Chinese Archives | The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/tag/chinese/ Learning another language doesn't have to be hard. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:18:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 Lunar New Year 2023 – Year of the Rabbit https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/chinese-lunar-new-year/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:59:00 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=2655 China’s Spring Festival – Chun jie (春节) Chinese festivals are based on the traditional lunar calendar. The Chinese New Year, known as the Spring Festival or chun jie (春节), is the year’s most important festival. The holiday marks the end of the coldest days of winter and the anticipation of spring and fresh beginnings. It Read More >>

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]]> Chinese Idioms with Numbers to Level-Up Your Mandarin https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/chinese-idioms/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:55:19 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=27321 Every language has its idioms – unique word combinations that, taken at face value, mean something different than what they’re actually referencing. And with Mandarin Chinese, one of the world’s great historical languages, with roots going back thousands of years, the list of Chinese idioms has grown like few other spoken tongues.The impressive Mandarin linguistic Read More >>

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]]> The Best Chinese Palace Dramas to Binge-Watch and Learn Mandarin https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/chinese-palace-dramas/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/chinese-palace-dramas/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:21:10 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=27206 Learn Mandarin With Netflix and Historical Chinese TV Shows I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the best way to learn a language is to do things in it. Especially things you enjoy. And who doesn’t enjoy a good Netflix and chill session? So if you’re looking for a new show to get Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/chinese-palace-dramas/feed/ 1 Best Road Trips in the USA for Language Learners https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/usa-road-trips-language-learners/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:12:07 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=26697 Learn a Language on a Road Trip across America Did you know there are 350 languages spoken in the United States? Although the main language is English, hit the streets and you’ll hear everything from Spanish to German, Tagalog to Cantonese. And that’s not just from the tourists. Historic immigration has brought people into the Read More >>

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]]> Fail Your Way to Success: The 5 Best—and Worst—Language Mistakes to Make https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/language-mistakes-to-make/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/language-mistakes-to-make/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:05:45 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=21554 Why You Need to Make Mistakes to Learn a Language Making Language Mistakes Can be Painful  I’ve lived in Brazil for over a year now, and I still feel embarrassed when I forget how to say, “It was nice to meet you.” in Portuguese. I regularly try to tell stories to my friends and find Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/language-mistakes-to-make/feed/ 2 Customize Your Language Learning With Pimsleur – New Premium App Features https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/pimsleur-premium-app-updates/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/pimsleur-premium-app-updates/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:29:43 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=16618 The Pimsleur Premium App Keeps Getting Better! The development team at Pimsleur is continuously working to improve your app to make it easier for you to learn on your own terms. The latest Premium release brings a host of new features for both mobile and desktop, designed to put you in control of your language learning. Pimsleur Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/pimsleur-premium-app-updates/feed/ 3 Fun Zoom Backgrounds to Inspire Your Language Learning https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/fun-travel-zoom-backgrounds/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/fun-travel-zoom-backgrounds/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:19:50 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=15556 Travel on Hold? Try a Virtual ZoomCation While You Dream of Adventures to Come Though pandemic restrictions are beginning to lift in some places, life isn’t exactly as it was before. Most countries still have travel restrictions, meaning summer vacations (and possibly your opportunity for on the ground language practice) are canceled! The lockdown has Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/fun-travel-zoom-backgrounds/feed/ 2 How to Say Grandmother in Different Languages https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/grandmother-in-different-languages/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/grandmother-in-different-languages/#comments Tue, 26 May 2020 13:55:37 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=15916 What is Your Word for Grandmother? In honor of my grandmother, who passed away at the amazing age of 100, I wanted to share some of the words for grandmother in various languages from around the world. Some will be familiar and some strange.  Some are quite formal, and some sound as sweet and warm Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/grandmother-in-different-languages/feed/ 3 How to Learn a New Alphabet or Script: Our Top Tips https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/tips-for-learning-a-new-alphabet/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=13933 Congratulations. You’ve made it to the land of the fearless. (Well, in language-learning terms, anyway.) You’ve guessed it, we’re talking about learning languages with a different writing system. Most learners stick to languages with Latin scripts (such as French, Spanish, and German), which are more familiar and accessible if you already understand the letters. Unlike Read More >>

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]]> Chinese Lunar New Year Vocabulary and Phrases Explained – Word Nerd https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/chinese-lunar-new-year-vocabulary/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:51:32 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=13480 Top Mandarin Chinese Lunar New Year (Spring Festival) Greetings and Expressions Welcome to the Pimsleur Word Nerd Blog Series!  In each Word Nerd post, I’ll share interesting insights into the origins and etymology of words in various languages, and other fun tidbits related to words and language.  In this first post, I’ll dive into some Read More >>

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