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1. 2024-10-26 22:50:29

More Pants than Pant

language

ChatGPT | English | grammar | Italian |
2. 2024-10-05 10:59:00

Business Trip to Naples, Italy

language personal

AI | AllSet Learning | ChatGPT | ChinesePod | grammar | Italian | personal | travel |
3. 2024-10-04 22:39:31

This BBQ is FIRE

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study |
4. 2024-09-08 17:40:41

Reflections on my Experience Learning to Write Chinese Characters

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese characters | Chinese study | Matt Coss | research |
5. 2024-04-08 08:40:00

Zheeeeeen Leeeeei

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | funny | t-shirts | Taobao |
6. 2023-08-17 09:52:33

Chinese-like Graffiti in Atlanta

language

Atlanta | character creations | characterplay | Chinese characters | personal | travel |
7. 2023-04-05 11:49:01

Rate of Speech Affects Learning

language

Chinese study | language | listening | podcast | You Can Learn Chinese |
8. 2023-02-03 12:13:12

Using ChatGPT to Learn Chinese

language

AI | ChatGPT | Chinese study | Lijiang | tech | techniques | technology |
9. 2022-08-18 08:37:00

Wooo-Laaa-Laaa

language

Chinese characters | COVID | COVID-19 | food | marketing | Shanghai |
10. 2022-08-04 08:26:00

A Repurposed Chinese Character in Sanya

language

Chinese characters | language | Pleco | travel |
11. 2022-07-21 11:52:41

Does This Font Make the Character Unreadable?

language

apps | Chinese characters | marketing |
12. 2022-07-13 12:16:58

Eason and Lason

language

culture | English |
13. 2022-06-29 11:43:50

Bianging around with Biang

language

character creations | Chinese characters | Chinese study | twitter |
14. 2022-06-24 10:30:57

Bad Translation Puzzle: "Divided"

language

COVID | COVID-19 | Shanghai | translation |
15. 2022-06-15 11:42:50

Lobby, I think

language

funny | grammar | translation |
16. 2022-05-24 10:58:40

The Chinese Nickname for "Love, Death & Robots"

language

Chinese characters | culture | sci-fi | translation | TV |
17. 2022-05-19 10:28:29

Chinese Capri-Sun is Down with Chinese Slang

language

food | marketing | Slang |
18. 2022-05-11 10:55:39

Year 2-0-e-e

language personal

COVID | COVID-19 | lockdown | puns | Shanghai |
19. 2022-05-03 11:30:02

Chinese Distorted: a Reading Challenge

language

Chinese characters | reading |
20. 2022-04-20 11:07:01

Shanghai Lockdown 2022: the Neighbors

language

COVID | COVID-19 | lockdown | personal | Shanghai |
21. 2022-04-14 15:49:46

More Coffee Puns from Shanghai

language

advertising | coffee | puns | Shanghai |
22. 2022-03-22 12:16:47

Mysterious Hand-written Character

language
23. 2022-03-03 20:04:00

3D Chinese Characters in Shanghai

language
24. 2022-02-23 08:57:00

The Weirdest Pinyin Ever

language

marketing | pinyin |
25. 2022-02-08 11:57:08

It's Official: Masks Disguise Weight Gain

language

COVID-19 | funny | propaganda | Shanghai | society | translation |
26. 2022-01-19 08:49:00

Chinese New Year Guilt Sells

language

advertising | CNY | culture | health |
27. 2021-12-28 12:08:55

The Two Dans of the Holiday Season

language

Chinese characters | Christmas | Shanghai | translation |
28. 2021-12-08 08:55:00

Chinese Christmas Songs: Free MP3s for the Holidays

language

Chinese study | Christmas | music | songs |
29. 2021-12-01 11:12:31

A Shiny Pun

language

advertising | puns |
30. 2021-11-26 09:53:19

The MVT for Thanksgiving

language

culture | food | Shanghai | Thanksgiving | vocabulary | ZUCC |
31. 2021-11-17 09:29:00

Card Games for Language Learning

language

Chinese study | games | learning | Shanghai |
32. 2021-11-12 11:01:36

Easy-to-Read Signs around Shanghai

language

Chinese characters | reading | Shanghai | transportation |
33. 2021-11-02 10:59:56

Chinese Number Sudoku

language

books | Chinese characters | Chinese study | games |
34. 2021-10-27 11:07:27

Boozy Latte Brings the Bad Pun

language

advertising | coffee | puns | Shanghai |
35. 2021-10-14 07:24:00

Bickering Butterflies in Pleco

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funny | Pleco | translation |
36. 2021-10-08 09:56:50

The Fruits of Peace: IN YOUR FACE!

