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How to get a Chinese visa with the least amount of money
The other day, I received a friend’s newsletter which shared a very helpful tip about how you can extend your Chinese visa with the least amount of money. As a Chinese language school in Beijing, we...
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a refreshing and wild trip into Tian Shan mountain of Xinjiang
As I can see in Beijing, all expatriates like to travel. When living in Beijing for awhile, you’ve seen the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. Have you ever wanted to get out of the big city and go...
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Mandarin Speaker Beatboxes, Plays Cello
Yale student Kevin Olusola 陆佑乐 (lù yòu lè) speaks great Mandarin and is a talented beatboxer and cellist. With practice, you, too can impress your Chinese friends with these skills! Related posts功夫梦...
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Intro to Chinese Music (from Timeout Beijing)
Photo Credit: Timeout Beijing Check out Timeout Beijing’s informative post on some of the musical genres of China. This is a pretty comprehensive post describing each style and its roots, and has...
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growing cleaner air in your home
There are at least three ways to combat air pollution in your home and outdoors – air filters 空气净化器 (kōng qì jìng huà qì), houseplants 室内植物 (shì nèi zhí wù), and masks 口罩 (kŏu zhào). Most of these...
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Vocab for Breathing Healthy in Beijing
Here are a few basic vocabulary words about health and air pollution that you can use in everyday conversation. breathe 呼吸 (hū xī) air quality 空气质量 (kōng qì zhí liàng) air quality index (AQI) 大气质量指数...
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How to say The Olympic games in Chinese and more
With the London Olympics in full swing then we thought it would be appropriate to write a blog post on studying Chinese with an Olympic theme. The Olympic games （奥运会 or 奥林匹克运动会 to give it it’s full...
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How long does it take a native English speaker to become fluent in Chinese?
I found this topic on Quora: how long does it take a native English speaker to become fluent in Chinese? I think it would be very helpful to share with people, specially with those who are currently...
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What dictionaries or apps do you use to learn Chinese?
Dictionaries whether they are paper or electronic are invaluable resources to the language student. Here at 1 on 1 Mandarin, many students are big fans of the Pleco software available for your Android...
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Sheldon Cooper learns to speak Chinese very funny video
I’m a fan of The Big Bang Theory tv series, the moment I saw when Howard tried to teach Sheldon Chinese, it became one of my favorite parts of the show. Very funny video, it made me laugh so hard....
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Great post on the strengths and weaknesses of SRS
SRS – spaced repetition systems are a really popular learning tool for increasing your memory retention and recall. Many of our students really like the results it produces whether they are using...
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Rote memorisation
I came across two blog posts with polar opposite views on rote memorisation today. This blog post reconsiders the value of rote memorisation and repeated reading as a method of increasing...
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Easiest way to learn Chinese? ShaoLan shows us one way
The idea of learning Chinese would strike fear into many people. It is commonly seen as a super hard language, especially for western learners, and only suitable for the brightest of the bright. Whilst...
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Learning from Chinese history
In the west have the phrase: those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. A near Chinese equivalent is 温故而知新 (wēn gù ér zhī xīn) which approximately means that by Reviewing the old we...
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Without cultural understanding, your Chinese could be useless.
Many students of Chinese recognise that learning Chinese is hard, but they are willing to put in the effort to conquer the mountain that is becoming proficient in Chinese. However, if your aim for...
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Book review: My Country and My People, by Lin YuTang
If your aim for learning Chinese is to become accepted as part of the community, your study needs to go beyond just learning how to communicate, instead extending into understanding Chinese culture,...
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Learning Chinese in Beijing? – Top tips on renting a flat (Part 1 of 3)
Mid August onwards is the time when many international students start to arrive in Beijing to begin a semester or two of Chinese studies. If your language school or university doesn’t provide...
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Learning Chinese in Beijing? – Top tips on renting a flat –Part 2
(This is the second post on renting a flat. You can find the first post here.) So, you have successfully negotiated a contract, got the keys, moved your stuff in, and registered with the police. Now...
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Learning Chinese in Beijing? – Top tips on renting a flat – Part 3 –...
Learning Chinese in Beijing? – Top tips on renting a flat – Part 3 – Preparing to leave (This is the third blog post on renting a flat. Click here for the first and second posts.) “Why do I need to...
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Finding a Wife Chinese Style: The Importance of Guanxi
Recently my wife and I received a pretty cool invitation from the landlord we rent our office space from. He and his wife (we shall refer to as Mr. & Mrs. Wang) had previously had us over to their...
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