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When you forget which character it is...

Chinese text reads: Ahh... I've forgotten which character it is! The phone shows multiple characters that are pronounced similarly to...

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Just when you thought you learned all the ways to say 'I can' in Chinese...

I have had a few requests for comic style sketches from students, along with some discussions on what's fun and helpful when getting...

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A new belief, and 3 important tools for learning Chinese

Unless you managed to escape the global pandemic this year, you can't have missed how strained tensions between China and the rest of the...

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Teacher = Motivator

“There are no unique messages in this world: only unique messengers” When you’re learning something, you somehow need someone to be...

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Yes, you can. 你可以！

Caption reads: '我的天啊！' - meaning 'Oh my goodness!' I've written before about how motivating, inspiring, and encouraging is such a...

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加油 | Add oil, keep building your skills

Doodle reads: "加油！加油！Jiayou, jiayou - Keep going, come on! Go go!" In Chinese there is a word for encouraging others, called 加油 jiayou....

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And why you need to meet (Ha)moody's friend: 'Tingxie'.

There is a moment in the early stages of learning Chinese where I will tell my students something along these lines: “Next week, come to...

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When my student becomes my teacher

It is early in the morning. The sky is still dark outside, but the screen in front of my face seems far too bright suddenly. I am...

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Forever a teacher, forever a student

On teaching/learning Chinese I love teaching Chinese a lot. One thing I love most is when my students make me remember details from the...

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