Looking for readable Chinese that is appropriate for your level? Here are Chinese reading resources according to your Mandarin level.
Greetings in Chinese This is a beginner Chinese 50-minute TutorMandarin lesson about the title, “How Are You?” Beginner 1 level is for learners who cannot or speak a little bit of Chinese. Hence, we’ll teach you basic words in life, simple conversation and how to express your needs in this level. Also experiencing the student-centered[…]
Sign up to get the FREE PDF & Trial Class This is a beginner Chinese 50-minute TutorMandarin lesson about the title, “How Many People in Your Family?” Beginner 1 level is for learners who cannot or speak a little bit of Chinese. Hence, we’ll teach you basic words in life, simple conversation and how to express[…]
Have you ever receive a Taiwan typhoon alert before? Just got an alert on your phone in traditional Chinese characters and don’t know what it means? No worries, we’ve got you covered. See below for the translation and background of the emergency alert system. Check out here for our post about emergency contact numbers[…]
Why study Chinese? Among all the languages around the world, more and more people are learning a second or third language as a career plus, an interest or even a challenge to oneself. In this case, if you are planning to learn a new language, what would it be? English? Spanish? French? Or is[…]
If you’re currently living or traveling in China or Taiwan, you must know that this weekend until 4th of April is a national holiday. It’s called “Tomb Sweeping Festival”, also know as “Qingming Jie” 清明节. Yes, tomb sweeping day! It’s actually one of the biggest holidays in Chinese society! Don’t worry we’ll explain the origin[…]
Have you ever come up with the question of “what is pinyin?” when you first come across Chinese language learning? Have you ever wondered how does it works or where does it come from? Let’s find out what pinyin is together here at Tutormandarin. If you just drop by this article and want to[…]
Within a blink of an eye, the cold winter season is almost gone. As the saying goes, “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep the Spring from coming.” Now, how many of you are excited about Spring? Well, I am! Today, we’re going to learn 5 phrases about Spring. Don’t know how[…]
Planning to visit around the city during your travel in China? Perhaps going on a hike would be a perfect choice! To be sure, asking about the weather before going would definitely be a wise move. Today, we are going to learn how to talk about the climate and some short conversations about the weather[…]
Learn Chinese Like a Duck to Water Chinese characters are probably one of the most complicated parts of Chinese language learning. However, it might be the main reason why some of you start to learn Chinese language or some who decided to back out from it. Chinese language is not like other languages that[…]
Chinese Literature Tang Poems Chinese literature is very beautiful! Tang Poetry was generally composed in the Tang Dynasty and represents Chinese cultural history. Most people say it is China’s greatest contribution to the world literature. As you might be more familiar with traditional English language poems, which are mainly confined to rhyme, meter, and[…]
2016 Together with TutorMandarin As the saying goes “Time flies like an arrow, and time lost never returns”, it’s now the end of the year again. Most people start a new year with a lot of good resolutions, which they never implement. At TutorMandarin we also have set a few new years resolutions –[…]