Chinese, the most commonly spoken language in the world, is challenging to master. Rather than an alphabet, Chinese has thousands of characters. On top of that, the language is tonal, so how you speak ...

Chinese is not written in a phonetic alphabet in the way that European languages are. While some Chinese characters have a phonetic function and give you a clue as to their pronunciation, others are ...

Chinese language immersion kindergarteners Matthew Sullivan, left, and Robert Sawyer, right, each turned to look for approval from their two teachers after they pointed to the same Mandarin Chinese ...

A new opportunity for people to learn Mandarin Chinese in Wake County is all because of a partnership between the United States and Taiwan. The North Carolina Raleigh Taiwan Center for Mandarin ...

I've been studying Chinese — one of the hardest languages for English speakers to learn — for over a decade Though you can't learn Chinese with apps alone, technology can be a great tool for language ...

An independent school has become the first in the UK to make Mandarin Chinese compulsory for pupils, reflecting the growing importance of China on the world stage. But it's not an easy language to ...

In the relaxed cadences of her native Taiwan, Kelly Chuang instructed her students to repeat after her. “Wo bu shi taiwan ren. Wo shi meiguo ren” — “I’m not Taiwanese. I’m American.” She projected the ...

Swinburne University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. I am currently learning Mandarin Chinese. I am just a beginner, only in the middle of level two. It is the ...