Not so long ago, Mandarin Companion surveyed over a thousand Chinese learners worldwide. They discovered six main types of Chinese learners. What kind of Chinese learner are you?
Shanghai Lockdown ContinuesShanghai Lockdown Continues
One Chinese city has been in the news a lot lately – Shanghai (上海 shànghǎi). That’s because the city has been under an intense lockdown (封锁 fēngsuǒ). This is a
Year 2-0-e-eYear 2-0-e-e
Here’s another pun for ya, in the context of the Shanghai 2022 Lockdown: This one is pretty beginner-friendly! 20饿饿年 (èr-líng-è-è nián) Key to this pun is that pinyin “e” sounds
Chinese Distorted: a Reading ChallengeChinese Distorted: a Reading Challenge
This was floating around Chinese social media recently. If you’re at least intermediate level, take a look. It might take some time, but you should be able to slowly start
Chinese vocabulary notes (April 2022)Chinese vocabulary notes (April 2022)
<p>This edition is (almost) all about the lockdown in Shanghai. </p>