You don't have to go abroad to learn Chinese. The main difference between staying at home and going abroad is that it requires less effort to learn once you're there (although it still requires qui... Read more.

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A simple and easy to learn song to memorize China's major dynasties! Created for students of Chinese history at Harvard. Read more.

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This entire thread contains excellent suggestions for how to have good conversations for language practice in China, even if you're an introvert learner. I have tried several of these myself, not b... Read more.

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The stories behind the names of all of China's provinces and autonomous regions. Read more.

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"Socially curated China news, blogs, videos and pictures. China news, language, travel, business, technology, politics, entertainment." This site isn't specifically geared towards language learn... Read more.

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This article is an excellent start for anyone who wants to know more about the Mandarin spoken in Taiwan. In general, it's very similar to the Chinese spoken on the Mainland and most Taiwanese peop... Read more.

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After having talked about how and why to use television to learn Chinese, it's time to look at actual genres and programmes and see how these can help a language learner improve his or her skills. ... Read more.

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Mastering a foreign language is a daunting task, especially a language as foreign as Chinese! In this article, I outline three possible roads that all lead towards mastery. They have in common that... Read more.

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This is a story about looking Chinese but not knowing how to speak Chinese. It's an eye-opener for people who don't look Chinese and study Chinese, but it might also be painfully familiar for stude... Read more.

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Ever Had This Happen to You? You’re about to post a moment on your feed, but you get stuck picking the perfect emoji—scrolling endlessly, yet nothing feels just right. 😅 What emoji fits “my mood ... Read more.

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This is a presentation by Thomas S. Mullaney about Chinese typewriters through history. In the digital age, typing in Chinese is easier than it has ever been, but how did the Chinese typewrite evol... Read more.

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While this is not related to language itself, knowing the rough geography of China is important for learners of Chinese. The test uses only Pinyin without tones, but making sure you know at least r... Read more.

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Example questions and answers in English for the new question bank of the Chinese driving test for foreigners who want to study, practice and apply for a drivers license in China. Read more.

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This is a research paper detailing a study of the mutual intelligibility of Chinese topolects. Dialects were sorted into groups and then it was experimentally tested how much of words and sentences... Read more.

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I find it very hard to classify this blog because it contains a little bit of everything. This is how Sara's describes her own blog: "Finnish girl living in China offering advice for life, love ... Read more.

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