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police | propaganda | Shanghai | translation |
37. 2021-09-28 08:34:00

The Garlic Hangover

language

culture | food | translation | vocabulary |
38. 2021-09-16 10:43:03

Movie Titles in Chinese: Translations or Labels?

language

movies | sci-fi | translation |
39. 2021-09-02 10:21:02

Key Word of the Month: jianfu

language
40. 2021-08-25 12:03:14

Just Launched ARC (Advanced Readings in Chinese)

language
41. 2021-08-18 10:33:56

Emergency Toilets (Guilin)

language

funny | Guilin | translation |
42. 2021-08-13 10:11:55

The Storefront Brainstorming Gimmick

language

advertising | marketing | Shanghai | translation |
43. 2021-08-11 11:25:29

The Chinese Government's Forgettable COVID Slogans

language

COVID-19 | current events | propaganda | Shanghai | translation |
44. 2021-07-16 11:33:29

Chef's Hat Characterplay

language

characterplay |
45. 2021-07-09 10:15:52

Searching Pleco Dictionary Entries with Wildcards

language

Chinese study | dictionary | Pleco | tech | techniques |
46. 2021-07-01 11:05:54

Gender-Neutral Pronoun Options for Chinese Characters

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | gender-neutral | homosexuality | society |
47. 2021-06-16 08:32:00

Shanghai Urges Residents to Get Vaccinated... via Megaphone! (audio)

language

audio | COVID-19 | health | pronunciation | Shanghai | translation |
48. 2021-06-04 10:11:37

Cell Phone Locker (Enterprise Edition)

language

observations | Shanghai | vocabulary |
49. 2021-05-28 09:42:08

Vocabulary as Puzzle Pieces

language

learning | metaphor | vocabulary |
50. 2021-05-11 12:52:06

The Curious Case of Slang "flag" in Mandarin Chinese

language

English | etymology | vocabulary |
51. 2021-04-30 08:31:00

Shanghai Rolls Out Gift Packages for Vaxxers

language

COVID-19 | health | Shanghai |
52. 2021-04-27 09:41:01

Circumventing Nomadland Censorship in China

language

censorship | movies |
53. 2021-04-21 09:57:14

Noodle-Noodle-Noodle Noodle Shop

language
54. 2021-04-15 10:27:07

Beijing AI Park's Smart Slogan

language
55. 2021-03-16 11:54:19

Upper Intermediate Print Grammar Book: DONE

language

AllSet Learning | Amazon | books | grammar |
56. 2021-03-11 11:39:47

Baby Vision: not what you think

language

advertising | Marvel | Shanghai | translation | TV |
57. 2021-03-03 11:33:16

A Third Grader's First Taste of Classical Chinese

language
58. 2021-02-07 11:53:08

SRS Flashcards: Pros and Cons

language

Chinese study | flashcards | SRS | technology |
59. 2021-02-03 10:20:05

COVID in Shanghai: January 2021 Update

language

children | COVID-19 | Shanghai |
60. 2021-01-20 10:14:15

Robot Coffee (+ bonus pun!)

language

coffee | puns | Shanghai | vocabulary | WeChat |
61. 2021-01-06 10:49:23

Flying Fonts in Chinese

language

Chinese characters | fonts | marketing | pinyin |
62. 2020-12-02 12:07:48

Editing MADNESS

language
63. 2020-11-20 10:13:20

Tone of Voice in Chinese Sentences

language

AllSet Learning | grammar | pragmatics |
64. 2020-11-11 09:36:18

G-Hub High-pi

language

advertising | beer | characterplay | puns |
65. 2020-10-28 10:01:51

Ad or Vocab List?

language

advertising | Mobike | Shanghai | taxis | transportation | vocabulary |
66. 2020-10-13 09:53:18

Known Rivers by Aaliyah Bilal

language

culture | history | media | video |
67. 2020-09-29 09:54:10

How NOT to Learn Vocabulary

language

Chinese study | vocabulary |
68. 2020-09-23 09:37:37

Cucumber Snakes and Tofu Boxes

language
69. 2020-09-15 11:14:34

Punning Pronouns for Finance

language

advertising | grammar | puns |
70. 2020-09-08 10:12:33

Fake Lu Xun Quotes on a Truck

language

grammar | Lu Xun | translation |
71. 2020-08-26 09:45:48

20 Years

language
72. 2020-08-12 10:17:07

Characterception

language

advertising | characterplay | Chinese characters | Shanghai |
73. 2020-08-05 12:34:44

Boring Bangongshi is up to 40 Strips!

