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6 ways to show your love in Chinese

Ninchanese February 11, 2016

Chinese people, usually do not celebrate love on February 14, since it’s a Christian celebration coming from the Roman antiquity era. On July 7, Qīxī day (七夕), Chinese people hold their own celebration of love (Christmas and the Chinese New Year are also great excuses to ask for gifts from your significant other).

But young Chinese people like to immerse themselves in western culture and sometimes plan romantic activities on this special day, February 14. Let’s take this opportunity to spread our love in Chinese with 6 different ways to tell that special person you like them.

Beginner, Chinese culture, Chinese learning tips, Intermediate, Vocabulary china, chinese, learn Chinese, love, valentines day

What’s your prediction for the Fire Monkey year?

Ninchanese February 9, 2016

Yesterday, the 8th of February 2016 was the Red Fire Monkey Year (火猴年 Huǒ hóu nián), Chinese New Year celebrations started and marked the beginning of the Red Fire Monkey Year (猴年 hóu nián). Happy Year of the Monkey! 猴年大吉!

Each year, new predictions are set according to traditional Chinese astrology. This Lunar Year is dedicated to the Monkey, the Ninth Zodiac Sign, so predictions can give you an indication of what may happen to you this Fire Monkey year and which signs will be lucky or unlucky. Wondering what this Year will be like? Let’s see what’s in store for you, this year.

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New: listening stages on Ninchanese!

Ninchanese January 7, 2016

We’re happy to be welcoming a new feature on Ninchanese: there are now listening stages to go with Baimei’s Speaking Mode. It’s live now, so if you want to skip the rest of this post and go try it out directly, we won’t be offended. Just see Baimei and pick the listening mode as you start a stage!

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Ready for some serious Chinese learning? World 4 is here!

Ninchanese December 21, 2015

Fearing you’re going to be spending too much time with your family these holidays and looking for a way to get away? We might have just what you need: a fresh new world to explore on Ninchanese! Yup, we’re very proud to announce the arrival of World 4: Rock on, Tiger! on the app.

Advanced, Intermediate, Ninchanese, Vocabulary advanced chinese, beta, content, hsk 4, intermediate, intermediate chinese, learn Chinese, new, upper-intermediate, upper-intermediate chinese

Voice and stroke order animation update

Ninchanese December 17, 2015

Welcome to this week’s beta update! There were quite a lot of things in store in this week’s beta update to keep improving your Chinese learning experience. A new voice for the app’s sounds, way better stroke order animations, improved word pages, and more await you in the app!

Advanced, Beginner, Chinese learning tips, Intermediate, Ninchanese, Vocabulary animation, beta, character stroke order, Chinese character decomposition, Chinese characters, Chinese voice, learn Chinese, learning experience, stroke order, text to speech, update

The Automatic Sound, Stars and Awesome Popup Beta Update

Ninchanese November 19, 2015

It’s been a while since our last blog article about an update, as we’ve been working on all sorts of improvements but keeping things under wraps, and silent doing little updates here and there (adding a new progress indicator, for instance). Our last major update added more content: World 2 and World 3 and plenty of new stages, wohoo!

Advanced, Beginner, Chinese learning tips, Intermediate, Ninchanese, Vocabulary beta update, chinese, Chinese character, english, help, learn Chinese, mandarin, new, pinyin, sound, stroke order

A New Ninchanese wallpaper

Ninchanese October 30, 2015

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World 3 is out – Intermediate level now available

Ninchanese October 27, 2015

Hot on the wheels of World 2, we’re very excited to be now giving you access to World 3 of Ninchanese in Early Access! We worked hard to bring you plenty of new content at an intermediate level of Mandarin Chinese. Intermediate learners, this is for you: pre-order and get access to plenty of new content to skyrocket your Chinese level.

Beginner, Chinese culture, Intermediate, Ninchanese, Vocabulary beta, chinese, content, elementary, intermediate, learn Chinese, world

World 2 is here!

Ninchanese October 6, 2015

Did you finish World 1? Were you anxiously waiting for more content to learn? Well, the wait is over: World 2 is here! Are you ready to take your Chinese to the next level? World 2 is available in early access, so if you’re interested in unlocking these sweet new stages, read on!

Beginner, Intermediate, Ninchanese, Vocabulary beta, chinese, content, elementary, learn Chinese, new, world

New beta update!

Ninchanese September 23, 2015

You know how committed we are to improving and making Ninchanese better in all the ways we can, so you guys have a blast learning Chinese. These past few weeks have been dedicated to adding something major to Ninchanese, in line with our roadmap, and to improving your user experience. Here are the cools things we’ve added and changed in this update to the beta!

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