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Bargaining 101: 5 Words to Get That Deal

By on September 26, 2012 in Beginner Chinese, Chinese Vocab 101, Intermediate and Advanced Chinese

We’ve all been there. Something in a shop catches our eye and screams, buy me! The mission?  Negotiate a reasonable price with that smooth talking, overbearing sales person. Don’t get tricked. It’s essential to be able to 讨价还价 (tǎo jià huán jià) at markets so you’re not cheated. Always haggle for 50% or less than their [...]

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Chinese Learner Interview Series: Kevin Lewis

By on August 29, 2012 in Chinese Learner Interview Series, Chinese Learner Interviews, Chinese Learning Tips

Today we are proud to feature Kevin Lewis.  As Principal of Mandarin World in Shanghai, we are thrilled to get his tips and advice for learning Chinese.  In his own words, I am originally from Adelaide Australia, and I’ve been living on and off in China since 1998. I’ve spent many years teaching English to university students [...]

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Chinese Learner Interview Series: Kellen Parker

By on March 12, 2012 in Chinese Learner Interview Series, Chinese Learner Interviews, Chinese Learning Tips

For the first in our interview series we had a conversation with Kellen Parker of Sinoglot. Kellen is a published linguist with a background in linguistics and philosophy. He spent time wrestling with languages like Albanian and Arabic before coming to China and re-focusing his efforts on Mandarin, as well as more than one Chinese dialect. He’s the [...]

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