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Mandarin Chinese is one of the world's most difficult languages for native English speakers to learn. The written language is particularly difficult, because mastery of 3,500 to 4,000 characters...

Chinese calligraphy, also known as brush calligraphy, is a respected Asian art form. According to Dr. Siu-Leung Lee, Chinese calligraphy is "thought to be the most revealing of one's personality."...

Learning to write Chinese characters can be an extremely challenging task for English-speaking learners. Therefore, knowing the proper stroke sequences is very important in your learning process....

Chinese and English are two of the world's most widely spoken languages. English is a more commonly used international language. Many Chinese people are therefore motivated to learn English for...

There are approximately 50,000 Chinese characters, known as Hanzi in Mandarin, in the Chinese language. Most of these characters are composed of two or more characters, and each of these symbols...

With about 1.3 billion speakers, Chinese has become the most widely spoken language in the world today. Although most Chinese speakers live in China and Taiwan, the language is also used in...

Studying Chinese has become very popular over the past 20 years. With business and cultural links to China and other Chinese-speaking countries increasing, interest in learning Chinese for...

Learning any language is difficult, but for native speakers of Chinese, learning English can be especially problematic. Chinese, unlike Germanic or Romance languages, has both a different...

With more than a billion Chinese speakers in the world, Chinese is a growing language that may continue to grow as globalization expands China's influence throughout the globe. Chinese is becoming...

Cantonese is the official dialect of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Province in China. For individuals who are not familiar with tonal languages, learning Cantonese will initially be a challenge, since...

Learning Chinese is easier than ever with the range of online learning tools. Now you can read Chinese texts in addition to listening to and interacting with native speakers from the comfort of...

As the world continues to change, more and more people are becoming interested in learning conversational Chinese. Whether the reasons are for business in an increasingly global market or in...

Learn the Chinese symbols for “pocket and vest” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn the Chinese symbols for “working seriously” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

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Learn the Chinese symbols for “brothers” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn the Chinese symbols for “Asian emperor” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

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Learn the Chinese symbols for “party” in reference to political parties with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese...

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Learn the Chinese symbols for “beginning and New Year's Day” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn Chinese symbols for "hay" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn Chinese symbols for "damage" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

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Learn Chinese symbols for "dispute" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn Chinese symbols for "color" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn Chinese symbols for "turtle" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

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Learn Chinese symbols for "rabbit" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

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Learn Chinese symbols for "knife" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn Chinese symbols for "kitchen knife" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

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Learn Chinese symbols for "cut" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn Chinese symbols for the surname "Zhao" with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language teacher in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn to maintain good posture for Chinese calligraphy writing with tips from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese writing tools and supplies.

Learn to maintain good standing posture for Chinese calligraphy writing with tips from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese writing tools and supplies.

Learn the Chinese symbols for “opening” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn the Chinese symbols for “calligraphy” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn the Chinese symbols for “thick” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.

Learn the Chinese symbols for “good” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.