Are children stories good for beginners? I think they are good only if the beginners are children! There many people who are frustrated because it's hard for them to find any suitable reading materials in Chinese. Often the books which includes pinyin...

In linguistics, accent refers only to pronunciation, while dialect refers to grammar and vocabulary as well. Nowadays, accents are quite standardized. It is impossible to speak without an accent. In most languages, the majority of accents are...

It's always useful to find connections among words, and that also helps to remember them. For example: 酒 jiu, we can have 酒店, 酒吧, 喝酒, 啤酒, 葡萄酒, and later on can extend to 喝醉了, 睡觉, 喜欢, 不喜欢, 生日, etc....

Many things are required a step further, like walking. It seems simple enough. But I observed that who can walk well, also runs. The strong legs which give a light, easy walking steps are actually built through running. The same thing goes to language...

Why do people learn a new language when they can speak one perfectly well? The answer may carry some very practical causes, such as doing business, or pleasing your spouse. But fundamentally I think learning a new language is to unlock a closed...