Learn Chinese from the Chinese National Anthem Just like the Chinese national flag, Chinese national anthems have great symbolic meanings that have a special place in every Chinese person’s heart. The Chinese national anthem 《义勇军进行曲》 is translated to “March of the Volunteers” in English. It’s a “fight song” in its essence. Both the tune and the lyrics are uplifting, motivating, and powerful. Keep reading, and you’ll get a chance to hear the Chinese national anthem, study the Chinese lyrics and the English lyrics, see the sheet music, and find out the history and some of the “surprising” facts ..read more

Imagine you are sitting in a Chinese classroom with Chinese students at a Chinese high school. Would you be able to use proper classroom greetings to greet your teacher and classmates in Mandarin Chinese? Would you be able to understand your Chinese teacher’s classroom command phrases? Would you have enough Chinese classroom vocabulary words and phrases to communicate with classmates and teachers? Would you have confidence in your Chinese grammar skills to produce phrases and express yourself accurately and freely?  If any of your answers are “no,” you’ve come to the right place! In this ..read more

Creative Ways to Improve Your Chinese Conversation Skills Being able to speak and converse with native speakers is the ultimate goal of many Chinese learners. You may find numerous Chinese language learning materials to learn Chinese vocabulary and grammar and improve reading and writing skills, but not so much to improve your Chinese conversation skills. Bringing your Chinese to the next level takes a little more than diligence and time.  You may have tried to immerse yourself in a Chinese language learning environment, you may have set up a goal of practicing 10 minutes of Chinese every ..read more

The 30+ Most Helpful Phone Phrases in Chinese For beginners with limited speaking and listening skills, While phones allow us to communicate across great distances, they do have their drawbacks. For example, you cannot read body language or see changes in facial expression when talking on the phone with someone.  These inconveniences can make it even more difficult for you to come up with the right Chinese phone conversation phrases when you need them.  If this is something you’re worried about, this guide will be your savior.  There’s a very limited number of Chinese phone phra ..read more

200+ Commonly Used Chinese Words for Beginners If you’ve just started learning Chinese from scratch, you’re probably still adjusting to the learning curve. At this point in your studies, should be one of your top priorities.  You may have already sniffed out some from other sources, but some of the words you’ve come across may not be that helpful in real life. In this guide, we’ve collected over 200 important Chinese tailored for your needs. Look no further, and start mastering these basic Chinese words right away! Pronouns are an essential component of Chinese vocabulary, so learning the ..read more

The Top 10 Chinese Filler Words to Flavor Your Speech As dedicated a language learner as you are, there are probably still situations where you don’t have your next sentence prepared during a conversation.  The question is: What should you do?  On the one hand, you don’t want to pause for so long that becomes awkward. But on the other hand, it’s only natural to pause and think sometimes, even in your mother tongue.  are a magical set of tools that will and help you sound more like a native speaker. Using them will definitely make it feel easier to organize and share your thought ..read more

Say “I Love You” in Chinese: 30+ Powerful Love Phrases that many people enjoy talking about. It seems to be of discussion among philosophers, and indeed, it’s one of the most important purposes of human life. Most of us can’t live without it.  love is not enough. We also have to express it to those who truly deserve it.  “Love” in Chinese is 爱 ( ), and 爱 never comes easy. If you happen to fall for a Chinese girl or guy, the phrases and cultural information in this article will be your trump card.  Today, we’ll be delving into the topic of how to say . We’ll introduce you to seve ..read more

Basics of Chinese Negation Every Beginner Should Know There’s certainly a need for sentences of positivity and affirmation in our everyday lives, but what about the negative ones? an essential part of human expression in every language. Knowing how to form negative sentences and answers can improve the effectiveness of our communication with others and help us set healthy boundaries.  As a beginner, you should definitely start learning about negation in Chinese as early on as possible. I get that it can sometimes be tough to say no, but as long as you find the appropriate way to express y ..read more

Why learn Chinese? Here are 10 motivating reasons. There are a couple dozen other things you could be doing right now, but you’re here reading this article. And of course, we do everything for a reason!  Since you’re here, you probably or have recently started doing so. Trust me—it will definitely be one of the most worthwhile investments you’ll ever make.   Learning a language is never as simple as it sounds, and sometimes we need to know deep down why we chose this journey. Be it excellence in academia, opening our eyes to another culture, added convenience when traveling, or ..read more

Chinese Tenses: A New Way to View Past, Present, and Future We all want to deliver the most accurate information when , right? While building up a solid vocabulary base and learning proper syntax are important in this regard, there’s another key step: learning how to indicate the correct tense.  If you’re a native English speaker (or a speaker of any other alphabet-based language), you’re probably used to changing the form of a verb that does not depend on verb conjugation. You heard that right: There is ! Instead, one indicates different tenses in Chinese by adding different time adverbs ..read more