by NihaoCafe | May 25, 2021 | 1-Minute Grammar Videos
When discussing the house or a place in Chinese, traditionally, we used the noun 宅 [zhái]. The Chinese language regularly changes though and it has a much more interesting meaning today. You might find it even ties in nicely with some of our new habits from the...
by NihaoCafe | May 24, 2021 | Chinese Vocabulary
How to say “Bye” in Chinese When we first start learning Chinese, we are taught simple phrases such as 你好 (hello) and 再见 (bye). But apart from 再见, do you know how to say bye in Chinese any other ways? Want to master them all? Check out our video below...
by NihaoCafe | May 21, 2021 | Chinese Vocabulary
Chinese Tongue Twisters, trickier than other languages? Every language has them, but are Chinese tongue twisters harder than most? Naturally, they’re tricky, given that Chinese is a tonal language and as such, requires total control over them to correctly say...
by NihaoCafe | May 21, 2021 | 1-Minute Grammar Videos
The Past Tense in Chinese – How do you make it? Did you know that to express the past in Chinese, you need to add either 了 (le) or 过 (guo) after verbs? Both particles help indicate that the action is either completed, or has happened in the past. It is much...
by NihaoCafe Guest Author | May 20, 2021 | Guest Posts, HSK
“What is the HSK test?” The HSK test is the 汉语水平考试 (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì) shortened to HSK, meaning the Chinese proficiency exam. The test run by the Hanban and is taken by non-native speakers globally, enabling learners to quantify their language abilities into...
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