Author Archive | Sheena Dizon

22 Best Chinese YouTube Channels for Language Learners [Updated for 2024]

Perhaps the biggest challenge of learning Chinese on YouTube is navigating through the sea of content. To help you out, we’ve put together a list of the 22 best Chinese YouTube channels for learning the language. We’ve organized them based …

The Ultimate Vocabulary Guide to Family Introductions in Chinese

Whether you’re the new love interest or just a classmate, there’s a lot of pressure to make a good first impression on others’ parents. Throw in a language barrier, and the pressure doubles. If you’re a beginning Chinese student, …

How to Order Food in Chinese: 60+ Essential Words and Phrases for Dining Out

Deciding what you want to eat can be very difficult when you love food. If you’re at a Chinese restaurant, then there are likely a lot of interesting dishes you’ll want to order! In this post, we’ll help you get …

The 10 Hardest Chinese Words to Pronounce (Audio and Pronunciation Guides Included)

Yin and yang, P.F. Chang’s… Chinese words can’t be all that difficult to pronounce, right? The truth? Chinese has vocab words that are difficult to read out loud at first because our minds automatically think in English when faced with …

Instant Mandarin: 7 Chinese Character Recognition Apps

Not all Chinese translator apps have optical character recognition, or OCR, which lets you snap a photo of characters or upload a screenshot to get a translation. That definitely comes in handy. Ever had to order from a Chinese menu …

17 Ways to Say I Love You in Chinese [+Other Gestures to Show Your Feelings]

There are so many more ways to say “I love you” in Mandarin Chinese than just (wǒ ài nǐ). In China, you’d mostly use other, less straightforward expressions to show your love and affection. 32+ Common Chinese Terms of …

9 Authentic Ways to Say Happy Birthday in Chinese [Plus the Birthday Song, Common Phrases and More]

Your Chinese partner just invited you to their mother’s birthday celebration. You want to make a good first impression on their family, so you decide to learn how to say “happy birthday” in Chinese. Beyond Chinese birthday wishes, you …

Good Luck in Chinese: 29 Well-wishes and Blessings for Native Speakers

Luck is a huge part of Chinese culture. So it may come as no surprise that there are many different ways to wish someone “good luck” in Chinese. Whether someone just started a new job, is getting married or …

32+ Common Chinese Terms of Endearment You Need to Know

Chinese terms of endearment are cute words Chinese people use to refer to their loved ones. Whether it be to joke around, show affection, or even flirt with someone in Chinese, using these words correctly will help you sound …

Plural in Chinese: A 3-step Guide to Mastering This Tricky Grammar Aspect

You may have heard that in Chinese, nouns are the same in both their singular and plural forms. You can’t just tack on an -s, like we do in English. So how will you know how many eggs …