How to pronounce “了” in Chinese? “Le” may be your only answer. But did you know that “了” can also be pronounced “liǎo”? This is one of the Chinese characters that you learn as a beginner. In Chinese, there are some characters that have multiple pronunciations. In this infographic, we present 6 of the most …
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Social media and blogs are everywhere nowadays. If you have Chinese friends or you live in China, most likely you are familiar with one of the biggest blog platforms “sina blog.” We use sina blog as an example, and teach you about the 25 most common blog words in Chinese. So next time when you …
There are a few cases in Chinese where you have to change the pronunciation of a certain character. There are three main tone change rules in Chinese YOU MUST KNOW!! These are… 不 usually pronouns as “bù.” But it can change to “bú” when it follows by a 4th tone word. 一 pronouns as …
This is the last one of the HSK 2 Vocabulary series. I won’t call it “infographic” since I did not put any “image.” The rest of the vocabulary are hard to find fit images/icons for them. It may cause more confusion than help. So I decided just simply group them. If you have a better …
In this HSK 2 Vocabulary (Part 10) infographic, there are ~25 words. They are 正在 zhèngzài be being, 和 hé and, 因为 yīnwèi because, 所以 suǒyǐ so, 但是 dànshì but, 下 xià below, 生日 shēngrì birthday, 天气 tiānqì weather, 西瓜 xīguā watermelon, 报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper, 题 tí topic, 姓 xìng surname 下雨 xiàyǔ rain, 找 …
In this HSK 2 Vocabulary (Part 9) infographic, there are ~30 words. We put these vocabulary in two groups. The first group contains body motion verbs, 说话 shuōhuà speak, 来 lái come, 回 huí return, 做 zuò do, 坐 zuò sit, 住 zhù live, 走 zǒu walk, 进 jìn enter, 出 chū come, 到 dào …
In this HSK 2 Vocabulary (Part 8) infographic, we’ve included ~30 HSK 2 vocabulary. The vocabulary are “adverbs” and “adjectives,” which include 不 bù no, 很 hěn quite/very, 太 tài too, 都 dōu all/both, 非常 fēicháng very, 最 zuì most, 真 zhēn real, really, 没 méi no, 大 dà big, 小 xiǎo small, 多 duō …
This is the last infographic is the last one of this series. In this YCT 2 Vocabulary (Part 6) infographic, there are ~30 words. We put these vocabulary in three groups. The first group contains body motion verbs, 去 qù to go, 来 lái to come, 做 zuò to do, 坐 zuò to sit, 买 …
One of the most “popular” Chinese grammar is the “把 sentence.” This grammar is confusing for some learners since you can’t find this grammar in English. The basic Chinese sentence structure is S V O (Subject – Verb – Object). However, when using a “把 sentence,” you place the Object before the Verb. So the …
Here is another topic that almost all of us will encounter daily, and that is “email.” We have included about 20 of the most common email-related vocabulary in this infographic. They are, 邮箱 yóuxiāng Email 写信 xiě xìn Compose 收信 shōu xìn Get new messages 联系人/通讯录 liánxì rén/tōngxùn lù Contacts 收件箱 shōu jiàn xiāng Inbox …
