Feb 13, 2012 · Hi, I'm self teaching Chinese. Most of my learning materials are online. I've noticed that the character 啊 has been used quite a lot in the conversations (usually at the end of the …

3 days ago · There used to be three types of foreigners, around here anyway. Training school English teachers, public school English teachers, businessmen and international students. …

Nov 14, 2004 · Can someone please explain the reasoning behind 是。。。的 and also the placement of these in relation to the rest of the sentence?

Nov 18, 2025 · I'm building an app for learning Chinese through immersion, and would love your feedback By KevinMugengoApp, December 22, 2025 at 02:16 AM

Nov 10, 2004 · Ask your grammar questions here, and also check out the recommended Chinese Grammar Wiki.

Dec 18, 2025 · I’m an international student, and I’ll be starting my studies at Fudan University in China soon. As my departure gets closer, I’ve been thinking more about practical and cultural …

Nov 16, 2005 · I thought cynical/cynicism was 犬儒 but then some people told me nobody uses this term in normal conversation and many native speakers don't even know what it means. So …

Nov 26, 2024 · Forum for discussion of the monthly book - plot, grammar, vocab, etc.

Jan 10, 2024 · Learning Chinese as well as about the culture can be challenging. I am working through HSK4 and I feel that Chinese native speakers (in regards to communication) don't …

Sep 17, 2019 · Hi everyone, I'm confused on how to use 弄 in Chinese, some textbooks say the meaning is like "doing something" but some of the sentences I read don't make any …