It will only take to read this post! If you don’t have time to read this post now, just download 20 Essential Chinese Phrases for Newbies and Travellers PDF and read it later! A few years back I took a few weeks out of the Written Chinese Office to spend some time travelling with my… Read More
It will only take to read this post! If you don’t have time to read this post now, you can just get your Fun Chinese Homophones You Can Use Online PDF and read it later! A homophone or 谐音 (xié yīn) in Chinese is two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different… Read More
It will only take to read this post! Even if you’ve had Chinese lessons to prepare you for coming to China, there’s one thing these classes probably didn’t prepare you for: the various accents, dialects and local slang that REAL Chinese speakers use day-to-day. But don’t panic! It was always going to be different, and… Read More
It will only take to read this post! If you don’t have time to read the article right now, you can just get your What’s the difference between 有点儿 and 一点儿? PDF and read it later! 有点儿 (yǒu diǎnr) and 一点儿 (yī diǎnr) basically both mean the same thing: ‘a little’. The key thing is… Read More
It will only take to read this post! If you don’t have time to read the post now, just get your 比 bǐ and 没有 méi yǒu: Making Comparisons in Mandarin Chinese PDF and read it later! In Chinese, there are two kinds of comparative sentences: A comparison of two or more things that do… Read More
It will only take to read this post! If you don’t have time to read this now, don’t worry! You can get your Expressing Ongoing Actions With 正, 在 and 正在 PDF and study it later! 正 (zhèng), 在 (zài) and 正在 (zhèng zài) are often associated with expressing an ‘ongoing’ action, but what’s the… Read More