When do three men make a tiger? When they’re part of a Chinese idiom. Chinese idioms are often known as 成语 ‘chéngyǔ’, and are usually made up of four characters. They can either be a non-literal fi…
17/05/2022
Language Learning
If you’ve been following our blog for a while, you’ll know how much we advocate for learning languages in their country of origin. After all, there’s no faster way to learn something than to be immers…
17/04/2022
Others
You might already know about lucky and unlucky numbers in China. But do you know why they’re considered ‘good’ or ‘bad’, and how they’ve evolved into a modern-day code for communication? For exampl…
22/03/2022
Culture
Chinese Mandarin is often considered one of the hardest languages for English speakers to learn. Not just because the writing system is so different, but because your mouth and voice make very differe…
15/02/2022
Founded in 1945, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) aims to strengthen international relationships through promoting cultural diversity. To date, there ar…
12/01/2022
Tourism
Beyond a form of writing, Chinese calligraphy is a form of art – and has been considered one of the most important forms of Chinese art for literally thousands of years. In fact, the integration of po…
21/12/2021
With an ancient civilization dating back thousands of years, an enormous landmass of about 9.6 million km² and 56 ethnic groups, it’s no surprise that China has hundreds of different dialects still sp…
18/11/2021
One of the great things about Lingoinn’s homestay service is that you get both a great choice of cities in China and a course tailored to your Mandarin learning needs. Each day during your trip will v…
13/10/2021
Does the colour of your favourite hat happen to be green? You may not want to wear it in China. From attracting wealth to warding off evil spirits, colours have played an important role in Chinese …
18/09/2021
Learning Mandarin doesn’t just have to happen in a classroom. Today, there’s a huge wealth of apps that can help you on your language-learning journey, wherever you are. Here are some of our favour…
19/08/2021
