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Beijing Babies’ Cries More Melodic Due to Mother’s Mandarin Use
A recent study conducted by Beijing Normal University and University of Würzburg show how babies…
Chinese Phrases For Fending Off Paparazzi When You Have Children
Editor’s Note: Updated with corrections 9/25/2016. One of the complaints tourists and expats have in…
It’s All Chinese To Me – Useful phrases and vocabulary
Upon Arrival Listen for: Do you have a reservation? You yuding ma? 有预定吗？ What name…
What does Malayalam have to do with Mandarin? Stirring the Language Hot Pot in Beijing
The driver of my red-cloth-covered pedicab is trundling along on the Beijing street, threatening to…
People in Your Neighborhood: Mandarin Teacher
In our daily rounds of Shunyi, we encounter lots of people who help and…
Five Fun Chinese Language Learning Apps for Kids
Sadly, I’m not one of those “I have a degree in Chinese” expats. Nor am…
Mandarin for Gamers: Learning Chinese by hook or by crook
When we decided to homeschool our children for another year rather than send them to…
My Child, the Screaming (Bilingual) Banshee
Speaking a language like a native isn’t solely to do with whether you get…
What to Do If Your Children Speak Better Mandarin Than You
I always thought there would be some way of making my child pay me back…