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
I love visually creative tools for learning Chinese, and these free BoPoMoFo (Zhuyin) flashcards fit right into that category. “What’s BoPoMoFo?” I can hear you shouting – Well, BoPoMoFo is the phonetic alphabet that is used in Taiwan in lieu … Continue reading
It’s definitely been a week for Chinese learning resources – First we had the Chrome release of the PeraPera Pop-up Chinese dictionary, then the Chinese Grammar Wiki went live, followed by the Pleco Chinese dictionary for Android, and now we … Continue reading
Ever wanted to learn Taiwanese? Or just take a break from 普通話/國語 and learn something different? Mike Campbell, recently featured on CTI News and Apple Daily in Taiwan, has posted a free series of lessons on Youtube that cover basic … Continue reading
I wish I had this to hand when starting out learning Chinese, a Pinyin pronunciation soundboard that features all pronunciation combinations and for each tone! This is extremely useful if you’re just starting out or even want to brush up … Continue reading
As far as Chinese proficiency exams go, the Chinese HSK exam is probably the most well know, though there is an alternative. In Taiwan, learners of Chinese take the TOCFL exam (Test of Chinese as a Foreign language), formally known … Continue reading
If you’re in China and learning Chinese, or even outside of China and need a benchmark of your Chinese ability then you’ll no doubt be taking the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi exam, or HSK 汉语水平考试（hàn yŭ shuǐ píng kǎo shì）. It’s … Continue reading
If you’re a user of the amazing pop-up Chinese dictionary addon for Firefox, PeraPeraKun, then you’ll be happy to know that the dictionary database has been updated to the latest version of the CC-Cedict Chinese dictionary. And if you’re learning … Continue reading
If you planning on studying Chinese in China or Taiwan then watching TV while you are there is essential if you’re to pick up on the local lingo and improve your listening and comprehension ability. The problem is that you’ll … Continue reading
When we met with the people behind Mandarin Poster last year we really liked the idea they had for creating a giant poster of the most frequently used Mandarin Chinese characters. In fact, we liked it so much so that … Continue reading
