Differences and Similarities between 本来 (běn lái) and 原来 (yuán lái)
If you're learning Chinese, you might have heard the words "本来" (běn lái) and "原来" (yuán lái) being used in daily conversations to talk about something's original state or how…
If you're learning Chinese, you might have heard the words "本来" (běn lái) and "原来" (yuán lái) being used in daily conversations to talk about something's original state or how…
If you're learning Chinese, you'll come across the character 把(bǎ) early on, and it's important to understand its uses. Besides its common role in sentence structure, 把 also functions as…
Have you ever wondered how much the radical means in Chinese? For example, the “Ice” radical, which contains only two strokes and looks like two drops of water - 冫,…
Have you ever wondered where idioms come from? Well, being one of the oldest civilizations on our planet today, it is no surprise that the source of many English sayings…
One of my favorite Chinese radicals is the bow radical, 弓 (gōng). It is a very elegant character and important for it to be written in the right way. Despite…
辶 is a very common Chinese radical related to “walking” (走 – zǒu). There are more than 380 characters listed under this radical in the Kangxi Dictionary and most of them…
As you embark on your journey to learn the Chinese language, you'll quickly realize that asking questions is a fundamental skill that opens the doors to effective communication. While simple…
As you get a little more confident with learning Chinese, some of the initial problems such as tones, characters and strange pronunciations the mouth seems to refuse to make start…
For the majority of Chinese learners, the first greeting they encounter is "你好" (Hello). This initial step reveals that Chinese learners become acquainted with Chinese pronouns sooner than they might…