language

AllSet Learning | comics | reading |
74. 2020-07-28 10:24:43

Doing and Sitting

language

Brad | children | kids | translation |
75. 2020-07-14 10:02:03

The Leading Fresh Pun

language

advertising | puns |
76. 2020-07-09 10:31:24

Shanghai Down to "Half Mask"

language

COVID-19 | personal | Shanghai |
77. 2020-06-30 10:23:54

Shout-out to Terry Waltz

language

ACTFL | books | podcast | reading | Terry Waltz | YCLC |
78. 2020-06-24 10:45:52

Happy Dragon Boat Festival

language
79. 2020-06-17 09:50:00

The Melon Pit

language

food | Shanghai | vocabulary |
80. 2020-06-12 10:08:48

Why Discuss Black Lives Matter in Chinese?

language

AllSet Learning | Black Lives Matter | Chinese study | other blogs | racism | vocabulary |
81. 2020-06-09 10:14:08

The Price of Eggs in China

language

economics | food | handwriting | Shanghai |
82. 2020-06-03 10:23:11

The Value of a Language Learning Homestay Experience

language

Chinese study | homestay | Jared | language | podcast | research | study abroad | YCLC |
83. 2020-05-28 10:20:10

Biang Check

language

Chinese characters | kids |
84. 2020-05-26 10:40:23

Wan Hui, the Anhui Character Party

language

Chinese characters | food | puns | Shanghai |
85. 2020-05-13 09:56:47

Dashan Explains His Chinese Name

language

celebrities | Chinese name | 大山 |
86. 2020-05-06 11:21:51

How to Choose a Chinese Name: 4 Approaches

language

Chinese name | Chinese study | culture | translation |
87. 2020-04-29 09:37:58

Jiong Ma with Russian Characteristics

language

characterplay | movies | Russian |
88. 2020-04-21 09:34:59

Tone Pairs Online Audio Update

language

pronunciation |
89. 2020-04-14 09:49:11

The Door Door

language

Chinese characters | Shanghai | translation |
90. 2020-04-01 08:28:00

Challenges to Character Understanding

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | Pleco |
91. 2020-03-24 10:00:30

Boring Bangongshi: the Chinese Office Comic for Learners

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | comics | COVID-19 |
92. 2020-03-19 10:02:16

In Money We Trust

language

design | Shanghai | sign |
93. 2020-03-17 09:35:44

Unwarranted N-Word: Crimes of Song Lyric Translation into Chinese

language

lyrics | QQ Music | songs | translation |
94. 2020-03-06 11:13:39

Hubei Automobile Profiling?

language

coronavirus | COVID-19 | health | Shanghai | society | translation |
95. 2020-02-27 05:52:00

Combatting the Coronavirus with Punny Propaganda

language

2019-nCoV | coronavirus | COVID-19 | current events | health | propaganda | puns | society | translation |
96. 2020-02-11 11:01:00

Japanese Pronunciation Challenges (totally different from Mandarin Chinese)

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | Japanese | linguistics | pronunciation | YouTube |
97. 2020-02-07 14:15:00

Chinese Nicknames for the Novel Coronavirus

language

2019-nCoV | coronavirus | COVID-19 | current events | health | translation | vocabulary |
98. 2020-02-04 14:11:07

The Unavoidable Novel Coronavirus Vocabulary

language

2019-nCoV | AllSet Learning | coronavirus | COVID-19 | current events | health | vocabulary |
99. 2020-01-09 09:51:52

Happy New... uhh... Year?

language

Chinese characters | fonts | translation |
100. 2019-12-31 09:35:46

New RMB Coins in 2019

language
101. 2019-12-26 12:33:53

"Baby Yoda" in Chinese

language
102. 2019-12-12 09:44:29

TA: Pinyin with a Purpose

language

advertising | linguistics | pinyin |
103. 2019-12-05 10:56:22

Free Chinese Christmas Songs to Spice Up the Holidays

language

Chinese study | Christmas | music | songs |
104. 2019-11-21 10:32:13

Parsing "Xue Xi Qiang Guo" for the Deeper Meaning

language

apps | classical Chinese | government | linguistics | propaganda | translation | vocabulary |
105. 2019-11-13 07:55:16

The Bagel Gets No Respect in China

language

food | translation |
106. 2019-11-05 10:12:40

The Crosswalk Posts Have Eyes (update)

language
107. 2019-10-16 10:21:15

AllSet Learning Has a New Look

language
108. 2019-10-11 11:42:13

Weighing Elephants and Difficulty

language

ChinesePod | culture | first language acquisition | kids | learning | primary school | second language acquisition |
109. 2019-09-30 12:00:20

New MacBook, Chinese-r Keyboard This Time

language
110. 2019-09-10 11:06:07

The Characters a Chinese First Grader Learns

language

Chinese characters | first language acquisition | kids | learning | primary school | second language acquisition |
111. 2019-08-15 09:30:31

