I recently saw the poster below at a Subway sandwich shop in Taiwan, and it stood out right away – what could a poster about social ethics be doing in a sandwich shop? Well, for whatever reason, it’s a good … Continue reading
Realising that my collection of Chinese language books has grown to the point were they’ll require a big box and hefty shipping cost to get them back to the UK when I return from Taiwan, I have been looking for … Continue reading
While this has little to do with actually learning Chinese, it does involve Chinese characters, which is hopefully enough to justify a post here on ChineseHacks – plus the outcome of this was so cool I had to share it. … Continue reading
Here’s an interesting play on words that I saw in a Taiwanese 7-11 recently. Also, while taking this photo I was informed by a member of staff that photos weren’t allowed – but in the interest of Chinese language learners … 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
Japanese-style Teppanyaki restaurants are a common sight in Taiwan, they’re also somewhere that you can get a good meal at a decent price. 鐵板燒（铁板烧） Pinyin: tiě bǎn shāo English: Teppanyaki Teppanyaki in Chinese literally translates as 铁板 “iron plate” 燒 … Continue reading
Just as with English all of the police related words follow a common theme – they contain the word “police”, making them easy to remember. 警車（警车） Pinyin: jǐng chē English: Police car Police cars 警車（警车 jǐng chē） outside a police … Continue reading
The General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC), a department of the Taiwanese government, today launched the Chinese Language Knowledge Database 中華語文知識庫 (中华语文知识库 zhōnghuá yŭwén zhīshì kù) – An online dictionary that details the differences between the Chinese used in mainland … Continue reading
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
