Author Archive | Alan Park

5 Basic Chinese Sentence Structures to Ease You into Grammar

One of the comforts of Chinese grammar is the straightforward and logical sentence patterns. And thankfully, many of them are based on the formula you already know. Ah, the ever-so-basic but ever-so-reliable SVO pattern. Here are five really simple Chinese …

51 Best Chinese Movies You Can’t Miss [Updated for 2023]

Chinese movies can be as entertaining as they are educational. Do you enjoy epic battles, poetic love scenes or offbeat comedy? Then dive into these masterpieces of Chinese cinema—and immerse yourself in Chinese in the process. Keep scrolling to check …

8 Ways to Say Hello in Chinese Like a Native

Do you know that awkward moment that every Chinese learner experiences? When you realize that “nǐ hǎo” is actually not how Chinese people say hello? If you don’t, then this post is for you: now you can say hello in …

What Is Pinyin? The Complete Beginner’s Guide

I’ll let you in on a secret. Did you know you can learn to speak fluent Chinese without ever learning a single Chinese character? It’s all thanks to (hàn yǔ pīn yīn) — Hanyu pinyin, or simply — pinyin. In …

Get Early Access to the FluentU App!

We’re happy to announce that development for our smartphone apps are well under way (finally!).     Our app will continue to deliver more of what you’ve come to expect from FluentU: learning through the web’s best real-world content but …