Learning Mandarin tones and pronunciations used to be challenging for her, but persistent practice has improved her skills. "Learning Chinese characters was difficult at first. I had to memorize ...

Around 20 years ago, Lu Fang landed in Indonesia from China with excitement to begin her career as a Mandarin teacher. Now, she is on cloud nine as more Indonesians love to learn the language and the ...

Shaalan and his classmates learn Chinese characters shown on an electronic whiteboard. "At first it was difficult, but now it has become easy and fun," the teenager told AFP. Mandarin is one of the ...

I never thought I'd be the mom frantically practicing Chinese flashcards while waiting in the school pickup line. Yet here I am, three years into our family's journey with Mandarin classes for kids in ...

Mandarin characters have developed over approximately 4,000 years. But Mandarin characters aren't letters that tell you how a word sounds - they're more like pictures or symbols. You see ...

The numbers of Americans learning Mandarin Chinese has declined dramatically, but one elementary school in Washington DC is seeing more demand for Chinese language education than ever.

The number of Americans learning Mandarin Chinese has declined precipitously, but one elementary school in Washington is seeing more demand for Chinese language education than ever.