Sheena Dizon
Imagine learning a language with no cases, genders or tenses.
Believe it or not, those are just some of the many perks you’ll get when learning Mandarin Chinese!
Mandarin is often painted as one of the most difficult languages …
Sheena Dizon
You’ve probably come across tons of vocabulary lists, with one simple translation per character or word.
But if you have any experience with the language, Chinese characters rarely have a singular definition.
On top of that, characters can take on …
Sheena Dizon
Ever heard of the Chinese de?
It may sound like the exclamation “duh” in English, but it’s something slightly more complicated in Chinese.
The Chinese de isn’t just some simple utterance, but rather, an important (and nuanced) element of Chinese …
Sheena Dizon
Chinese grammar is logical, structural and simple.
To be completely honest, Chinese language structures make more sense to me than grammar rules of other languages—English included.
Let’s explore the key grammatical elements of the Chinese language system, and I think …
Sheena Dizon
No access to Google, YouTube, Facebook or Whatsapp in China? No problem!
The Great Firewall of China might prevent you from browsing your usual sites and platforms, but there are plenty of alternatives and essentials that will tide you over.…
Sheena Dizon
Do you want a good Chinese review sesh where you don’t actually feel like you’re studying?
Then you need some 电子游戏 (diàn zǐ yóu xì) — video games in Chinese!
It’s amazing how much you can pick up when you’re …
Without adjectives, you won’t be able to describe anything.
When you’re learning Chinese, you’ll find it insanely difficult to communicate when simple, key adjectives are missing from your vocabulary.
So today, I’m here to teach you 50 of the …
