Last night while bowling with friends in Taiwan (a random spur of the moment idea for something to do), a tweet came in on my phone from Lingomi asking if anyone knew of a place to download Chinese language radio … Continue reading
If you remember the meme from a few years ago that came out of the Bill Gates and Steve Jobs interview at the All Things D conference in 2007 then you should find this funny, and if not then there’s … Continue reading
Here’s a quick post about a slang word that came into wide usage a few years ago to describe something as being “popular”: 夯 Pinyin: hāng English: popular; in demand; well received etc. The image above shows the word in … Continue reading
Here is a fun slang saying in Chinese that is the equivalent of the English saying ‘on your bike’, which means ‘get out of here’, or ‘no chance’. Don’t worry, the image is a crash test dummy from this Youtube … 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
Everyone’s reason for learning Chinese is different, from going to China for business, moving to Taiwan to teach English, or just to give yourself a challenge. No matter what your reason is, one thing remains the same – before you … Continue reading
We’ve been shooting around the idea of a podcast for a while now – not a lesson based podcast (that will be coming soon, though), but more of a general Chinese-learner podcast. So here it is – the ChineseHacks Podcast … 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
Today we’re going to be looking at Chinese keywords and vocabulary relating to installing a new custom operating system on an Android phone, but before we do let’s first go over what exactly that means using English so you can … Continue reading
For those times when a text book is the last thing you want to look at, but you still want to get some Chinese practice in, try one of these web comics. They’re quick and easy to read, ranging from … Continue reading