7up Mojito = Mo7to?

language

food | marketing | pronunciation | puns |
112. 2019-08-09 07:45:22

How many ways are there to ask "where are you from" in Chinese? LOTS.

language

Chinese study | grammar | translation |
113. 2019-08-06 10:22:59

Learning Chinese Memes from Mandarin Companion

language

books | funny | Mandarin Companion | memes |
114. 2019-07-18 20:04:11

Grammar Points for the HSK

language

AllSet Learning | books | grammar | HSK |
115. 2019-07-04 10:14:44

Garbage Separation Mania in Shanghai

language
116. 2019-06-26 10:51:43

Writing "biang"

language

children | Chinese characters | Chinese study | handwriting | writing |
117. 2019-06-19 10:23:57

Sweep Black, Eliminate Evil

language

current events | Shanghai | society |
118. 2019-06-12 10:59:08

The Four Strands of a Balanced Language Course

language

books | linguistics | teaching |
119. 2019-06-06 11:27:23

New Star Wars Comics in Chinese

language

comics | Star Wars | translation |
120. 2019-05-31 09:33:50

Graded Readers at 150 Characters

language

Chinese study | graded readers | Mandarin Companion |
121. 2019-05-22 09:42:31

"X" and "SH" are not the same, Pam!

language

funny | pinyin | pronunciation |
122. 2019-05-15 10:07:32

Are Chinese Hospitals Going Smart?

language

health | puns | Shanghai |
123. 2019-05-08 10:37:59

Don't Waste Time Studying What You Can Simply Acquire

language

Chinese study | learning | pronunciation |
124. 2019-04-30 09:48:46

Learning a Language Is Like Learning Jazz

language

Chinese study | David Moser | Mandarin Companion | podcast |
125. 2019-04-23 09:48:52

Come on, drink it! (says the hippo)

language

grammar | marketing | puns |
126. 2019-04-10 10:09:33

Neiwai's Clever Logo

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | logos |
127. 2019-04-04 08:49:06

Meituan Morning Meeting

language

Shanghai | society | vocabulary |
128. 2019-04-02 09:38:47

This box is very afraid

language

semantics | translation | vocabulary |
129. 2019-03-13 10:12:42

Geese in the Mall

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advertising | characterplay | Chinese characters | food | Shanghai |
130. 2019-03-06 10:37:52

Pleco Tip: Word Containing (Reversed)

language
131. 2019-02-26 08:58:43

Language Power Struggles, 9 Years Later

language

linguistics | personal | psychology |
132. 2019-02-22 10:46:54

Characterplay with Buttons

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | English | Shanghai | vocabulary |
133. 2019-02-20 10:19:40

Cthulhu in China

language

books | translation |
134. 2019-02-12 09:34:24

You Can Learn Chinese (Podcast)

language

AllSet Learning | ChinesePod | Mandarin Companion | podcast |
135. 2019-01-17 10:08:34

Pye, Pi, Pai

language

characterplay | Chinese characters |
136. 2019-01-01 05:38:58

Outlier Teaches You How to Learn Chinese Characters by Video

language

Chinese characters | video |
137. 2018-12-13 10:20:16

The Intermediate Chinese Grammar Wiki Book is out!

language

AllSet Learning | books | grammar |
138. 2018-12-05 11:07:04

"Meng" Characterplay

language

advertising | characterplay | Chinese characters |
139. 2018-11-27 08:39:47

Fish You Talk

language

fonts | food | puns |
140. 2018-11-21 10:16:41

11-11: Blinded by Consumerism

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advertising | culture | marketing | shopping | society |
141. 2018-11-16 09:21:44

Shanghai Wall Wisdom

language

classical Chinese | culture | morality | Shanghai | society | translation |
142. 2018-11-15 10:22:57

E ink for the Shanghai Bus System

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Shanghai | technology | transportation |
143. 2018-10-17 10:18:35

Deciphering "skr" Slang

language

advertising | grammar | Slang | WeChat |
144. 2018-10-03 16:59:11

So I made a screencast...

language

AllSet Learning | grammar | video |
145. 2018-09-21 10:57:12

When the Teacher Strikes Back

language

ambiguity | funny | grammar |
146. 2018-09-12 09:54:35

Shanghai Subway Ads that Teach Chinese Grammar

language

advertising | grammar | JD.com | Shanghai | translation |
147. 2018-09-04 08:31:40

The Value of Reading Marvel Comics in Chinese

language

audio | comics | reading | translation | Zach Franklin |
148. 2018-08-31 10:04:17

Flashcards: That's not how it works!

