What is Mid Autumn Festival? After Spring Festival, 中秋节 (zhōng qiū jié) Mid Autumn Festival is the 2nd most important Traditional Chinese festival. Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Moon Festival, Mooncake Festival, and Zhong Qiu Jie. While this observance of… Read More
If you are new to Chinese characters and want a place to start, you’re at the right place. Our will help you get started on your journey. MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) created an algorithm that calculated the most often seen… Read More
A novel way to learn that left me hungry for more Eggbun: Chat to Learn ChineseEggbun is a basic app for beginners with a cute design and a novel way to learn: text to learn a language.FOCUS: Basic communication (listening,… Read More
So you’re looking for a gift for Chinese friends, but you’re just not quite sure what’s right? We’ll guide you through some Chinese gift ideas along with some to avoid, including how gifts should be wrapped, given and opened. Table of… Read More
Table of Contents Basic Chinese greetingsHow to say hello in Chinese1. 你好 (nǐ hǎo) – Hello2. 您好 (nín hǎo) – HelloHow to say hi in Chinese3. 嗨 (hāi) – Hi4. 哈喽 (hā lou) – Hello5. 嘿 (hēi) – HeyAsking ‘How… Read More
Hollie and Nora here! We’ve been in China for a long time and have spent many years learning Chinese. Today we wanted to create a list of DON’Ts when learning this language that we wish we would have had at… Read More
Music is a great way to learn a language, so here is a (growing) list of Chinese songs to learn mandarin with. There are YouTube links to all the videos here but you can find out more information about some of the tracks featured in our blog post 10 Chinese Songs to Learn Mandarin With!
Here’s a collaborative list of books that have helped with our Chinese learning. Among them you’ll find ‘readers’, workbooks aimed at all areas of Chinese learning, including speaking. We have also listed books for learning characters, assisting with grammar ranging from beginners to advanced levels.
