Skip to content

About    Contact   Advertise

  • Chengdu Forum
  • Podcast
  • Guide to Chengdu
  • Post Series

learning chinese

5 Essential Apps for Living in China

December 28, 2012December 27, 2012 by Charlie
China iPhone apps

I’ve tested hundreds of apps for iPhone and iPad and then distilled those down to five incredibly useful apps for life in China. These are the essentials.

Categories learning chinese, tech 40 Comments

Chengdu Bars and the People You’ll Meet There

June 26, 2012May 20, 2012 by Sascha

A description of the clientele at Chengdu’s various bars and clubs has been spreading across Chinese social networks like wildfire recently. This is it, translated. Who knew it’d be so accurate and entertaining?

Categories fun, in chengdu, learning chinese Tags china youth, nightlife 31 Comments

Learn to Write Characters on Your iPad With Word Tracer

February 20, 2012February 13, 2012 by Charlie

Word Tracer, a character writing app exclusively for iPad, is one of the coolest apps for Chinese learners that I’ve founded. Read about it inside.

Categories fun, internet, learning chinese Tags app, apple, characters, ipad, tools 8 Comments

Five Must-See Websites to Advance Your Chinese

May 16, 2011May 15, 2011 by Charlie

Of all the resources at your disposal for learning Chinese, the internet has to be at the top of the list after interaction with native speakers. Check out our list of 5 must-see sites to improve your Chinese.

Categories internet, learning chinese Tags mandarin, studying, websites 20 Comments

How to Read Chinese Characters Without Learning Them: Pleco OCR

February 10, 2011November 25, 2010 by Charlie

Ever wanted to read Chinese without actually taking the time to learn it? This is the tool for you. Hope you have or are planning on getting an iPhone.

Categories learning chinese Tags iphone, learning chinese, technology, tools 26 Comments

4 Proven Tips to Master Basic Chinese

February 10, 2011October 8, 2010 by Charlie

Learning Chinese is no small task and everyone can use some help at the beginning of this journey. Master the basics of Chinese with these 4 tips that are guaranteed accelerate your progress.

Categories culture & politics, learning chinese Tags apple, learning chinese, mandarin, studying 41 Comments
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Next →

Recent Posts

  • Chengdu coronavirusLife with Coronavirus in Chengdu: a Q&A
  • Chengdu Living Podcast#35: Looking Back on 40 Years of Chengdu History
  • Chengdu Living Podcast#34: Cryptocurrencies & China in 2019
  • Interview: From 5 Years in Chengdu to Teaching Chinese in Hawaii
  • Chengdu Living Podcast#33: The Rise of MMA in China

Ad AdAdAd AdAd

Recent Forum Topics

  • CL Forum: 2010 – 2020 🙏
  • Emergency number
  • Ebike for sale
  • Ito Yokado
  • Swapping USD for RMB
  • Mountain Biking
  • Tattooist in Chengdu
  • Do we have any drone player here ?

Recent Comments

  • Catsumi on How to Eat Your Parents
  • Jizzbomb Jovian on Hip Hop & Chengdu, Through NASA & d3f Founder Rabbi

Recent Posts

  • Life with Coronavirus in Chengdu: a Q&A
  • #35: Looking Back on 40 Years of Chengdu History

Forum Topics Archive

  • Most popular topics
  • Topics with no replies
  • Topics with most replies
  • Latest topics
  • Topics Freshness
© 2023 Chengdu Living • Built with GeneratePress