Spoiler - 成语 (chéngyǔ) = Chinese wisdom packaged compactly in a "nutshell" (usually only four characters long) In your Chinese studies you will likely come across 成语 (chéngyǔ). Here is how I think of it. Ancient Chinese Pearls of Wisdom Imagine the Chinese sages and philosophers of old. They … [Read more...]
New Series Announcement – Greeting Others in Chinese – Learn 5 Essential Chinese Phrases (Series 1, Lesson 1)
Announcement - Introducing “Learn 5 Essential Chinese Phrases!” We are pleased to make another announcement for Monkey Mandarin. We just started a new ongoing category/series of posts called “Learn 5 Essential Chinese Phrases.” Woohoo 🚀 Our goal with this series is to help you learn 5 new … [Read more...]
Qu Wanting 曲婉婷 – Wo De Gesheng Li (You Exist In My Song) – 我的歌声里 – Pinyin Subtitles with English Translation
Hey 朋友们! Hope you're all doing great ;-) As mentioned in our previous post, we are trying out a new YouTube series of videos ("Learn Chinese Through Songs") and we posted our lucky first song last time out (Jay Chou - Suan Shen Me Nan Ren). Feel free to check out the Monkey Mandarin YouTube … [Read more...]
Jay Chou 周杰伦 – Suan Shen Me Nan Ren (What Kind of Man Are You) – 算什么男人 – Pinyin Subtitles with English Translation
Hey 朋友们! Hope you're all doing great ;-) So we thought we would try something different this time. drum roll...🥁 Introducing "Learn Chinese Through Songs!" We are pleased to make two announcements for Monkey Mandarin. The first is we are starting a new ongoing category/series of posts … [Read more...]
One Big Difference Between Chinese and English – Chinese is a Silent Language
Hey folks it's been awhile. Nicole and I have been pretty busy starting new jobs and moving house. So unfortunately have not been able to post as frequently as we would like. But what can one do right? As much as we'd love to blog and work on Monkey Mandarin full-time, we've still got to make a … [Read more...]
The Horse and the Groom – 马与马夫
It's almost Christmas time people! So a relatively short post today (got to catch up with all the Christmas shopping) :)For people who are looking for short and sweet reading exercises to start their Chinese learning journey, this is indeed a good article to warm you up. This classic Aesop's fable … [Read more...]
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