Top 10 Tweets of October
In addition to the big news we announced in August (support for traditional characters, rebranding as FluentU), we kept the pedal to the metal with our language tweets. Those of you following us on...
View ArticleChina’s Most “Ambitious” Chengyus
As a reader of this blog, we already know you are an ambitious type. As profiled in a certain learner interview from the spring, as a student of the Chinese language, you “recognize and respect the...
View ArticleIntroducing FluentU!
Since our public beta launch last month, we are excited and humbled to have welcomed thousands of new users to FluentFlix. It has been thrilling watching the feedback and support continue to roll in,...
View ArticleThe Many Varieties of “上班族”
The joys of the “上班族” life (shàng bān zú: office workers) – surrounding yourself with people from different backgrounds, all working together towards a common goal for everybody’s mutual benefit. Or...
View ArticleFluentU Now Features Traditional Characters!
Since launching public beta last month, we have welcomed thousands of new users eager for a new way to learn Chinese through authentic online video. Many of you have been forthcoming in feature...
View ArticleLessons in Learning Chinese: Yangyang Cheng
Today we are thrilled to talk with Chinese teacher Yangyang Cheng, founder of Yoyo Chinese, and host of one of the most popular Chinese teaching Youtube channels (with over 4 million views!) Before...
View ArticleNo Nonsense Newbie Tips: Alternatives to “一点”
Continuing our No Nonsense Newbie Tips series, today we look at alternatives to 一点 (yī diǎn). 一点 is a great little word meaning “a little bit” or “somewhat“, and is very flexible in usage. It can …
View ArticleLessons in Learning Chinese: Phil Beckwith
This week on our Lessons in Learning Chinese series we are happy to feature Phil Beckwith. Without further adieu, “My name is Philip Beckwith. My hobby used to be music, performing it and listening to...
View ArticleTop 10 Tweets of September
Another month of bringing you Twitter’s best daily Chinese word and phrases tweets! All you have to do is follow us on Twitter (@FluentU), then sit back and watch the daily words, phrases, chengyus,...
View ArticleLessons in Learning Chinese: Joyce Cai
For the first time in this Lessons in Learning Chinese series, we will be featuring not a learner of the Chinese language, but a teacher! Today we talk to Joyce Cai, a Marketing Assistant at Open...
View ArticleNo Nonsense Newbie Tips: 6 非常 Alternatives
Another classic newbie rut. Like “喜欢“， ”非常” (fēi cháng) is a word beginners learn to embrace early. It is an extremely useful adverb meaning “very” or “extremely”, and can be used in a wide variety of …
View ArticleAt a Loss for Words: Top 6 “Aargghh” Words
Perplexing language mistakes. Bewildering cultural chasms. Head scratching conundrums. Learning Chinese, it can often feel as if you are simply jumping from mortifying moment to puzzling predicament....
View ArticleNo Nonsense Newbie Tips: Four 喜欢 Alternatives
In this installment of No Nonsense Newbie Tips, we want to help our readers escape the 喜欢 (xǐ huan) rut. Found in chapter 1 of all beginner textbooks, 喜欢 is an easy catch all for anything and...
View ArticleLessons in Learning Chinese: Greg Bell
Today we feature Greg Bell. Originally from New Jersey, he went to college in Michigan, then proceeded half way around the world to Taiwan, where he is now studying for his Master’s degree in...
View ArticleUncovering 黑: Three Abstract Meanings
In a post from last month, we explored several of the abstract meanings of the character 白, or white. Today, we’ll look at 白‘s spiritual opposite: 黑, and its breadth of abstract meanings. As...
View ArticleHot on Weibo: “My Mom is Always Saying…”
Whether it be sage advice, nagging reminders, pesky intrusions, or reassuring comfort, mothers around the world offer steady streams of profound lessons and petty quibs. Weibo users spent the last few...
View ArticleLessons in Learning Chinese: Matt Owen
Today we feature an old friend of ours here at FluentU. Matt Owen came to China on a whim in 2006, and ended up studying Chinese at Tsinghua University for 3 semesters. I can personally say I’ve...
View ArticleTop Chengyus to Describe FluentU Launch!
If you are currently reading this, no doubt you have already signed up for FluentU beta (and if not, then stop reading and go!) After months of humbly blogging away while quietly designing and building...
View ArticleFluentU Launching Public Beta in 3 Days!
Since announcing our planned beta launch less than two short weeks ago, we have welcomed hundreds of new users, uploaded dozens of new videos, and been featured on some of our favorite Chinese learning...
View ArticleLessons in Learning Chinese: Kevin Lewis
Today we are proud to feature Kevin Lewis. As Principal of Mandarin World in Shanghai, we are thrilled to get his tips and advice for learning Chinese. In his own words, I am originally from Adelaide...
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