language

flashcards | Mandarin Companion |
149. 2018-08-23 09:46:52

Extreme Characterplay with Furniture

language

advertising | characterplay |
150. 2018-07-26 08:45:54

The Torture of Japanese via Chinese

language

Chinese | Japanese | translation |
151. 2018-07-12 10:20:18

Time, Textbooks, and Podcasts

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | technology |
152. 2018-06-26 10:32:03

Eat Less Meat, says Huang Xuan

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advertising | food | grammar | Shanghai | translation |
153. 2018-06-20 11:07:33

Graded Readers and the Wall of Characters

language

graded readers | Mandarin Companion | podcasts |
154. 2018-06-14 10:07:49

Heads on a Plate in Kindergarten

language
155. 2018-06-06 10:26:33

The Chinese Concept of "Dirty"

language

advertising | culture |
156. 2018-05-29 10:17:26

Teachers Under Attack in Advertising?

language

advertising | education | English | Shanghai | translation |
157. 2018-05-16 09:18:36

Chinese Perspectives on the Avengers: Infinity War

language

culture | movies |
158. 2018-05-09 11:14:20

Negative Questions Are the Hardest

language

first language acquisition | grammar | kids |
159. 2018-05-03 09:56:31

Born Fried (shengjian)

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food | Shanghai | translation |
160. 2018-04-25 09:25:03

Popular (blocky and backwards)

language

advertising | Chinese characters | fonts | Shanghai |
161. 2018-04-19 09:49:50

100 Chinese History Keywords

language

AllSet Learning | China Simplified | culture | history | vocabulary |
162. 2018-04-17 09:08:08

Dining Characterplay and "My Type"

language

characterplay | food | vocabulary |
163. 2018-04-11 09:52:07

Tomb Sweeping: A Fading Tradition?

language
164. 2018-03-27 09:34:43

City Nightlife Characterplay

language

advertising | characterplay | puns |
165. 2018-03-13 09:24:26

Not so clever use of "carry"

language

advertising | translation |
166. 2018-03-07 10:15:15

Compassionately Featuring the Unseen in Advertising

language

society |
167. 2018-02-22 10:49:58

Artsy Characters in Xiamen

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | fonts | Xiamen |
168. 2018-02-14 09:32:42

Chinese Character Blocks, Made in the USA

language

Chinese characters |
169. 2018-02-01 09:44:38

The Chinglish that Creeps in

language

first language acquisition | grammar | kids |
170. 2018-01-17 10:19:57

Work-Chinese Balance

language

AllSet Learning | work |
171. 2018-01-10 09:27:37

Turbo Bandwagon

language

advertising |
172. 2017-12-13 10:24:09

Reading Pros and Panda Toes

language

other blogs | reading | vocabulary |
173. 2017-12-07 10:12:30

iBooks Just Got an Awesome New Chinese Grammar Book

language

AllSet Learning | books | grammar |
174. 2017-12-05 09:43:56

Grape Balls and Last Resort TCM

language

education | etymology | health | vocabulary |
175. 2017-11-28 09:56:51

This Song Is Not About Mayo

language

Chinese Buddy | grammar | songs | video | YouTube |
176. 2017-11-22 09:57:32

Bookstore Yan Ji You's Name is a Character Breakdown

language

Chinese characters | design |
177. 2017-11-17 09:21:45

Duolingo Chinese: and then there were 3

language

apps | Chinese study | Duolingo | tech |
178. 2017-11-14 10:27:45

Bite-sized WeChat Material for Advanced Learners: Luoji Siwei

language

Advanced | Chinese study | listening | WeChat |
179. 2017-11-09 08:45:25

XU! (you can be high and quiet)

language

advertising | grammar | Shanghai |
180. 2017-10-24 09:03:22

Dancer Characterplay with "I see"

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | culture |
181. 2017-10-19 09:21:50

Navigating the "Dark Side" of Chinese Culture

language

Chinese study | culture |
182. 2017-09-05 09:47:57

What is "Tea Pi"?

language

advertising | food | marketing | puns | tea |
183. 2017-08-30 09:01:32

Chinese Word Order and English Word Order: How Similar?

