Author Archive | Muyen Peng

4 Resources for Learning Mandarin Chinese While You Sleep

The average human spends about 26 years of their life sleeping. While sleep is a vital function, I think most people would rather put those hours to use elsewhere. Is there a way to dedicate some of those hours to …

Give Compliments or Dish Dirt: 25+ Adjectives to Describe a Person in Chinese

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 terms of personality and appearance. Learn some of these key terms, and you can greet your …

41 Chinese Video Resources for Learning Real-world Conversation at Any Level

Have you ever heard of Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-hour rule that theorizes that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master a subject? Well, this rule can be applied to language learning, since it requires a ton of practice—but …