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Beginner Intermediate Vocabulary Wordbuilding

Where are you from? Nationalities in Chinese

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you meet a Chinese person, there’s a good chance they’ll ask you, “where are you from”?  Do you know how to say your nationality in Mandarin Chinese? Are you curious to know how to talk about where you come from in Chinese? Read more to discover all the nationalities in Chinese and how you […]

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Beginner Chinese learning tips Intermediate Ninchanese Popular Vocabulary

Chinese components & Chinese radicals World: Up, close and personal with Chinese characters

Introducing a whole new world on Ninchanese: The Rad Way to Learn Chinese Characters! It’s chock-full of rad Chinese components to discover. What’s so rad about those? Easy: they’re your key to understanding Chinese characters a LOT better. Let’s dive in.

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Advanced Beginner Chinese learning tips Ninchanese Vocabulary

Writing Chinese characters: The purpose

I think at one point everyone who starts learning Chinese asks themselves the same questions about writing Chinese: Do I need to learn to write Chinese characters? When is the best time to begin with them? Where do you start? How do you write Chinese characters? Are there any rules? With this article, I want […]

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Advanced Beginner Chinese culture Intermediate

How is the Corona Virus affecting daily life in China?

Stefan, currently living the fear of the virus as an ex-pat in China, will give you all the tips you need to make it safe with a well-handcrafted list of vocabulary to know. Read Stefan’s story below.

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Beginner Chinese learning tips Intermediate Ninchanese

How to review words on Ninchanese when the number is too high

When you want to learn Chinese, you need to go for it and work on it every day. Everyone will tell you that. It’s true for every language you are learning. Regularity is the key. As is reviewing words you’ve just learned, so they go from your short-term to your long-term memory. We know, however, […]

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Beginner Chinese culture Chinese expression Chinese quote Expressions Vocabulary

5 Chinese Idioms that Sound Like English Idioms

If you already use these idioms in English, then you’ll be surprised how simple is it to use these Chinese idioms and sound as smart as an old Chinese uncle.

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Beginner Chinese expression Intermediate Popular Vocabulary

The top 30 Chinese celebrities to know!

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 […]

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Beginner Chinese learning tips Ninchanese

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

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

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Beginner Chinese culture

14 meowsome websites about China and the Chinese language

We have selected some of the best tools and websites about Chinese culture and language we use every day or visit regularly. These are 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.

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Advanced Beginner Intermediate Ninchanese

Ninchanese is out of Beta!

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

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