Have you been struggling with speaking Chinese ? If so, you’re not alone! Many learners try everything: language apps, AI chats, group classes, private lessons, even practising with language partners or native speakers; yet still feel stuck. To many people’s surprise, even some students who pass HSK 6  (the highest level of the old HSK 2.0) still don’t feel confident speaking. Why? Because exams like HSK only measure general Chinese ability , mainly reading, listening, and writing, they don’t...

The Qixi Festival (七夕节), often called Chinese Valentine’s Day  (七夕情人节), is one of the most romantic traditional festivals in China....

Watch on my YouTube When learning Chinese, one question I often hear from students is:“Why do we learn words like 今天  (jīntiān, today)...