We’re always pushing news as a great way to learn Chinese and see how the words you’re learning are actually used by native speakers, and the Taiwanese newspaper The Liberty Times seems to be feel the same way about English. … Continue reading
When browsing Chinese websites, you might come across some sites that appear to be just a garbled mess of random characters. This is really annoying, especially if you want to look words up in an online Chinese dictionary. Take the … Continue reading
Recently we’ve looked at Chinese idioms, or 成語 （成语 chéng yŭ）(see 10 Chinese idioms to do with animals), but other than this it’s been a part of learning Chinese that we haven’t covered in great detail. So it’s about time … Continue reading
If you’ve already read Rebooting America, then you’ll know it’s a collection of thought provoking essays written by many forward thinking writers. If you haven’t read it then you’re in luck, as it’s licenced under creative commons you can download … Continue reading
Want to know more about contemporary Chinese writers? Well, you’re in luck. MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has recently launched a collaborative website project that aims to showcase the best of Chinese, Taiwanese, nay the whole Chinese diaspora. The … Continue reading
We are all for ditching the textbooks and learning “real-world” Chinese here at Chinese Hacks, and that’s exactly what you get with the America Vs Taiwan podcast. Hosted by American Shane and Taiwanese Cynthia, and seemingly recorded from their kitchen … Continue reading
If you’re looking for a place to find and share links about learning Chinese and Chinese culture then Social Mandarin is a great resource. Along the lines of Digg or the Hao Hao Report, Social Mandarin allows users to submit … Continue reading
The editors of this blog and myself are really luck people. Why is that? Because we are passionate Mandarin students and we have the chance to study in a university while living in a (almost) total Chinese environment. However, we … Continue reading
If you’re at all interested in news from China and Taiwan then you have no doubt heard of The Hao Hao Report – a website that allows users to submit and vote on news stories relating to the Chinese speaking … Continue reading
