In this article, we’re going to look at two related topics: location and directions in Chinese. First, I’m going to introduce some basic location words and then some sentence patterns that you can use to describe where objects are, if an object exists and locations as description. The second part of the article will focus… Read More
We’re back for another episode of Two White Chicks in China! This week our question comes from Angela from Scotland, who asks us “What do Chinese men think of successful women?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In This Episode We Talk… Read More
We’re back for another episode of Two White Chicks in China! This week our question(s) comes from Bree (via Speakpipe), who asks us “How do you communicate with your families back home? And, is it common for Chinese men to be stay-at-home dads?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our… Read More
If you are only just starting out learning Chinese characters you may have already come across some Chinese characters that, to the inexperienced eye, look exactly the same. It’s different to get over the idea that they are different and that it is possible, by following some simple rules, to distinguish between these characters. How to… Read More
There are 31 different ‘strokes’ to learn when writing Chinese characters. A ‘stroke’ is a line or combination of lines that form a part of a Chinese character. Although at first glance, a character may look like it has 5 individual lines, in fact, may only have 4 strokes. This happens because a ‘stroke’, unlike… Read More
We’re back for another episode of Two White Chicks in China! This week our question comes from Desiree (via Facebook), who asks us “Is it possible for foreigners to have close friendships with Chinese people?” If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In… Read More