Should I learn Chinese or Korean?

Introduction: In the world of globalization, learning a new language has become an essential part of the career and economic life of many career-oriented people throughout the world. The countries are now closer than ever, and the East Asian countries have vibrant, dynamic, and diverse cultures and also intellectually rich regions worldwide that offer excellent…

Spend a whole year studying for Chinese

Introduction: If you are a Chinese learner, you already know it’s interesting to learn some basics about Chinese linguistics and grammar. The Chinese language is a group of language varieties that form the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages, spoken by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About…

Learning the Chinese alphabet

Introduction: If you want to learn a new language from basic and to write in a language completely different from your own can be challenging. The Chinese phonetic alphabet is also known as bopomofo, after its first four letters: bo, po, mo, and fo, similar to  English as we use the alphabet as “the ABCs.”…

Chinese Pronunciation: The Ultimate Guide

Introduction: Chinese is a group of language varieties that form the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages, spoken by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About 1.3 billion people (or approximately 16% of the world’s population) speak a variety of Chinese as their first language. The spoken varieties…