Tag: language learning
These are my best tips for the HSK exam, based on my experience writing the HSK4 and HSK5 exams in China and Europe.
More about cooking! In his new show Jamie Bilbow explores rural China to learn from the true kitchen heroes – Chinese grandmothers. How did the British moderator become so fluent in Mandarin?! Three reasons why you should watch the show.
How much of a struggle should reading really be? Check out these tips and start accelerating today.
Journey to the West is a key to understanding China. There is just no way around it. The TV-adaption from 1986 remains a must-see classic till this day.
I’m talking about the You Can Learn Chinese Podcast. It’s an expert panel for everything related to learning Mandarin.
Bored of reading the same Chinese textbooks, but Chinese newspapers and other texts are still too difficult? DuShu is a reader app that will take any Chinese text, break it down and make it readable.
What happens if you run Xi Jinping’s 2019 PRC anniversary speech through a Chinese text analyzer?
I found out that I know between 1600 and 3434 Chinese characters. But it could be more, of course. Or less…
Pleco’s abridged version of “Journey to the West” offers a well-priced and swift way to immortality which can be bought in your local app store.
Even though there is no ideal strategy to master Mandarin and become a Chinese dragon, some ways or better than others. And SOME should be avoided at all cost.
Hungry sharks never get lost in the vastness of the ocean. This web extension will help you navigate and sharpen your senses when fishing in Chinese waters…
Online reading is becoming increasingly important for language learning. Do we still need books to learn Chinese?
“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” Why you need character on your journey.
The popular English-Chinese dictionary app Pleco doesn’t need any more positive reviews, but I wrote one anyway.
You are getting tired of your Chinese textbooks? Try listening to some Chinese songs and expand your musical horizon.