To a non-Chinese speaker (like me), and especially to a Westerner (like me), Chinese is the most impenetrable family of languages on Earth. While there may be only an eighth as many syllables as in ...

According to the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute, Chinese is a Class III language—the most difficult to master—and requires 2,200 hours of rigorous study to gain general ...

In this video, I show you just how easy it can be to start learning Chinese characters by using simple visuals that connect each symbol to its meaning. I walk through the characters for person, big, ...

Mandarin Chinese is spoken by over a billion people across Asia and around the world, making it a useful language for travelers to know. Learning pinyin, which romanizes Chinese characters, can ...