快乐 (kuàilè) = happy
乐观 (lèguān) = optimistic
可乐 (kělè) = funny, amusing (it's also the Chinese word for Coca Cola ;-)

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13/11/2018

Winter is Coming.

The days are getting shorter and that means, more hours spent in front of the TV.

So why don't we do something productive in the meantime and study Chinese while watching TV?

There are great reasons why with the right strategy, watching Chinese TV can really help you learn Chinese. The keyword here is strategy.

In this blog post, we will talk about

*why you should watch TV in Chinese,
*where you can watch stuff online,
*how you should watch to get the most out of it, and
*what you should watch.

Tell us what's your favorite Chinese TV show at the moment!

Learning Chinese through Chinese TV shows is a seriously underrated approach. And it only works with the right strategy. So, in this blog post, we will talk about why you should watch TV in Chinese, where you can watch stuff online, how you should watch to get the most out of it, and what you should...

08/11/2018

NEW CHARACTER OF THE DAY (click here for more examples http://bit.ly/2BBUtvQ):

We are returning with another classic! Learn the character 下 (xià) meaning UNDER or DOWN! Here are some useful words you can form:

下午 (xiàwǔ) = afternoon
一下 (yīxià) = at once
下来 (xiàlái) = to come down

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25/10/2018

Winter is coming and here is one useful NEW CHARACTER OF THE DAY (click here for more http://bit.ly/2BBUtvQ):

Today's character is 毛 (máo) which means FUR or SKIN. You will also need this Character to form a lot of basic everyday words, e.g.

毛衣 (máoyī) = sweater
毛巾 (máojīn) = towel
毛病 (máobìng) = colloquial Chinese expressing when something is out of order

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01/10/2018

October 1st is China’s national holiday and the beginning of the Golden Week. It’s probably the biggest human migration on earth. Literally 100 of millions of people in China use the one week vacation to travel. If you are in China, expect people jams...

25/09/2018

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 😊😎

We hope that you are enjoying some hand-made (or at least hand-bought) moon cakes!

Want to brush up your knowledge on everything else mid-autumn? What are the most essential traditions and what are the stories behind the festival?

Find out in the link!

Everything you need to know about the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes, lanterns, the fire dragon dance and a handy vocabulary list

23/09/2018

NEW CHARACTER OF THE DAY! (click here for more http://bit.ly/2BBUtvQ):

Today's character is 车 (chē) which means VEHICLE or CAR. Here are some words you can build with it:

汽车(qìchē) = automobile
火车 (huǒchē) = train (literally fire vehicle)
开车 (kāichē) = to drive a car

That's how easy Chinese is! Give us a like or join our Facebook Group (http://bit.ly/2g7UL1R) to stay updated!

17/09/2018

Mid-Autumn Festival is on the horizon! 😊😎

In less than a week (on September 24 to be more precise), the probably second most important but definitely second most famous Chinese festival is happening: the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has become so significant, that some of its traditions can now be found all over the world.

That’s reason enough for us to take a closer look: what are the most essential traditions and what are the stories behind the festival?

Everything you need to know about the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes, lanterns, the fire dragon dance and a handy vocabulary list