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China Emergency Number You Need to Know Accidents don’t follow any rules. Most of them happen in moments when we don’t expect it at all. Although most of us aren’t willing to encounter ones, we must handle some emergent situation or troubles during our trips to foreign countries. We already learn the most[…]
Time Zones in China – What to Know We all know that Russia (俄国 – Éguó*) is the largest country in the world with approximately 17,098,242 square kilometers. It covers more than one-eighth of the Earths’ inhabited land and boasts an impressive 11 time zones (时区 – shíqū*). It’s neighbor China (中国 – Zhōngguó*) has[…]
Chinese Number Gestures Learning numbers and counting in Chinese with hands We’ve learnt numbers in Chinese previously, so today let’s talk about something related ”Chinese hand counting”. The beauty of the Chinese numerable signals is that you can count from one to nine just by using one hand. You don’t need to be a nine-fingered[…]
Learn Chinese Online for Free How to learn Chinese online for free?How can I learn Chinese to read and speak well in Chinese and for free while using online resources? Often there come up a lot of questions like this, when someone starts to learn a new language. So, is it possible in 2016? Maybe![…]
Whether you are making travel arrangements or asking others schedule in Chinese-speaking countries, you have to know how to times, dates, and more in the Chinese language. Learning how to talk and ask about time can help you organize the itinerary, and avoid you from confusion. So, let’s learn “how to ask about time” as[…]
Funny Chinese jokes and Easy Chinese Jokes to learn Mandarin Every nation has its own special brand of humor — born from its unique cultural and historical background. When learning Chinese you have to learn some funny Chinese jokes! It will not only improve your language skills but will also give you a[…]
Learn Chinese Vegetables Names Learn Vegetables in Mandarin Chinese A lot of times with foods, translation don’t always work so well for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the food is regional or local, and China doesn’t naturally have that type of food. Sometimes, China has a version of that plant or vegetable that[…]
How to say Brexit in Chinese Britain leaving the European Union – 英國脫歐 Britain leaving the European Union makes the EU changing drastically these days. The British government held a referendum on the issue in 2016, a majority voted to leave the EU. The terms of withdrawal have not yet been negotiated, and the UK remains[…]
Chinese Chengyu – 招兵买马 – To recruit soldiers and buy horses Chinese chengyu 招兵买马 (zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ) breaks down to into recruit (招zhāo ) soldiers (兵bīng) buy (买mǎi) horses (马 mǎ). This is translated into English as ‘recruit soldiers, buy horses.” You can take this chéngyǔ at face value since the meaning is essential “to raise a[…]
Learn Chinese Greeting Words! Greeting friends in the Chinese language is not as hard as you think. It’s always nice to start a relationship with “greeting”. And you are required to have a basic concept of it in order to ask Chinese locals for help or express your needs. This post is totally what you[…]
How do you type in Chinese characters on the keyboard? You want to know how keyboards or typing in the Chinese language works — since it’s done with thousands of complex characters instead of 26 letters. Here’s the best visual we can give you for now with an explanation. Let’s say you’re typing on wechat or[…]
Why learn Chinese? Why learn Mandarin? Why Not learn a Dialect? Mandarin will get you the most bang for your buck if you’re looking to learn Chinese. The number of people who learn Chinese language is still growing. Today, Mandarin is the most spoken language with 1,310 million speakers worldwide. Approximately 900 million of those[…]