This is the second part in our no frills series of vocabulary and phrase lists especially for beginners of the Chinese language. You can read Part 1 of the Epic List of Basic Chinese Phrases for Beginners here. Each Chinese character, bigram or phrase is linked to our Online Dictionary. Click on the red links… Read More
This is the first part in our no frills series of vocabulary and phrase lists especially for beginners of the Chinese language. Each Chinese character, bigram or phrase is linked to our Online Dictionary. Click on the red links to see more information about the character, including pronunciation audio and stroke animations to help you… Read More
We’ve already looked at some of the different greetings in Chinese, so now it’s time to learn some commonly used farewells. You may have already come across the transliteration ‘bye bye’ that is used frequently in China. However, there are many other useful ways to say goodbye that you can learn too. I have often… Read More
Many of you may be completely new to Chinese, and feel a bit overwhelmed by how different this language is compared to your own native one. We’ve recently posted introductory articles on Essential words and phrases, and Chinese greetings. Now, let’s take it up a notch, and learn some simple dialogues based on four situations… Read More
To get into the festive spirit, we thought you might like to learn some holiday words in Chinese. Christmas is becoming a popular festival to celebrate here in China, there are Christmas trees, tinsel and even carol singing! Below, are 8 holiday words to learn, complete with example sentences and links to our dictionary. First,… Read More
Chinese Radicals This is another in a series of articles that takes a closer look at a specific Chinese radical. Radicals are the ‘building blocks’ of the Chinese language and help students of Chinese to learn to read Chinese characters. The root radical shows us the meaning behind the character. For example, if a character… Read More