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 ...

Registration for Beginner I and Beginner II classes have closed. For questions, contact Kelly Kleinkort at [email protected]. This beginner course, offered in collaboration with Chinese Community ...

When President Obama welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House on Wednesday, he was joined by a group of students from Washington, D.C.'s Yu Ying Public Charter School. It's a ...

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Speak excellent Chinese with accurate pronunciation and tones, OK if in slightly lower than natural speed. Understand basic grammar rules. Be able to engage in communications on topics taught in the ...

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 ...

To a non-Chinese speaker (like me), and especially to a Westerner (like me), Chinese is the most impenetrable family of languages on Earth. While there may be only an eighth as many syllables as in ...

Recently, while revising for her end-of-year exams, my 15-year-old daughter came to me with a list of Chinese words, asking me to test her on them. It had been a while since she'd asked for help. Ever ...

Never discount the resolve of the American spirit in the face of adversity — in this case, the determination to learn a little bit of Mandarin Chinese to make navigating the popular TikTok alternative ...