After taking Chinese classes for almost 4 years I decided in February that I would stop going to class and focus more on work while studying in my spare time. That’s really easier said than done and self-study requires a … Continue reading
The developer release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 has been out for a few days now, and without a doubt the most interesting, and controversial, feature is the new interface that mimics the interface from Windows Phone 7. Rather than get … Continue reading
When you think of the word ‘kung fu’ in Chinese you’d be forgiven for thinking of Bruce Lee, Jacky Chan, and depending on your age, Kung Fu Panda. Though, in actual fact, this word has many more uses than simply … Continue reading
Hopefully Microsoft can do a better job with Skype than Ebay did, especially after the less than warm welcome the new version of Skype for Mac received. The following news bite is taken from a recent article on BBC News. … Continue reading
Something that we will all do at some point or another is to quit or leave a job, which makes it inevitable that there’ll be an opportunity to use this word. The recent news of Bertrand Serlet (the father of … Continue reading
With nuclear power being under the spotlight after the recent earthquake in Japan and possibility of a looming nuclear disaster it’s an opportunity to learn some related keywords to see how Japan is handling the situation and where help could … 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 useful word for reading news, and one that will come in handy when you are out and about is the word for ‘provide’. Using this word you’ll know that something is on offer and you won’t miss out on … Continue reading
We got some great feedback for the first 5 Essential Sentence Patterns post, so here is part two with 5 more essential sentence patterns. Each of these sentence patterns are in common use in Chinese texts and formal speech, and … Continue reading
There really isn’t an excuse… try one. Give one reason why you can’t read more Chinese today and improve your Chinese reading and comprehension ability. There really isn’t a reasonable excuse, unless of course your house has burnt down, and … Continue reading
