Useful Phrases

Chinese proverbs, or 谚语 (yan yu) are ancient sayings of wisdom or advice taken from literature and history, written by famous philosophers and writers. These proverbs can be related to…

Most primary school kids find Chinese characters hard to learn. That’s understandable, because not only are most Chinese words made up of many strokes, if you forget how to write…

It has been my usual practice while I was teaching in school to come up with my own wordlists for the class kids. Since I’ve been consolidating my teaching resources…

For those of you who are just getting started Chinese composition writing, mastering common Chinese compo phrases can be a great way to begin! Here’s an easy guide featuring the…

Using good composition phrases in your Chinese compo can definitely add that wow factor into your writing. However, what kind of words or phrases qualify as good?In this Chinese composition writing…

Chinese composition good phrases After learning how to start a compo and end it well, the next thing to do is to learn some Chinese composition good phrases (好词好句) to…