In a previous post we looked at where to find subtitles for Chinese movies, but once you have the subtitles you need how can you use them? In this series we’ll look at the best media players on Mac and … Continue reading
Whether you’re doing business with Chinese companies or living in a Chinese speaking country, there’s no doubt that at some point you will have to track a delivery online. Even though most of the courier companies have English language websites … 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
It doesn’t matter if you’re learning Chinese in your own country, or you have gone abroad to learn, finding good opportunities to practice Chinese can still be a problem. If you’re at home you have the obvious problems with immersing … Continue reading
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
In reaction to the result of today’s UK general election here’s a brief news hack with some keywords from a Chinese news article relating to the current situation in the UK: 工黨（工党） Pinyin: gōng dǎng Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄤˇ English: Labour … 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
Not physically fight, but rather verbally If you’re living abroad learning Chinese then you’ll find that a lot of people, especially the younger generation, will try to speak English at every opportunity when they see a westerner coming. If you … Continue reading
