Taking the standardised HSK test does come with a bunch of benefits that you can enjoy. One of them is making you eligible for admission to a top Chinese university. Aside from that, you also get to determine the level of your Chinese fluency, expand your potential job opportunities, and more if you manage to...
It’s no secret that the best way to learn Mandarin is to be completely immersed in the land of the language – in China. However, it’s not the only way to learn the language, especially for children and the current travel restrictions. While children do indeed learn foreign languages better faster when they live and...
Acing an examination is not about how hard you study for it, but knowing how to study smart in preparation for it. Especially when you’re taking the HSK test to land a spot in a top Chinese university or for your dream career, it’s best to draw up a study plan. Whether you’re learning Chinese...
Does simultaneously learning two languages confuse your child? Typically, when children construct sentences with words from different languages, it’s a common belief to think that they’re confused with language systems. But this is a myth! From as young as four, your child learns to differentiate languages. And blending or mixing language rules is natural; a...
Are you trying to learn Chinese online or preparing yourself for the HSK Singapore test from home? If that’s the case, then you’re not alone. Many language learners and learning institutions have now gone online these days. However, as convenient as it is to learn from home, our living spaces aren’t exactly conducive to learning right from...
The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) test isn’t exactly a generally-known language test outside of Chinese-speaking countries, and there’s a good reason for that － it’s just a test that assesses your competence in the Chinese language. In a way, it’s similar to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOELF), but with Mandarin as...
When it comes to learning a second language, it’s no secret that being immersed in an environment surrounded by the language will help. This includes Chinese! When learning Chinese, it’s always recommended to pay a visit to China and immerse yourself in the language’s culture and its people. But, obviously, that’s not always possible for...
Besides enrolling in a reliable online mandarin class, finding yourself a language partner is one of the best ways to get better at conversing in Chinese. While Chinese lessons online can help you learn more vocabulary, you won’t be getting better at Chinese conversations unless you have a language partner, preferably, someone who is a...
Everybody is eager to learn a new language as fast as they can. However, this cannot be accomplished overnight, and it requires constant hard work and practice. Vocabulary acquisition is one of the most significant and interesting areas of language learning. In order to understand spoken or written Chinese, we first need to understand a...
