When we are still in the initial stage of learning to read Chinese, we often find ourselves trying to translate every Chinese character into English (or whatever our native language is) and then combine the meanings of all the characters…
Speaking in tones can be a daunting prospect when you start out. You are trying to do too many things at once, getting the tones right, getting the pronunciation right, and getting the meaning right, and you will stall. It…
Chinese characters and their meanings. Chinese characters can be overwhelming at first glance. A bunch of squiggles and lines. It’s difficult to memorize them, let alone recognize them, when they look like some sort of secret code. When you start…
Sometimes the revelation that comes with learning Chinese has nothing to do with Chinese characters, but with Chinese pronunciation. With Chinese, one syllable can have many different meanings based on the tone it is spoken with, so it is crucial…