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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

Chinese Urban Dictionary: RongGeng

Ronggeng is the act of re-purposing other people’s fun language into your own to seem more charismatic.

by Mia Li, 17 March 2020

Chinese Urban Dictionary: Nanyou Li Max

Is your boyfriend nanyou li max? If not, you might want to reconsider.

by Mia Li, 20 May 2016

Chinese Urban Dictionary: Shenshou Dang

A shenshou dang is someone who, instead of looking things up for themselves, insists on bothering others by asking them for information.

by Mia Li, 22 December 2016

Further Changes to the Chinese HSK Exam

Changes to Chinese proficiency tests are imminent.

by Lars James Hamer, 10 December 2021

Spotlight: Marie Amiand, Founder of Lu Ming Tang

Marie Amiand on the benefits of tea.

by Dominic Ngai, 12 February 2019

Teach Kids About Chinese Culture with This Charming Picture Book

Traditional Chinese culture is fascinating, and now kids are able to learn more about it with this charming bilingual picture book.

by That's, 05 March 2019

Chinese Urban Dictionary: Nixi

When you turn defeat into victory, pity into respect.

by Mia Li, 15 March 2017

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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