Tag: Chinese

A Chinese county level official in his prime. The Mainland Chinese documentary “书记” introduces Guo Yongchang, secretary of the Gushi County Party Committee, who “rules” over 1.6 million people in Southern Henan. The film covers the three months before secretary Guo leaves his post and ends up in prison.

The Pleco Chinese dictionary is a crucial app for Chinese learners. What about the Pleco flashcards add-on though, is it worth spending 10 bucks? How essential is the ‘dictionary-flashcards combination’ to get to the next level(s)?

A wise man once said that it’s good fun for humans to buy a hammer and knock down the walls of your comfort zone.

Can you learn to fly a Boeing 747 in six months? Some say you can! How about languages though?

Five test candidates and the time they needed to prepare for HSK 6.

For one month I digitally teamed up with like-minded spirits for a Mandarin learning challenge. This is what I learned.

The HSK merry-go-round or why you shouldn’t be focused on HSK results only.

Tired of listening to endless corona-updates and Covid-discussions? Here’s some China-focused listening material for you sorted by topic.

Wowkie Zhang – Calabash brothers (2018) 葫芦娃 葫芦娃一根藤上七个瓜风吹雨打都不怕啦啦啦啦葫芦娃 葫芦娃一根藤上七个瓜风吹雨打都不怕啦啦啦啦叮当当咚咚当当 葫芦娃叮当当咚咚当当 本领大葫芦娃 葫芦娃 本领大 妖精 放了我爷爷!