Words & Vocabulary
Chinese Family Terms: The Complete Guide to Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins
Chinese Family Terms: The Complete Guide to Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins
Chinese family terms explained with diagrams: why 姑姑 and 阿姨 aren't the same word, why cousins split into 堂 and 表, and a family tree for every generation.
All 46 Asian Countries in Chinese — and the Five Names China Never Had to Translate
All 46 Asian Countries in Chinese — and the Five Names China Never Had to Translate
All 46 Asian countries in Chinese with pinyin and etymology, and why Japan, Korea, and Vietnam were never transliterated the way the rest of the list was.
All 54 African Countries in Chinese — and the One Character That Ends 14 of Them
All 54 African Countries in Chinese — and the One Character That Ends 14 of Them
All 54 African countries in Chinese with pinyin, etymology, and the character that closes more country names than Europe and the Americas combined.
All 35 Countries of the Americas in Chinese — and the One Character That Names 8 of Them
All 35 Countries of the Americas in Chinese — and the One Character That Names 8 of Them
All 35 American countries in Chinese with pinyin, etymology, and the seven recurring characters that unlock most of the list, including the abbreviation that secretly means two countries.
All 45 European Countries in Chinese — and the 7 Characters Behind Most of Them
All 45 European Countries in Chinese — and the 7 Characters Behind Most of Them
All 45 European countries in Chinese with pinyin, etymology, and the seven recurring characters that unlock dozens of names at once.
World Cup Mandarin: 22 Football Words, Two Characters
World Cup Mandarin: 22 Football Words, Two Characters
Two characters, 球 and 门, unlock 15 of the 22 Mandarin words you need to follow a World Cup match. A grouped vocabulary primer for HSK 2-4 learners.