American City Names in Mandarin

2022-05-30 One thing that a lot of Chinese language learners in America miss out on is the proper way to write and pronounce the names of American cities. It isn't covered in HSK lists or other common language learning materials - those will usually only include a few Chinese cities, like Beijing (北京) or Shan...

Why Learn Chinese?

2022-04-14 The question of whether to learn a foreign language is a tough one. It's a pretty simple question, but there's a lot to it - What kind of lifestyle do you want to live? How many years do you have to devote to learning? Is learning a second language useful to your life? And how much ...