Considering getting a Chinese tattoo? 小心 - xiǎo xīn - Be careful Written Chinese can be quite beautiful. In fact, Chinese calligraphy is one of the four great arts that…

Fall and Winter means that a lot of big holidays are coming up in Western countries, and in this global day and age, a lot of those holidays are also…

One of the hardest things for non-native Chinese speakers is learning to read, not only because of the need to memorize characters, but because of the differences between spoken and…

學習閱讀中文並不難 Xué xí yuè dú zhōng wén bìng bù nán Learning to read Chinese is not difficult. I know this statement will strike some as outrageous, but I stand by…

When you’re learning a new language, one of the first things that you need to learn to do is to ask questions. Asking questions about anything is one of the…

The following is a guest post from eChineselearning Quintessential Customs of Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 (chóng yáng jié) The date of “重阳节 (chóng yáng jié)” is September 9th of the…

One of the lesser-known (to foreigners) Chinese holidays is the Double Ninth or Chung Yeung Festival (重陽節). The Double Ninth Festival takes place every year on the 9th day of…

As Chinese is a national language in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Macau, you'll have a much easier time in your travels around Asia if you first learn Chinese.…

One of the best ways to improve your Chinese is through watching TV shows. If you have a Netflix subscription you're in luck because there are a lot of Chinese…