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Mandarin Chinese has a reputation for being impossible, but is that the whole story? The truth is a mix of…
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At a glance, Chinese and Korean can seem related due to their geographic proximity and shared vocabulary. However, these two…
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In the patriarchal world of rural China, women were denied a voice—so they invented their own. Uncover the story of…
Think "you" is simple? In English, it is, but Mandarin Chinese requires a more nuanced approach. The choice between the…
Why can you say "three dogs" in English, but speakers of Chinese, Japanese, and Mayan languages must use a special…
Mandarin is famously a tonal language, but what many learners quickly discover is that the tones they memorize often change…
Just as the West has its infamous mistranslation of Marie Antoinette's "Let them eat cake", the East too has seen…
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