The year 2018 has brought us so many things to smile and laugh at! And so much new internet slang was created in 2018 by the Chinese internet community. Let’s have a look at 4 most popular Chinese internet slang words and phrases. 1. 锦鲤 (jǐnlǐ) 锦鲤 (jǐnlǐ)’s...
As shopping plays such an important role in Chinese people’s daily lives, it’s not surprising that there are several ways to say “shopping” in Chinese. In this article, we take a look at 4 most popular Chinese words and phrases related to shopping! Chinese...
In this article, we will have a look at three common ways to say “change” in Chinese. Chinese Paronyms In any language, a paronym is a word which shares the same root with another word. To a certain extent, paronyms could be considered as synonyms...
Chinese learners often struggle with polyphones – characters with two or more pronunciations. In this article, we will look at 5 common Chinese polyphones. Chinese Polyphones: One Character, Two Meanings In simple words, polyphones are Chinese characters...
Why is it so important to learn Chinese characters when you study Chinese? Some people say it’s not important. For them, being able to hold a decent conversation is more rewarding than writing and memorizing the characters. No doubt, all people have different...
Very often in Chinese, you will come across words that share the same pronunciation, but are written using different characters – the so-calles Chinese homophones. In this article, we are going to take a look at 4 pairs of homonyms, which are frequently used in...
