Mandarin Chinese 3 Character Tone Drills

[lastupdated] Like we discussed in our last article, Mandarin Chinese 2 Character Tone Drills, getting Mandarin Chinese tones correct is vital if you want to be understood in Mainland China or Taiwan. Mandarin Chinese, being a tonal language, makes it so that pronunciation is even more vital, because mispronouncing a tone can create a completely …

Mandarin Chinese 2 Character Tone Drills

[lastupdated] Do you struggle with speaking Mandarin Chinese tones? Arguably, tones are the most difficult part of Chinese. In order to get good tones, you must practice them over and over, until you master them. While in Mainland China or Taiwan, you risk simply not being understood if you don’t use good tones. This article …

A Great Tool To Download Tudou And Youku Videos

[lastupdated] *** Note, it is becoming much more difficult to access sites within Mainland China from outside of Mainland China. The one tool, which I have personally used, and like, is the the software called youtube-dl which is 100% open source and available for Windows and Linux. Tudou.com and Youku.com are great video sites for …

A Great Free Chinese Intermediate Grammar Course

I am a huge fan of edx.org, a site that offers hundreds of courses from some of the best universities in the world. I recently discovered that there is a Chinese Intermediate Course there. The course is free to audit, but if you want to get a certificate as proof of completing the course, you can …