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Baidu: The Alternative to Google in China
Many foreigners in China soon notice that well-known websites like Google and Youtube are not very popular in China. Well, the reason for that is...
Stories of Students Learning Chinese: Student Interviews
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The 8 Best Mobile Apps to Learn Mandarin Chinese
If you want to learn Mandarin Chinese but don’t know where to start, welcome. This is the right place for you. Studying Mandarin is not easy at all. In fact, it can be quite challenging. That’s why you need great apps to start with. Without adequate help, you’ll never be able to learn this challenging […]
Top Chinese Dating Apps, Part II
It’s time for the second part of “Top Chinese Dating Apps”! Last time there were two most popular dating apps and today we have two more to introduce. But they are not typical dating apps, like Tinder, they have some REALLY specific features. Let’s have a look at them. 1. 请吃饭 “Let’s have a meal” […]
Top Chinese Dating Apps
It’s so much easier to learn Chinese if you have Chinese friends! It’s always fun to explore another culture by chatting with native speakers. So today, we’re going to help you find Chinese friends online. It’s Top Chinese Dating Apps. 1. 陌陌 Using Momo, you can meet new people in your city or area. […]
NetEase Music: A Guide to ‘Chinese Spotify’
In this post, we look at NetEase Music – the most popular music app in China, and very similar to Spotify. The name of the app in Chinese is 网易云音乐. NetEase Music: The Name First, let’s look at the Chinese name. It will give us a hint about the app: 网 wǎng – net (from 网络 wǎngluò, the Internet) […]
How to Use Payment Apps in China
Imagine a situation: you are having a great time with your friends at a bar, chatting, giggling, and drinking. Then comes the time to go home, and your friends ask you to pay the bill while they are catching a taxi. You search through the pockets and realize – you don’t have enough cash! And you don’t have […]
Dazhong Dianping: A Guide to ‘Chinese Yelp’
There are many ways to check local restaurants, shops and buisnesses in China. But if you want to navigate like a local, it’s worth mastering Dazhong Dianping – a tried-and-true review app, where Chinese locals rate local businesses and share their reviews. In this step-by-step, we’ll help you navigate Dazhong Dianping like a pro😎 […]
5 Most Popular Apps in China
More and more Chinese people use different apps to make their lives more convenient. As Chinese economy continues to grow, Chinese people have realized that time is money. That’s one of the reasons why everyone is so keen on using lifestyle mobile apps – they save a lot of time, both at work and at home! In this article, we look at […]
How To Order Food in China Using Eleme?
Imagine you arrive home from work in the evening – with zero energy left to cook dinner. Naturally, you’d think of ordering a takeaway. But how challenging is it to order in Chinese? Perhaps you aren’t confident enough to speak Chinese on the phone; on top of that, the artistic, often complicated names of Chinese dishes can […]
