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Interview: From 5 Years in Chengdu to Teaching Chinese in Hawaii

August 26, 2019June 29, 2019

What happens when you’ve achieved mastery in Chinese and leave the country? Reed shares the story of his post-China life as a Chinese teacher in the United States.

What the Billboards in Chengdu Say

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019

Read what public billboards in the Sichuan capital city of Chengdu say, translated into English. They’re more insightful than you might think.

The Advantages of Literacy in Chinese

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019

The advantages of achieving literacy in Chinese are all around us, in the physical and digital world. Here’s to taking that step to comprehend it.

pinyin primer

Chinese Pinyin Primer – What You Need to Know About The Chinese Alphabet

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019

Mastering the romanization of Chinese characters, or pinyin, is a fundamental starting step for all Chinese learners: take the first steps with this post, authored by Chengdu-based Mandarin Blueprint.

Mastering Chinese

How to Take Shortcuts to Elite Chinese Like I Did

March 10, 2017March 8, 2017

A handful of discoveries, many learned the hard way, helped me leapfrog my Chinese language skills. Here are those tips, and the journey I took to get proficient at Chinese so you can do the same.

Nommoc app

Combatting “Expat Illiteracy” With Apps

May 15, 2013May 15, 2013

Read my interview with Aaron, developer of the nommoc app, designed to combat the phenomenon of expat illiteracy in China.

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