Ready to level up your Mandarin skills? Once you’ve mastered the basic subject-verb-object (SVO) grammar pattern, it’s time to get to grips with more advanced sentence structures so you can sound more…
17/11/2025
Language Learning
Chinese names are much more than sounds. They’re a culmination of thousands of years of culture, history, heritage, family hopes and dreams, and – increasingly these days – individual expression. I…
16/10/2025
Culture
From ancient fairytale landscapes to robot waiters, there’s truly something for every kind of traveller exploring China. And thanks to China travel posts going viral on TikTok and Instagram, more and …
16/09/2025
Tourism
If you’re just starting your Chinese-learning journey, good news: on the whole, tenses are much simpler to learn than if you were learning English from scratch. English tenses, especially the past …
15/08/2025
If you were a member of the royal family in ancient China, keeping cool in summer involved relaxing in airy buildings equipped with skywells, artificial lakes, and bowls of ice placed in the room to c…
14/07/2025
Over the past decade or so, China has rapidly transformed into a largely cashless society, with mobile payments now accepted virtually everywhere. In the past, cash was the main way to get around f…
17/06/2025
Mischa Wilmers is a fluent Mandarin speaker and editor of the imlearningmandarin.com blog and podcast in which he shares insights and tips for learning Chinese. In 2023, he moved to Taipei for a year …
16/05/2025
When you think of traditional Chinese clothing, you might automatically think of 旗袍 qípáo / cheongsam (长衫 ‘chángshān’ in Mandarin) – but have you heard of 汉服 hànfú? What is hanfu? While the shif…
16/04/2025
There’s nothing wrong with learning a new language with the help of a textbook. After all, you need to learn to walk before you can run – and learning any new language involves getting to grips with a…
13/03/2025
While bullet trains are often more associated with Japan, China’s 高铁 gāotiě ('high-speed rail') is the longest high-speed rail network in the world. While it’s tempting to hop on a plane to travel …
15/10/2024
