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Beginner Lesson - Videos - Writing Chinese - Left and Right falling strokes

In this video Alice teaches you the Left and Right falling strokes.

You want to learn Chinese characters and you don't know how to start? Or perhaps you think because you can't draw then you can't write Chinese characters? Actually, most people think that in order to write Chinese characters you have to be good at drawing. That's wrong. In fact most Chinese are not artists. But they can write Chinese characters because they follow very simple rules. The only difficulty is that there are so many characters... tune in to this lesson to find out.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Writing Chinese - Horizontal and Vertical line

If you want to learn chinese characters, you must learn all about the basic strokes. In this video Alice teaches you how to write the horizontal and vertical line, this is one of the most basic chinese character strokes. What are you waiting for? Tune in and watch this video.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Magic show - Spirit

Do you like magic show? Would you like to watch it while learning Chinese? Here we invite a local magician – Harold He, he will show you a spirit magic. This time, he is not guessing which card you have in hand, but he already knows it in advance. Can't believe it? Let's find out.

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Chinese Poems - Goose

"Goose, Goose, Goose, Hi!
You with a long-crooked neck sing to the sky,
Floating on green water by feathers in white,
With red-webbed feet stirring in blue dye."

Do you like this poem? This is one of the must read Chinese poems. In this podcast we will read out this beautiful poem for you and Alice will explain it word by word.

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Publication

Consolidate your knowledge of today's Chinese podcast by trying Chinese Test – Publication

In this lesson, we look at the use of Chinese idioms, such as:
1. 怀才不遇
2. 过不去的火焰山
Furthermore, we talk about some useful verbs and we also look at how Chinese people use polite words. Learn why sometimes chinese refer to other people by using “您”？Listen to this podcast and learn how to be polite!

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - The love triangle

In this podcast we tell you the story of a “love triangle”. Daisy falls in love with her best friend – Lee, but apparently, Lee likes someone else. Not only that, he also wants to buy something for her on their first date. Since Lee is so nervous, he doesn't even notice that Daisy is angry when he gives her the present. How do they solve this issue at the end? Listen to this podcast to find out.

Consolidate your knowledge of today's Chinese podcast by trying Chinese Test – Love triangle

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Weapon Part II

Edogawa Ranpo (1894 - 1965), one of the most popular writers in Japan. Many of his works were made into movies. His detective stories influenced so many other writters. If you like to read "who has done it?" stories, you should never miss Edogawa Ranpo. Here we present you one of his greatest novels. We hope you like it.

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Weapon Part I

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Magic show - Where is the water

Do you like magic show? Would you like to watch it while learning Chinese? Here we invite a local magician – Harold He. He will show you how he makes the water disappear from Alice' cup.

Advanced Lesson - Chinese Podcast - IQ Test

How smart you thing you are? Or how smart you would like your friends to think you are? Would you dare to answer those Chinese IQ tests? Or wait, maybe you would like to hear the answers first? Here our Dear Amy and Aaron will talk about a lot of popular Chinese IQ tests so that you are prepared for your next friends meet up.