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How to Address Chinese People — Tips You Must Know

If you read my posts: How to greet people in Mandarin-Chinese (I) and How to greet people in Mandarin-Chinese ( II), I hope you know how to say hello and good bye like a Chinese insider now.

In this post, I will show you how to address Chinese people like a native Chinese speaker does.

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How to Homeschool Mandarin Chinese

In my post: How to Raise a Bilingual Child, I shared some ideas about how to help a child learn a second language. In this post, I will talk about how to teach a kid Mandarin Chinese at home.

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The Best Way to Learn Mandarin Chinese

I found something interesting. When people search online about Mandarin Chinese learning, ” the best way to learn Chinese” ranks very high.

In this post, I try to answer this question based on my own knowledge. I am sure every one has his own answer.

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Parent Interview: Oliver Tu

As a parent myself, I know how important it is to have a support group and community while we raise bilingual kids.

As a Chinese teacher and parent, I keep looking for better ideas to help my kids and hopefully other kids learn Mandarin-Chinese in an effective and fun way.

With this purpose, I am going to interview people who have some good ideas and lessons to share.

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English, Pinyin or Chinese Characters

If you read my former posts: Basic Rules for Reading Chinese Characters, you might get some ideas about how to guess the meaning of one character by reading its radical.

In this post, I will talk about which way is good to read out the Chinese character.