Author Archive | Olle Linge

Are you so close to fluency that you can almost taste it?

So close, and yet so far.

There’s a reason why Chinese language …

Conversing with native Chinese speakers is a true test of courage and mettle.

It’s a total Catch-22: the only way to improve your spoken …

What is your greatest personal strength as a Chinese language learner?

Are you a naturally gifted speaker?

Or perhaps memorizing the characters comes easy?…

Have you ever, out of curiosity, clicked around on a Chinese news website?

To sum up the experience: it can be kind of terrifying.…

Sometimes conventional wisdom is wrong.

We’ve all heard it before.

To learn Chinese, jump into the immersion pool. At the deep end.

Well, I’m …

Do you want to know how to learn Chinese faster?

Without spending any more time than you already do?

I have two words for …

Has this ever happened to you?

You proudly say something in Chinese to your friend.

They reply, but you don’t understand their answer.…