Have you been wanting to learn a new language and you just can’t decide which would be the most useful language to learn? Or you know you want to learn Chinese but you need some motivation to start? Well here are ten great reasons to learn Chinese today! Chinese is the most widely spoken language…
Here is a collection of my favorite resources for learning Mandarin Chinese online. Just by using these resources I think you could go from total beginner to fluent. As you progress I suggest you create a study plan and change it up every few months based on your needs. Your listening, speaking, reading and writing…
Using 我wǒ要yào一yì杯bēi咖kā啡fēi (I would like a cup of coffee), to order a cup of coffee really isn’t sufficient these days. What about the size? Would you like it flavoured? How about the kind of coffee bean? None of this is covered by “我要一杯咖啡”. We don’t want you to go unprepared to answer the follow up…
When they’re born, children are tabula rasa. They’re like a perfect blank canvas that you get to paint. They are also fit for learning new things, faster and easier than adults. Just think of the way children learn their native language. They acquire it naturally, without learning a single grammar rule. They’re like little sponges…
A collection of some of our favorite Du Chinese reviews. Du Chinese is rated as the top app for Chinese reading practice on both the app store and Google play store. Some of the useful features of Du Chinese include: Recommended lessons based on your reading history Full access to stories, lessons and premium content Goal-tracking…
So you’ve been learning Chinese for awhile, and practicing your reading skills, but you need to improve your Chinese speaking skills. Many people think that improving their Chinese skills is a hopeless task because it takes so much hard work. We all know that the best way to learn and improve in your Chinese language…
We’re happy to announce that we have new features we’re adding to help you learn more with Du Chinese. We’ll update this page with more details soon. We’re excited to be adding more features for listening to lessons in the background and offline learning. Listening Practice Listening to Chinese is a great way to help…
If you just started to grasp beginner’s Chinese, you’re no doubt looking to move on to the next step and improve your skills even more. The question is, how do you continue to improve your skills in a foreign language you just barely started learning? You do so by listening. Do some Chinese Listening Practice. If you…
Are you familiar with WeChat? WeChat is one of the biggest messaging apps in China, currently boasting over a billion users. It is similar to WhatsApp, FB Messenger, LINE, etc., but with mainly Chinese users, so you can make a lot of Chinese friends if you have WeChat. When you make a new Chinese friend…
If you were to ask which Chinese dynasty inspires the most nostalgia in Chinese people today, many would answer: the Tang dynasty. The Tang Dynasty (618–907) is considered by most to be part of the Golden Age of Ancient China. During this time, Chinese art and culture flourished, peace and prosperity were brought to the…
