Are you taking the train in China and need tickets? Are you unsure how to buy train tickets in China? In this lesson, we will learn all about it. To purchase a train ticket in Mainland China, you can go to any railway station a maximum of 58 days ahead of departure. Unfortunately, in many…
Lunar New Year, also known as 春节 [chūn jié](Spring Festival), is the most important festival in China. Known in China as Chinese New Year, it is especially important because the Chinese believe that a good start will affect the entire year. Therefore, there are some things you should do during New Year’s to bring good…
Alright, we might be a bit late to the Star Wars party, but even though “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” premiered last year in the US and other countries, in China it premiered on January 9th this year. This time, we will learn how to say some classic lines from Star Wars in Chinese, and…
Our Chinese reading app Du Chinese which was previously only available for iPhone, is finally out on Android as well! You can download it from the Google Play Store. The iOS version is available from the App Store. About Du Chinese Du Chinese is a reading app which lets you quickly look up word and…
2016 is the Year of the Monkey according to the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese zodiac is not only popular in China, but also in several other East Asian countries including Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Thailand and Mongolia. Some of these countries use the lunar calendar like China, while Japan and others use the Western calendar. This…
One of the best ways to improve your language skills in any language is to watch TV. For people learning English, there are many sitcoms available for learning to speak English in a natural way such as Seinfeld, Friends or more recently, The Big Bang Theory. The reason these shows are so great for learning…
Do Chinese people celebrate Christmas? As you probably know, the biggest holiday in China is during the Lunar New Year, which usually occurs around February. Christmas is not an official holiday in China. When it lands on a weekday most activities will occur in the evening. These could include shopping, dining, gift-giving between loved ones…
This year, the price of a Christmas tree in China is only half of last year’s price. The reason for this appears to be a new policy by the Chinese government, but before we look into that, let’s learn how to say “Big Christmas tree price reduction” in Chinese: So how cheap is it really?…
At Wuhan University there is a very famous and very clever dog. This dog likes to attend class at the University, and can even ride the bus to get there. After class, she enjoys running together with her classmates. She is very well liked by everyone, and everyone calls her 学霸狗 (xué bà gǒu). “学霸”…
Do you have trouble understanding what the announcement says when you ride the bullet train in China? In today’s sentence, we learn how to say “Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard this train”, which is usually the first sentence in every train announcement. This is the accompanying blog post for our master lesson “Train Announcement“.
