The goal of my new book Chineasy is to allow people to learn to read Chinese easily by recognizing characters through simple illustrations and animations. By learning one small set of building blocks, ...

To a non-Chinese speaker (like me), and especially to a Westerner (like me), Chinese is the most impenetrable family of languages on Earth. While there may be only an eighth as many syllables as in ...

In this video, I show you just how easy it can be to start learning Chinese characters by using simple visuals that connect each symbol to its meaning. I walk through the characters for person, big, ...

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, students around the world are increasingly interested in learning Chinese. Some are drawn by the pull of a foreign culture or the challenges of a new language; ...

In this short lesson, I walk you through five super simple Chinese characters and their meanings using my whiteboard. I say each word in pinyin, show you how to write it, and explain what it means in ...

Chinese language teaching is increasingly about memorising and repeating sounds and signs, without the meditative beauty that underlies the language. Pronunciation is not a relevant variable in a ...

Watching Ni Hao, Kai-lan for the first time is like seeing an animated show of my daughter's Littlest Pet Shop animals. With heads bigger than their bodies, all the characters in this new Nick Jr.

Speak excellent Chinese with accurate pronunciation and tones, OK if in slightly lower than natural speed. Understand basic grammar rules. Be able to engage in communications on topics taught in the ...

Mandarin Chinese is spoken by over a billion people across Asia and around the globe, making it a useful language for travelers to know. Learning pinyin, which romanizes Chinese characters, can ...