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The top 30 Chinese celebrities to know!

Ninchanese May 20, 2019

Don’t you feel that, as westerners, you don’t know many Chinese celebrities? We had a conversation with Possopo. He’s been a learner for a good time on Ninchanese now and has an intermediate Chinese level. He came across Chinese names he did not know before on Ninchanese. We started to have a conversation about this topic and so Possopo decided to explore more that cultural aspect. He made a great list of Chinese persons to know with very clever and funny explanations about them. I’ll let you read his blog article and discover his Chinese celebrities list at the end of the article.

Beginner, Chinese expression, Intermediate, Popular, Vocabulary 2 comments

Should I do more than my daily Chinese character learning review? If yes, then what?

Ninchanese April 4, 2019

Recently, a Chinese learner phrased something in a particular way. He reached us out to us and said: “I have a memory problem. How can I do more reviews?”

Beginner, Chinese learning tips, Ninchanese 1 comment

Our selected websites about China and the Chinese language

Ninchanese January 21, 2019

We have selected some of the best tools and websites we use every day or visit regularly. It’s just a few that we particularly appreciate, the real gems you can use to learn Chinese online or to explore China from the comfort of your home.

Beginner, Chinese culture No comments

Ninchanese is out of Beta!

Ninchanese December 18, 2018

On our mission to deliver the best Chinese learning app, we’re thrilled to announce Ninchanese is out of beta!

Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Ninchanese 3 comments

The super hidden (and insanely useful) tone trick no one tells you about

Ninchanese December 7, 2018

An easy way to memorize and pronounce tones! The first time you hear a Chinese speaking a sentence, were you like “wow, I understand nothing and why do they sound like they’re going on a rollercoaster”? No wonder, you’re hearing tones for the first time! They may seem daunting, but I have a secret to tell you. There’s a super easy trick to tones: you’re actually already using tones in English, so all you need to do is apply that knowledge to your Chinese!

Beginner, Chinese learning tips Chinese learning, learn Chinese, speak Chinese, tips No comments

A-ya! Chinese interjections to absolutely know!

Ninchanese November 9, 2018

The more you listen to Chinese speakers, the more you start noticing the little sounds that pepper their discourse. It’s what we call Chinese exclamative particles or interjections 语气词 yǔ-qì-cí.

Chinese learning tips, Intermediate, Vocabulary Chinese expressions 2 comments

Simplified Chinese characters VS Traditional Chinese characters

Ninchanese November 1, 2018

In case you’ve just started learning Chinese or not, what are the differences in the 2 different ways of writing Chinese characters? The written Chinese language uses Simplified Chinese characters and Traditional Chinese characters. Let’s see the difference between the two ways of writing Chinese characters. And let’s find out which Chinese character set is for you!

Beginner, Chinese culture, Chinese learning tips character set, Chinese characters, Chinese writing system, simplified Chinese, traditional chinese, writing in Chinese No comments

What to do when you can’t find the word you’re looking for with an IME?

Ninchanese October 30, 2018

Sometimes you think you know a Chinese word, but when you try to type it in your Chinese IME, you can’t find it. I’m sure this has happened multiple times to you. It could be for various reasons, maybe you don’t have the right pinyin. Or maybe there’s a spelling mistake in what you’re typing. How do you know?

How do you find the Chinese character you are looking for?

Advanced, Chinese learning tips, Intermediate, Vocabulary chinese, learn Chinese, tips No comments

World 5: An Epic world for Epic Chinese learning

Ninchanese September 13, 2018

The HSK world 5 is now complete! The Nincha Team has been working tremendously to create and offer you a complete and interactive course to learn Chinese at an advanced level.

Advanced, Chinese learning tips, Ninchanese, Popular advanced chinese, beta, grammar, learn Chinese, learning fundamentals, listening skills, speak Chinese, speaking skills, vocabulary No comments