Influence of American Culture on Chinese Culture: Be There or Be Square
Native Chinese speakers are increasingly adopting American slang into their language. like the expression “Be There or be Square” and its …
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Help With Learning to Write and Speak Chinese
Showing guides and explainers filed under Help With Learning to Write and Speak Chinese.
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The Japanese On and Kun Readings Made Easy
This article explains clearly and in great details the distinctions between the “On” and the “Kun” reading of a Kanji.
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Learn Mandarin Chinese: Mandarin Chinese Shopping Phrases
China is a shopper’s paradise, and knowing some Chinese Mandarin may help you get some good bargains. Learn these Chinese phrases that are useful for …
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Learn the Basics of Chinese Calligraphy Including the 8 Main Brushstrokes
Chinese calligraphy often seems daunting to beginners. As if the Chinese characters weren’t hard enough to comprehend, now you have to strain …
Continue ReadingReviewing Available Options for Studying Chinese as a Second Language (CSL)
Chinese language institutes now estimate that there are over 40 million people enrolled in a program to study Chinese every year. This article offers …
Continue ReadingHow to Build Chinese Family Names with Chinese Characters and Radicals: The Immediate Family
Chinese families are hierarchical and paternal, (father’s families are internal and mother’s families are external). There is a title for each …
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A Review of the Free Online Program BBC's Real Chinese: Learn Mandarin Chinese
Would you like to learn the most useful words and phrases in Mandarin Chinese? BBC offers a fun beginner’s course in Mandarin, “Real …
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Learn Mandarin Grammar: How Chinese Word Order is Structured
Basically, Chinese and English have the same word order of subject – verb – object but it doesn’t mean that all Chinese sentences have the same …
Continue ReadingReview of Learning Chinese Online with Rocket Languages: Rocket Chinese
This article is a review of the six day Chinese Language Course by Rocket Languages. This is a free email course that will introduce you to the basics …
Continue ReadingSome Basic Chinese Mandarin Phrases for Travelers
Chinese is a beautiful language. Quite musical. If you plan on visiting China, you ought to pick up a few basic Chinese phrases for travelers. They …
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