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | grammar | video | YouTube |
184. 2017-08-28 09:09:48

How Heartless Are You in Chinese?

language

education | morality | psychology |
185. 2017-08-23 09:40:19

Chinese Grammar Wiki: it's a print book now!

language

AllSet Learning | books | grammar |
186. 2017-08-10 09:16:11

Korean BBQ Font Creativity

language

advertising | characterplay | fonts |
187. 2017-07-31 10:00:40

The Grammar of an Ode to Stinky Tofu

language

Chinese Buddy | food | grammar | songs | tones | video | YouTube |
188. 2017-07-06 09:02:30

Conservation Characterplay

language
189. 2017-06-07 09:31:26

Brendan on the Meaninglessness of Chinese Characters

language

Brendan | Chinese characters | linguistics |
190. 2017-06-01 08:46:48

Hey What?

language

food | puns | Shanghai |
191. 2017-05-24 10:40:33

The Challenge of Implied Grammar Structures

language

first language acquisition | grammar | kids |
192. 2017-05-10 09:38:57

Learn the Structural Patterns of Chinese Characters

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study |
193. 2017-05-03 09:41:26

Cool Custom Fonts for Chinese Book Covers

language

books | Chinese characters | fonts |
194. 2017-04-25 08:27:13

The Cute "Mispronounced" Chinese Words Confounding Your Reading

language

dialects |
195. 2017-04-18 08:53:28

Going "Gaga" In Ads

language

advertising | Shanghai | Shanghainese | vocabulary |
196. 2017-03-15 08:46:25

JD.com Brings Some Diversity to Spring Advertising

language

advertising | racism | Shanghai |
197. 2017-03-07 08:21:22

Recruiting Talent

language

advertising | AllSet Learning | characterplay |
198. 2017-03-02 08:57:54

The English that Feels Weird in Your Chinese

language
199. 2017-02-28 09:04:29

Terrible Product Name "and" Characterplay

language

advertising | characterplay | translation |
200. 2017-02-16 11:54:41

Subvocalization While Reading Chinese

language

learning | reading | subvocalization | tones |
201. 2017-02-14 09:19:18

Crazy Circus Chinese Characters

language

Chinese characters |
202. 2017-02-01 14:28:36

Happy Year of the Rooster

language

CNY | puns | translation |
203. 2017-01-26 11:19:41

Happy New Year Teeth

language

advertising | characterplay | CNY | puns |
204. 2017-01-18 09:23:24

SmartShanghai Interview

language personal

interview | other blogs |
205. 2016-12-06 08:27:04

The more you read...

language

advertising | grammar | puns | QQ | reading |
206. 2016-11-15 07:45:26

Naughty Beer

language

beer | puns |
207. 2016-10-27 09:53:27

Investigations of a Bilingual 4-year-old's Riddle

language personal

bilingualism | kids | riddles | translation |
208. 2016-10-25 09:17:58

Verbing for the Summer

language

advertising | puns | translation |
209. 2016-10-24 11:52:45

Shanghai Emoji Plaza

language

Shanghai |
210. 2016-10-13 09:30:40

Simulating 80% Comprehension in Chinese

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese characters | Chinese study | Mandarin Companion | psychology | reading |
211. 2016-10-07 07:44:29

Traffic Characterplay

language

characterplay | Chinese characters |
212. 2016-09-06 09:40:26

Pleco's Hidden Gem: the Clipboard Reader

language

Chinese study | Pleco | tech |
213. 2016-08-31 09:35:15

Practicing Chinese as a Camp Counselor

language
214. 2016-08-25 09:20:01

What 80% Comprehension Feels Like

language

reading |
215. 2016-08-16 08:24:22

Chinese Characters with Disney Characteristics

language

advertising | Chinese characters | Disney | fonts | Shanghai |
216. 2016-07-14 10:16:11

What I wish my Chinese teacher knew

language

AllSet Learning | other blogs | teaching | WeChat |
217. 2016-07-07 09:03:22

Punny Clothing Shop

language

Chinese characters | puns |
218. 2016-06-28 09:31:52

Of Forests and Graves

language

advertising | characterplay | Chinese characters | Shanghai |
219. 2016-06-14 09:17:16

Rebecca Wigs: Fake Hair, Real Me

language

advertising | marketing | translation |
220. 2015-12-26 04:36:15

Merry Christmas from Tampa

language

Christmas | Mandarin Companion | personal | Star Wars |
221. 2015-12-03 09:00:25

China: Mobile Payment Paradise

language

Shanghai | technology |
222. 2015-12-01 09:53:33

The Martian in China: Two Observations

language

movies | translation |
223. 2015-11-19 11:09:27

Chinese Learners Needed (free practice!)

language
224. 2015-11-11 11:29:57

Chinese Picture Books as Learning Material

language

children | Chinese study | culture | reading |
225. 2015-11-05 08:03:23

Extreme Code-switching with Chinese CEOs

language

language | translation |
226. 2015-11-02 08:44:34

Chinese Place Names in the Hyperion Cantos

language

books | geography | pinyin | sci-fi |
227. 2015-10-29 09:20:03

Starbucks Hates Chinese Learners

language

Chinese characters | marketing | Starbucks | translation |
228. 2015-10-27 09:22:41

Who's using HelloChinese?

