In this short skit, I play both a Chinese mom and a Chinese kid to teach you how we stay polite in everyday Mandarin. You ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Learning a new language is all about practice, but sometimes you don't have someone to practice with. Microsoft's new (and aptly-named) Learn Chinese app wants you to pick up the language with the ...

One of the best ways to learn a language is to practice with someone, and if that language is Chinese, there might not always be someone available to practice with. Microsoft is attempting to remedy ...

Master Mandarin with the right app mix The right Chinese learning apps can transform your progress when chosen with purpose. From structured lessons to real conversation practice, each app fills a ...

According to the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute, Chinese is a Class III language—the most difficult to master—and requires 2,200 hours of rigorous study to gain general ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Americans are flocking to Chinese app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, as a potential US TikTok ban looms. Some of them are learning ...

Deborah Fallows and her husband, the Atlantic‘s James Fallows, are no strangers to life in a foreign country. Over the course of their careers they’ve upped sticks and moved to foreign lands, from ...