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We Learned Chinese Faster Than A Bullet with That's Mandarin

Time to graduate from laowai Chinese and improve your proficiency.

by Sophie Steiner, 22 July 2021

Here's a Useful App to Level Up Your Chinese Language Skills

Similar to Pleco, HanYou offers features like flashcards and the ability to make your own vocabulary lists to practice.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 24 July 2020

Here's Why Your Tones Matter in Chinese

One decidedly challenging aspect of Chinese is the subtle difference in the four tones.

by That's GBA, 30 March 2020

Tap That App: Memrise, the Go-to Language Learning App

The language-learning struggle is real, but it doesn’t have to be.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 08 January 2020

Explainer: Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung? We Have the Answer

On paper, the Great Helmsman hasn't always had the same name.

by Jesse Pottinger, 26 August 2019

Flirt in Chinese with these Mandarin Pickup Lines, Compliments & Love Phrases

Looking to ask someone out on a date or declare your love in Chinese? We've compiled a bunch of conversational Mandarin phrases to help you out.

by That's, 14 February 2019

Useful Mandarin Phrases for Spring Festival and the Year of the Pig

Handy phrases to help you survive Chinese New Year.

by That's, 31 January 2019

Useful Mandarin Phrases for Spring Festival and the Year of the Dog

Helping you survive Spring Festival!

by Urban Family, 13 February 2018

Recent Comments

Thanks for the overview of the new HSK standards. It gave me a much better picture of the changes in the exam. I've also found vocabulary lists for the new HSK levels: https://www.hackchinese.com/exams/New%20HSK%203. It looks like a good resource for HSK test preparation.

Jina

April 27, 2021 at 18:10 pm

Indeed.. Good writing.

theCalmer

April 14, 2021 at 18:44 pm

Is this still there?

mrangry

January 17, 2021 at 9:45 am

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