Mandarin Monday: How to Buy Cold Medicines at Chinese Pharmacies
The aches, the sneezing, the sore throat, the exhaustion — the flu season is here and you want to be prepared! In Beijing, you…
Browsing: Learning Chinese
Mandarin Monday: Recycling 101 for This Singles’ Day
Originating from Nanjing University in 1993, Double Eleven (双十一, Shuāng shíyī), or Singles’ Day (光棍节,Guānggùn Jié), was originally…
Mandarin Monday: Open House Lingo – Get the Most Out of Your School Visit
Attending a prospective school’s open house is definitely one of the best ways to get…
Mandarin Monday: “Wang Wang” or “Woof Woof”? Chinese Onomatopoeia 101
Have you ever played charades with Chinese friends and been completely lost whenever they mimicked…
How to Avoid Red Bean Disappointment
Ah, China. Where my toothpaste tastes of tea, and my shampoo is minty… I have…
Mandarin Monday: How to Say the Names of 10 Fruits in Season
There’s nothing like biting into a fresh-from-the-orchard crispy sweet apple in summer, or a perfectly…
Mandarin Monday: New Semester, New Start With These 10 Proverbs
The summer break is coming to an end, and teachers and students are getting ready…
Mandarin Monday: Sweet Things to Tell Your Loved Ones This Qixi Festival
As we blogged before, Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine’s Day) is coming this Wednesday, which is August…
Mandarin Monday: Start Weaving for This Qixi Festival
Falling on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, which is August 7 this year,…
Mandarin Monday: Words and Phrases for Visiting a Chinese Hospital
Going to see a doctor in China is a complicated procedure for many of us,…