5 Ways to Say Goodbye in Chinese

Greetings and send-offs are probably among the most common phrases you’d learn when you’re just getting started on a language.

Let’s Talk Feelings and Emotions in Chinese

Feelings and emotions are an innate part of human nature. It is one of the first things we communicate when we learn to talk as babies.

What’s Life Like in Shanghai Longtang?

I strongly recommend that you take a walk in some famous Longtang areas, that would totally be an experience.

10 Most Frequently-used Chinese Measure Words

As a Chinese English-language-learner, I was trying to find a measure word subconsciously. Few English nouns require measure words, and literally every Mandarin noun needs a measure word.

3 Myths about Tai Chi – Busted!

Like many, my knowledge of Tai Chi is limited to the idea that it’s a slow sport for elderly people, usually men who like to get up early and practice in parks. You’ve seen them around Shanghai too right? Maybe even back home in your country? A recent Tai Chi workshop at Mandarin Inn surprised […]

跟我教汉语 | “吃不了”有几个意思?

正在看电视连续剧的Kathy听到了以下两个句子: (1)你给我买这么多的零食,我一个人吃不了。 (2)明天早上我要坐飞机去旅游,明天中午那顿饭我是吃不了的。 Kathy非常困惑地向Mandarin Inn的老师请教,这两个句子中的“吃不了”是不是一个意思。

How to move to China in 90 days – Part 1 (and not necessarily teach English)

For the past couple of years I’ve been wanting to see Asia and I knew it needed to be more than a 2 or 3 week vacation. One day I looked around and decided that nothing was keeping me in Canada but some cute family dogs (sorry family, I guess there’s you too.) So I booked a flight and let my 2 connections in China know that I was on my way!