To a non-Chinese speaker (like me), and especially to a Westerner (like me), Chinese is the most impenetrable family of languages on Earth. While there may be only an eighth as many syllables as in ...

In this short lesson I show you just how easy Chinese numbers are. By learning only the words for one to ten, you can build every number from 11 to 99. I walk you through clear examples like 11, 22, ...

In this quick Chinese lesson, I teach you five simple compliments you can use with friends, classmates, or coworkers. I break ...

Mandarin Chinese is spoken by over a billion people across Asia and around the globe, making it a useful language for travelers to know. Learning pinyin, which romanizes Chinese characters, can ...

Whether you're new at learning Mandarin or speaking fluently, there is a wealth of online materials to help you support your learning. But another important use of the internet for learning language ...

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