To become more accustomed to looking at Chinese characters, or even forcing yourself to have to learn more, then changing the default language on your computer is an excellent way to start – when you’re stuck looking at a list … Continue reading
Reading and comprehension is an important part of the language learning process, but something that shouldn’t be overlooked is listening ability. The only way you can improve you listening is by exposing your ear to more speech, if you have … Continue reading
It seems that Google Chrome is really growing in popularity lately – and can you blame people? It really is lightning fast in comparison to other browsers. Although, one of the things that makes or breaks a browser is extensions, … Continue reading
Pinyin Dictionary for Max OSX is a simple application that does one thing well – output the pinyin for any chinese character or phrase. Depending on your learning style or needs, you should be able to work this into your … Continue reading
Finding a Chinese Input Method that is right for you isn’t easy. They all have their unique features or problems, the symbols are all in different places or they react differently based on your input. While the built-in input methods … Continue reading
Whilst learning Chinese, the opportunity to listen to people speaking Chinese is essential for increasing your listening and comprehension abilities. An obvious way to do this is by watching telly – but what if you’re not in China or Taiwan, … Continue reading
It doesn’t matter how long you have been learning Chinese for, when browsing Chinese websites or reading Chinese news online, you’re certain to come across some at least some new words or phrases. While it’s easy to copy a word … Continue reading
When learning Chinese, sooner or later you will come across “the other Chinese”. Depending on where you are learning, or your own choice, that could be Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese. It’s no fun to spend a few years learning … Continue reading
