This week’s hunt: 请 qǐng. Here’s what our group found in five Chinese cities!

请 qǐng means please, I see it all the time on signs politely reminding me to do something.
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By Kwadwo
This week’s hunt: 请 qǐng. Here’s what our group found in five Chinese cities!
请 qǐng means please, I see it all the time on signs politely reminding me to do something.
[Read more…] about Scavenger Hunt 请 qǐngBy Kwadwo
Honestly, my Ayi is pretty much my Chinese teacher. I ask her so many questions about speaking Chinese. The best part is, as I teach her to make the food I like, I end up learning better Chinese phrases. In this video, we discuss how to make Overnight Oatmeal in Mandarin.
The guide also includes some audio I made so you can practice more!
Want to use the VPN I use for a stable, quick connection in China? I depend on it to upload more than six videos a week and live-stream on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. And here’s my second choice for a VPN. Plus, when you download from either link, they share some of the cost with me, so I can keep creating the videos you love.
By Kwadwo
This week’s character hunt: 明 míng.
明 míng has a slew of dictionary entries, but I feel like wise, bright, and understand are the meanings we’ll encounter most on signs. I wonder what this week will reveal!
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I forgot how fun it can be to meet new Chinese people. Wode Maya, of course, makes it look easy, and that’s the point. It is! I also created a mini-guide to help with striking up conversations with Chinese.
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INTERVIEW
Artist JQ shares how he started learning Mandarin through singing here in China.
JQ lives in Xiamen, China where he is pioneering Chinese pop as an expat and spreading positive vibes everywhere he goes.