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Learn Chinese with Songs: 15 Mandopop Hits for Fun Listening Practice

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Music is the language of the soul.

It can also be a language learning tool!

Yep—if you do it right, music can be a powerful way to advance your language skills.

So, maybe you want to understand Chinese covers …

By Sheena DizonSheena Dizon

The Ultimate Guide to Understanding and Mastering Chinese Particles

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If I asked you to name the parts of speech, could you name all of them?

Nouns. Verbs. Adjectives. Adverbs. Pronouns. Prepositions. Conjunctions. Determiners. Interjections.

Those are the nine parts of speech that we learned about in school.

I don’t …

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And in Chinese: 11 Ways to Join Nouns, Verbal Phrases, Adjectives and Actions

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One of the easiest ways to make your language skills sound more advanced is by connecting your thoughts using conjunctions like “and.”

Just look at the difference:

I like to eat chicken. I also like to eat beef.

I like …

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The Ultimate Guide to 没有 (méi yǒu) in Chinese

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Even if you’re new to Chinese, you’ll hear the word  (méi yǒu) a lot.

That’s because 没有 can be used in many ways.

It literally means “to not have,” but it can also mean that something hasn’t happened or …

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The Complete Guide to Months in Chinese (and the Lunar Calendar)

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If you’re a beginner in Chinese, you’ll want to learn how to say the months in Mandarin.

You’ll should also know how to translate dates and related phrases so you can talk about appointments and or describe when something …

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37 Chinese Adverbs You Need to Create Native-sounding Chinese Sentences

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As beginner Chinese learners, we learn how to string simple, basic sentences together using a subject, verb and object.

But sometimes, we need to sprinkle in a few words to add more detail.

These words are adverbs—or 副词 …

By Sheena DizonSheena Dizon

Days of the Week in Chinese: The Standard, Modern and Colloquial Forms, Plus Sample Dialogues

It’s hard to have a conversation in Chinese without knowing how to describe something as simple as the date. 

Did you know there are actually three ways you could say “Saturday” and six ways you can say “Sunday” in Mandarin?…

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