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
We’re always pushing news as a great way to learn Chinese and see how the words you’re learning are actually used by native speakers, and the Taiwanese newspaper The Liberty Times seems to be feel the same way about English. … Continue reading
There’s one thing that Chinese isn’t short of and that’s idioms 成語（成语 chéng yŭ）, so much so that we can even break them down into sub categories. For the moment, though, we’ll have a look at one category of idioms … Continue reading
A phenomenon that is usually associated with Chinese learners of English is that of becoming “mute English”, but is also a danger to learners of Chinese, too, is if speaking and pronunciation practice is overlooked. 啞巴英語（哑巴英语） Pinyin: yǎ bā yīng … Continue reading
We already know that watching Chinese TV and Chinese cartoons is an excellent way to improve your Chinese, likewise, subtitled Chinese movies are also a great way to improve your reading and listening ability. Even though most Chinese movies already … Continue reading
Embermitre announced earlier today that Hanping Chinese English Dictionary Pro 2.0 has been released, available for £4.99 in the Android Market Place. We reviewed the free Lite version of Hanping a few weeks back here on Chinese Hacks, and rated … Continue reading
Well, not so much dirty as fast – if you need to translate a word or phrase quickly, then Google Dictionary is the way to go. In true Google style, Google Dictionary is light-weight and targeted in it’s feature set. … Continue reading
