No 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 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 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleTop 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...
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