If you're thinking about taking the HSK exam or you've already signed up then these are some of the most common questions about the HSK that you might want to read to help you prepare. Use our handy contents table to skip down to any specific questions that you might already have. What is the HSK? The HSK is the official Mandarin language exam that is recognised in ...
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Best textbooks for the HSK
Thinking about taking the HSK exam and want to find the best textbooks to help you prepare? Then you're in luck, because here we have selected what we think are the best HSK textbooks to help you get ready for the exam. It's important that you enter the HSK exam as prepared as you can possibly be, and although you can't learn everything from a textbook, they definitely help ...
How to improve your Chinese accent
Trying to speak in a Chinese accent can feel silly and like you're not using your own voice. When you're learning a foreign language you spend so much time learning the words and the grammar but when you speak, you often sound like an English person speaking Chinese words. If this is the case for you then don't worry, it's a lot more common than you think. When ...
Should I learn pinyin or characters?
The short answer is you should learn both. Learning pinyin will help you to read quicker and you also need it to use a Chinese keyboard on your phone. And I know you can get by learning pinyin and how to speak, but you're never going to master Chinese until you learn the characters. Let's have a look at both. Characters How does the Chinese writing system ...
Why Learn Chinese
Chinese is a rich and fascinating language. It has a completely different writing system to English, completely different phonemes, a tonal system and different grammar structures, but we could not recommend it more. It might be tricky but it's also probably easier than you think and definitely worth while. Let's have a look at the Chinese language, and why you should ...