In this video, I break down the catchy Chinese song Wo xing shi. You can follow along with on screen characters, pinyin, and clear English subtitles as we sing through each line together. I explain ...
Mandarin characters don’t tell you how to pronounce a word. They are more like pictures that represent an object or an idea. Burt: Correct! Mandarin characters don't give us the sound of a word, so ...
So begins one of the most beautiful and well-known Tang dynasty poems, Farewell, composed by Wang Wei (AD699-761). To spell out this passage using Hanyu pinyin, mainland China’s official system of ...