Mastering a new language can be a thrilling, and Chinese offers a uniquely rewarding experience. One of the most interesting aspects of Chinese is how it allows you to express degrees of intensity in your speech. Today, we’ll talk about a special way to intensify both positive and negative adjectives using the phrase 极了 (jíle). […]
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Hey there and welcome back! Today, we’re embarking on an intriguing exploration of Chinese punctuation. Don’t worry if you are a beginner, we will make things both easy and insightful. We’ll kick things off with familiar punctuation marks that function the same in Chinese and English, as well as a couple that you won’t find
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Hey there, fellow culture enthusiasts! Welcome back to our Face in China Series. Today, we’re taking you on a journey through the top 7 ways a Chinese person can gain face in their society. 🎎 In case you missed part 1, we discussed the intriguing ends and outs of “face” in Chinese culture. Now, it’s
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Chinese Culture
Get ready to master Mandarin at the salon. In today’s post, you will learn must-know Chinese hair lingo. Whether you’re planning to visit China or just want to expand your language skills, we will help you navigate your way to a fabulous haircut while impressing the locals with your language prowess. Let’s get started! First,
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Today, we are happy to announce the first episode of our new video series, Grammar Bites. The plan is to teach you Chinese grammar points in easy-to-digest short videos. We understand that some of our followers are from countries where YouTube isn’t accessible, or maybe you simply enjoy reading more. No worries! We’ll break down
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Hey there, welcome back to our blog! Today, we’ve got something super cool to talk about – the Chrome extension, Copyfish! And guess what? It’s also available for all you Firefox fans out there! Now, for those of you who don’t know, Copyfish is all about optical character recognition, or OCR for short. In simple
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Tutorials - For Chinese Learners
↓ Jump to Tutorial Hello language learners! Welcome back to our blog, where we explore exciting ways to enhance your Chinese skills. Today, we will discuss why stroke order is so cruicial when writing Chinese, and how adding animated stroke order to your Anki flashcards can help. If you’re learning to write Chinese Characters, it
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Tutorials - For Chinese Learners
↓ Jump to Tutorials Hey there, fellow language learners! 🌟 Are you ready to supercharge your memory retention? Today, we’re discussing how you can create Anki Flashcards quickly using CSV files. Plus, we have an incredible treat for you—an amazing Anki add-on called, HyperTTS. It automatically adds audio to your flashcards using voices from 22 different services
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Tutorials - For Chinese Learners
↓ Jump to Chart Are you on a mission to tame the Chinese measure word beast? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Measure words exist in both English and Chinese. The difference is in the frequency of their use. English uses them rather infrequently because they are not necessary to quantify most nouns. To
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Hey, there lovely people. Today, I’ve got an interesting topic, the cultural concept of 面子 “miànzi,” or face in China. Let me tell you, this idea of “face” is a BIG deal over there! In China, face holds profound social importance, exerting significant influence over relationships and reputation. In fact, “face” can be seen as
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