The Mandarin Blueprint Method is different from anything you’ve tried before to learn Chinese. There are literally about nine reasons for this, but if we had to boil it down to the most crucial factor, it has to be our Optimal Character Learning Order or OCLO (pat. pending).
19 May, 2019
12 April, 2019
If someone “has” Guanxi 关系, they know many people who would be happy to help them reciprocally if they ask. But what is Guanxi exactly?
4 April, 2019
Categories: Chinese Vocabulary, Learning Chinese Independently, Study Motivation
What to learn how to speak Chinese? You need to quiet down and listen more. Learn more by listening, it’ll naturally put you in a relaxed attitude.
1 April, 2019
If you want to know how to learn Chinese language quickly, you must first be willing to re-frame your expectations and try new techniques.
28 March, 2019
Chinese words are easy but maybe we are biased. “Biased” 偏正式. This is part 7 of an 8-part series exploring all 7 types of Chinese compound word.
25 March, 2019
The cheapest universities are in China. Sichuan University has a tuition of $1500 per semester. So a four-year degree will cost you $12,000. Is it worth it?
21 March, 2019
Categories: Chinese Vocabulary, Learning Chinese Independently
Duplicated words are the easiest to understand, they are merely two morphemes that are the same doubled up. The doubling can serve four different functions.
15 March, 2019
Categories: Chinese Vocabulary, Learning Chinese Independently
Chinese prefixes, infixes & suffixes (aka “Affixes”) are common enough that it’s worth of your attention. This article breaks them all down.
7 March, 2019
Categories: Chinese Vocabulary, Learning Chinese Independently
Word Structure: Subject-Predicate 主谓式. This is part 5 of an 8-part series exploring all 7 types of Chinese compound word.
28 February, 2019
Categories: Chinese Vocabulary, Learning Chinese Independently
It’s quite easy to find synonyms in Chinese, especially when they can come up within the same two-character word! Intrigued?