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Adjectives - Lots of Adjectives
For years we've seen our students struggle with using adjectives in Mandarin. The grammar (explained below) is easy enough but one of the...

Baseball in China and Almost All the Baseball Words You Need in Mandarin!
In 2008, while studying in Shanghai with CET, I was lucky enough to play and 'intern' with the Shanghai Golden Eagles. As a part of the...


The Ease of Grammar in Mandarin
Mandarin is often considered a challenging language to learn, with its complex characters, tones, and unfamiliar sounds. However, one...

Li Bai - A Tang Dynasty Legend & His Poem: 'Drinking Alone Under the Moon'
LiBai (also known as Li Bo, Li Taibai and Li Po) was a Chinese poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). He is widely regarded as...

All about the YCT
The Youth Chinese Test (YCT) is an internationally recognized standardized test of Chinese proficiency for children, primarily aimed at...


Introduction to The HSK
Although I have been studying Mandarin since 2006 and lived and worked in China from 2008 until 2013, I didn't meet anyone who had...


What Is The HSK & Why You Should Take It
What Is The HSK? The HSK, officially short for Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (汉è¯æ°´å¹³è€ƒè¯•), is an internationalized standard test for non-native...

MM Top 5 Mandarin Learning Apps/Websites
MM Top 5 : Mandarin Learning Apps / Websites Five must-have apps/websites we at Manhattan Mandarin have personally used to improve our...
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