Here’s a couple of websites that I’ve been following lately that feature practical examples of Chinese calligraphy. I say practical as the words that are featured are generally everyday words and names that would useful to beginners, as opposed to … Continue reading
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
The first time I heard 超（chāo）”super” used to emphasise a statement I was in a curry house in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, when one of the delivery people came back into the restaurant from outside and said 外面超冷（wài miàn chāo lěng）, which … Continue reading
Hi all, Version 2 of the Simplified Chinese Radicals Printable Pocket Reference is ready! I’d originally planned not to include any phonetic information on the page, however, I figured that most of the radicals are sort of picto-phonograms, with one … Continue reading
The story behind the Chinese word for contradiction is an interesting one. The story goes that an arms trader at a market was touting his spears as the strongest, and able to pierce any armour. While at the same time … Continue reading
If you’re involved at all in the online Chinese learning community then you will have no doubt heard of Confused Laowai (also known as Niel de la Rouviere), and if not by name then you’ve certainly used one of his … Continue reading
The following is a guest post by Lydia Lin of Learn Chinese Weekly, she was kind enough to write up a story that her father used to tell her and share it with us: Stories abound to make fun of … Continue reading
This idiom describes the state that my workspace gradually enters after a week of work, until it becomes so bad that I have no choice but to stop everything and clear up before I can continue. A very useful idiom … Continue reading
Japanese-style Teppanyaki restaurants are a common sight in Taiwan, they’re also somewhere that you can get a good meal at a decent price. 鐵板燒（铁板烧） Pinyin: tiě bǎn shāo English: Teppanyaki Teppanyaki in Chinese literally translates as 铁板 “iron plate” 燒 … Continue reading
Just as with English all of the police related words follow a common theme – they contain the word “police”, making them easy to remember. 警車（警车） Pinyin: jǐng chē English: Police car Police cars 警車（警车 jǐng chē） outside a police … Continue reading
