There’s no getting around it – 2020 wasn’t a great year for travel, not to mention a terrible year in general for the whole world. But while there’s still a long way to go for things to go back to nor…
12/01/2021
Short for ‘Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi’ (汉语水平考试), the HSK is a standardised, internationally-recognised exam to test the proficiency of non-native Mandarin speakers. There are currently six different lev…
12/11/2020
It’s widely known that learning a language in its country of origin gives the best opportunity to absorb it more quickly. And while this can be true because you’re surrounded by people speaking the la…
13/06/2020
People learn Chinese for various reasons with different approaches. Based on the students I’ve taught over the years, those who have achieved high proficiency shared the same approach: they all adopte…
22/05/2020
Learning a language is easier with a teacher to set you tasks and hold you accountable. But what happens when you leave the classroom for the last time? When I decided to study for the HSK 4 exam, …
27/04/2020
Vocabulary and expressions in books can be cold and abstract. They become emotional and meaningful only when you use them in real life and experience them. As a published author and lecturer with y…
05/03/2020
