Learn Chinese with Beginner Stories

Pagoda tree is also known as Chinese scholar tree. It is a very common tree species in China, especially in northern China. To Chinese people, the pagoda tree is a plant that has both practical and cu...

2 Okt 20215min

In traditional Chinese values, it is the family concept that the man goes out to work while the woman looks after the house. But for Shanghai local people , it may be an exception. In today’s story, o...

25 Sep 20211min

In China, the tiger is known as the King of the forest, while the fox is known for its crafty. What happens when these two animals meet? In today’s story, we are going to learn a Chinese idiom, which ...

25 Sep 20213min

Golf has become synonymous with fashion and high-end activity. In fact, many sports activities have social attributes. In today’s story, we are going to look at n ancient Chinese sport activity-- Chui...

25 Sep 20215min

As many people know, Chinese people have two ages, one is nominal year of age and the other is called full year of age.  Even for some Chinese people, they are not sure how to calculate the nominal ye...

18 Sep 20213min

Noodles are popular staple food for Chinese people no matter in the southern or northern regions of China. In each province, they have their own way cook noodles. In today’s story, we are going to loo...

18 Sep 20215min

There is a Chinese saying goes "Seeing is believing." No matter how much we thought we know about a place without actually visiting there, as long as we arrive at the place, we could find some differe...

18 Sep 20211min

The Chinese unicorn is a sacred animal and represent propitious in Chinese mythology. For thousands years, people have had various imaginations about what the unicorn looks like. According to a litera...

11 Sep 20215min