First things first: You probably already know this, but if you want to learn Mandarin Chinese, you needto learn the Chinese characters. There’s no way around this. You don’t n… See more

The Chinese language doesn’t have an alphabet like the English alphabet, so enter pinyin. Pinyin … See more

Chinese characters are often referred to as “Chinese symbols”, and you’ll find out that a lot of times they actually symbolize the word they mean. But more often than not, you’ll just h… See more

You’ve probably seen 汉字 (hànzì) before. That’s what “Chinese characters” are called. You might find the word “hanzi” even in materials written in English, as it became wi… See more