language

Android | apps | Chinese study | ChinesePod | iOS |
229. 2015-10-22 09:31:38

Tone Corrections from a 3-year-old

language

bilingualism | tones |
230. 2015-10-15 09:46:11

The Case for Zhuyin

language
231. 2015-10-08 09:45:24

A Graffiti Theory on Love

language

Chinese characters | culture | translation |
232. 2015-09-22 09:13:21

How I Learned Chinese (part 4)

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | ChinesePod | grad school | personal |
233. 2015-09-04 09:30:20

Can Chinese Names and English Names Co-exist?

language

culture |
234. 2015-09-01 09:50:41

McDonalds Getting its Pun on

language

advertising | food | puns | tech | translation | vocabulary |
235. 2015-08-26 09:16:44

More Effort Means More Learning

language

Chinese study | flashcards | HSK | vocabulary |
236. 2015-08-18 09:15:27

Upgrading Self-Introductions

language
237. 2015-08-12 09:35:51

"True Detective" in Chinese is Sneaky

language

entertainment | puns | translation |
238. 2015-08-06 10:55:56

Monkey King: Hero Is Back and Cultural Gaps

language

culture | entertainment | literature | movies | review | translation | vocabulary |
239. 2015-07-21 09:03:01

A "Home" for Escher in Chinese Design

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | culture | design |
240. 2015-07-15 08:40:27

Steve Jobs Ice Cream in Shanghai

language

culture | food | Shanghai |
241. 2015-07-08 09:41:00

Dian Dian Sha

language

app | characterplay |
242. 2015-07-02 08:50:01

Elementary School Volunteers Push for a More Civilized Shanghai

language

education | propaganda | Shanghai |
243. 2015-06-30 09:43:22

Mike's Immersion Experience in the Chinese Countryside

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | travel |
244. 2015-06-25 10:07:07

Carefully Translate

language

funny | translation |
245. 2015-06-11 09:51:19

The Chinese Chinese Room

language

books | Chinese characters | philosophy | translation |
246. 2015-06-09 09:51:04

An Interview with Outlier Ash

language

Chinese characters | dictionary | interview |
247. 2015-06-04 09:39:09

Baymax is "Big White"

language

characterplay | Disney | entertainment | media | translation |
248. 2015-06-02 10:27:16

The Chairman's Bao

language

current events | HSK | review |
249. 2015-05-20 10:05:33

4 Reasons I Want the Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters

language

Chinese characters | dictionary |
250. 2015-05-14 10:21:33

Far and Near, Black Eyes, and Gu Cheng

language

Chinese study | grammar | poetry | translation |
251. 2015-05-07 08:56:24

Roofies, Counterfeit Money, and Firearms

language

advertising | law | society | translation |
252. 2015-05-01 11:12:01

May Day Word Play

language

funny | puns | translation |
253. 2015-04-22 09:37:46

Holla as "Ni Hao"

language

translation |
254. 2015-04-16 10:00:24

Chinese Gothic

language

fonts | Shanghai |
255. 2015-04-14 10:00:22

What Linguistic Diversity Feels Like

language

dialects | linguistics | Shanghainese |
256. 2015-04-02 10:00:21

The Chinese Pronunciation Wiki

language

AllSet Learning | pronunciation |
257. 2015-03-17 10:47:58

Being Bilingual Changes Children's Perception

language

bilingualism |
258. 2015-03-11 10:09:36

The long quest for a fuller explanation of 和 (he)

language

AllSet Learning | grammar |
259. 2015-02-27 10:36:23

"Correction Brother" is Hilarious

language

dialects | funny | video |
260. 2015-02-25 11:51:57

Linking Breaking Bad to Better Caul Saul through Chinese

language

entertainment | translation | TV |
261. 2015-02-13 11:18:47

Chinese New Year Wishes by Dialect

language

CNY | dialects | other blogs |
262. 2015-02-10 09:28:56

Very Google Translate

language
263. 2015-02-04 08:42:52

My Chinese Classroom vs. Our Chinese Classroom

language

books | Chinese study |
264. 2015-01-27 08:22:37

Kaiser's "Dude System" of Tones

language

Chinese study | kaiser kuo | tones |
265. 2015-01-15 10:13:14

Practicing Chinese Tone Changes

language

pinyin | pronunciation | tones |
266. 2014-12-09 09:06:37

9 Polite Phrases for the Subway

language

advertising | culture | propaganda | transportation | vocabulary |
267. 2014-12-05 10:40:50

Is This Pun Illegal?

