While this has little to do with actually learning Chinese, it does involve Chinese characters, which is hopefully enough to justify a post here on ChineseHacks – plus the outcome of this was so cool I had to share it. … Continue reading
We’ve featured Horse Dragon Fish a few times in the past, and if you’ve read any of their comics you’ll know they have a ‘special’ sense of humour. Well, Horse Dragon Fish is now creating more lesson-type comics that explain … Continue reading
This is a really fun Chinese saying that also has an interesting back story to go with it. Read on to find out how on earth ‘fried squid’ came to represent being fired or sacked from a job in Chinese. … Continue reading
The following tweet by John Pasden, of Sinosplice, caught my attention a week or so ago: If it’s not immediately apparent what it means then try saying “3Q” out loud, which in Chinese would be “三Q”. The pronunciation really isn’t … Continue reading
There are many Chinese words that are phonetic translations, or loanwords, of English equivalents, here I’ve picked out a few slang sayings that seem to be popular of late in Chinese culture. The first two show examples from the Taiwan … Continue reading
If you remember the meme from a few years ago that came out of the Bill Gates and Steve Jobs interview at the All Things D conference in 2007 then you should find this funny, and if not then there’s … Continue reading
It doesn’t get more bizarre than this. He’s a sociopath, thief, womaniser and pervert and he’s teaching Chinese. I came across Chinese Superman when writing a post on Chinese web comics a few months ago. They are one frame comics … Continue reading
Some Chinese gamers (I say Chinese as the subs were in Simplified Chinese) have created a music video for Counter Strike CS that parodies a famous song by Hong Kong singer 陳奕迅. The song, Ten Years (十年 shí nián）is a … Continue reading
No matter how you approach it, learning Chinese is difficult and can get the best of you sometimes. For those times when you need a break from reading boring textbooks or looking at Chinese news snippings there is Horse Dragon … Continue reading
In addition to with watching Chinese language movies and television programmes to improve your listening ability, you should also be listening to music. Listening to music is particularly useful for learning and and retaining new words, since if you like … Continue reading
