This is why education should be all about you

Ninchanese October 12, 2012

Being educated at school does not make it all. As they say, the master teaches you the way but you have to word on your own to reach your goals.

Chinese proverb: Go the mountain and meet the tiger.

Ninchanese October 9, 2012

There’s an old Chinese proverb that goes:

上得山多终遇虎

(pinyin: shàng de děi shān duō zhōng yù hǔ).

This means “If you go to the mountain often enough, you will meet the tiger.” But what does that mean? Is it good? Bad? Neither?

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Learning Chinese is not hard

Ninchanese October 8, 2012

So, you’re thinking of learning Chinese… You may have heard learning Chinese is hard. All squiggly lines and unpronounceable sounds. You may even have heard worse things than that: Like learning Chinese is a monumental challenge. A blow to the ego. Incredibly frustrating due to the unbearable ratio of effort to effect. Don’t let that stop you. With the right approach, learning Chinese is absolutely doable. Even better than at, it’s also a lot of fun. Forget what you’ve heard about Chinese. Read on and we’ll tell you what you need to know about learning Chinese…

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A Chinese proverb on language learning

Ninchanese September 26, 2012

Language learning is so important! It allows you to be more open minded and to think differently! Here’s a good quote to remember.

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Welcome to Ninchanese blog

Ninchanese September 25, 2012

Hi There! We’re building Ninchanese, a web and mobile app to help you learn Chinese in a way we hope you’ll find engaging, fun and rewarding! To know more about Ninchanese and to be part of the beta, head over to Ninchanese.com

Because we believe there’s more to learning a language than just learning vocabulary and grammatical rules – although those parts are important too and we’re actively working on creating great features to help you learn those aspects in an intuitive way -, we’re also launching this blog.