Author Archive | Muyen Peng

Have you ever heard the word “edutainment”?

It’s a loose term that describes any form of learning that utilizes entertainment in some fashion …

As a Chinese language learner, you don’t take one minute for granted.

You’re reading, writing and speaking in Chinese as much as you can. …

You’re pretty, you’re tall, you’re smart, you’re this, you’re that.

Every language has its own extensive list of vocabulary for describing someone, both in …

衛生間在哪裡? (wèishēngjiān zài nǎlǐ).

This is how you would say, “Where is the restroom?” in Mandarin.

It’s a pretty important phrase to know. Surely, …

Have you ever heard of the 10,000-hour rule?

The basic idea, proposed by writer Malcolm Gladwell, is that it takes 10,000 hours of practice …

You’ve already decided to learn Mandarin Chinese.

But you’ve got another big decision to make.

Life would be much simpler if Mandarin Chinese came …