It will only take [est_time] to read this post! 刚 (gāng), 刚刚 (gāng gang) and 刚才 (gāng cái) can all be used to express: ‘something just happened’ and can be used in a similar way to ‘just’ in English. However, there are slight differences between 刚 (gāng), 刚刚 (gāng gang) and 刚才 (gāng cái) and… Read More
If you’re ready to learn how to write Chinese characters, but don’t know where to start, follow these articles to help you go from learning the stroke names and stroke order to more advanced instructions on Chinese calligraphy. Learn These Basic Chinese Stroke Names To Improve Your Written Characters If you’re new to writing Chinese… Read More
If you’re new to learning how to read and write Chinese, you may not have come across radicals yet. But you’re here now, so let me introduce you to Chinese radicals! Before you start, let me tell you that radicals are really an essential part of learning to read Chinese characters as they are the… Read More
Prepositions are words that indicate the relationship between words, usually nouns, in a sentence and tell us where and when something is happening. There are 4 main types of prepositions: direction, time, location and space. Below are the different types of Chinese prepositions and how to use them in a sentence. Chinese Prepositions for Time,… Read More
Although most of us book hotels online, you may extend your vacation, or find yourself in a situation where you need to find a different hotel while staying in China. Some hotels are not registered to have foreign guests and, I know from personal experience, don’t always inform you of this when you book a… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! Learning to read Chinese characters is something that many students of Chinese, who often just begin learning to speak, are reluctant to show interest in. I was one of those ‘students’ if I can even call myself that, who started to learn Chinese out of necessity…. Read More