language

current events | puns |
268. 2014-11-25 10:15:01

Better Non-comprehension: Getting Beyond "ting bu dong"

language

Chinese study | speaking |
269. 2014-11-13 09:01:32

Zhongwen Extension for Chrome: Now with Grammar Links

language

grammar | tech |
270. 2014-11-11 12:16:10

The Chinese Grammar Wiki: now with tons of Pinyin

language

Chinese study | grammar | site news |
271. 2014-11-04 10:39:28

Cooking Your Way to Vocabulary

language

Brendan | Chinese study | food |
272. 2014-10-21 08:39:50

Spartacus = Super Taka?

language
273. 2014-10-15 09:25:58

Chinese Teachers: Use Your Chinese Names!

language

Chinese study | classic | pronunciation | teaching |
274. 2014-10-09 08:59:52

Analysis Paralysis in Chinese Studies

language

Chinese study | classic | flashcards | vocabulary |
275. 2014-09-30 09:40:23

Missing Elevator Buttons

language

books | culture | numbers |
276. 2014-09-24 09:35:40

Baidu Images Does Chinese Comics

language

Baidu | comics |
277. 2014-09-16 09:22:14

Coloring without Rules

language

culture | education |
278. 2014-09-08 11:50:20

A Pun for Mooncake Day

language

advertising | culture | puns |
279. 2014-09-03 10:03:06

Confidence and Tones

language

Chinese study | classic | learning | psychology | tones |
280. 2014-08-26 09:15:24

Pronunciation Practice: the next Evolution

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | pronunciation |
281. 2014-08-21 09:30:52

Summer Nap in Jing'an Park

language

observations | Shanghai |
282. 2014-08-19 10:07:56

Boring Small Talk is an Opportunity

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | language | speaking |
283. 2014-08-13 09:12:06

Pip & Estella

language

literature | Mandarin Companion | reading |
284. 2014-08-05 09:35:42

Why You Won't Learn Like a Child

language

classic | first language acquisition | language | learning |
285. 2014-07-29 09:28:56

The Beauty of Chinese Numbers

language

numbers |
286. 2014-07-24 10:11:44

Clean Water in China?

language

AllSet Learning | pollution | travelogue |
287. 2014-07-22 08:52:43

The 4th Ayi: Chinese Girls' Nightmare

language

Ayi | children | culture | vocabulary |
288. 2014-07-15 08:45:55

Abstracted Characters

language

art | Chinese characters |
289. 2014-07-09 09:35:14

Itchy Feet on Communication

language

comics | culture | funny |
290. 2014-07-01 09:01:43

Grammar at 2½: a quick update

language

grammar | personal |
291. 2014-06-27 08:40:31

Thoughts on Scott Young's Immersion Experiment

language

Chinese study | learning | ZUCC |
292. 2014-06-24 09:35:08

Communication Is the Challenge

language

games | language | learning | mathematics |
293. 2014-06-19 09:20:10

Scott Young on Short-term Chinese Immersion

language

Chinese study | guest post |
294. 2014-06-13 09:45:43

Hacking Chinese Resources

language

other blogs |
295. 2014-06-11 09:22:09

Spring 2014 Characterplay

language

characterplay | Chinese characters |
296. 2014-06-05 09:50:18

Me in 20 Years: a Chinese Kid's Essay

language

children | funny | handwriting | writing |
297. 2014-06-03 10:29:45

Never Trust a Native Speaker

language

Chinese study | classic | language | learning | linguistics |
298. 2014-05-29 10:25:07

The 3 "de" in Popular Culture

language

funny | grammar |
299. 2014-05-27 09:26:28

Fire Vocabulary

language

vocabulary |
300. 2014-05-20 09:11:41

Mandarin Chinese versus Vietnamese

language

guest post | linguistics | Vietnamese |
301. 2014-05-13 09:09:19

Salaries Posted Publicly in Job Ads

language

advertising | Shanghai | society |
302. 2014-05-08 10:40:53

Chinese Grammar: just jump in!

language

AllSet Learning | grammar | video games |
303. 2014-05-06 08:30:39

Multilingual, Multi-Personality

language

language | learning | psychology |
304. 2014-04-24 11:06:54

Can Project Naptha Read Chinese Text in Images?

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | comics | reading | review | software | tech |
305. 2014-04-22 08:08:12

Amazing Stencil-like Chinese Calligraphy Written in Chalk

language

Chinese characters | Shanghai |
306. 2014-04-17 11:36:53

FluentU: a Producer of Original Videos for Learning Chinese (2)

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | FluentU | interview | Jason | review | video |
307. 2014-04-10 09:56:26

FluentU: a Developing Video-based Platform for Learning Chinese (1)

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | FluentU | interview | review | SRS | video | YouTube |
308. 2014-04-04 10:13:52

A Realistic Look at the Challenges of Reading Chinese

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | reading |
309. 2014-04-01 10:54:42

The Laziest Animated Movie Title Translations Ever

language

movies | translation |
310. 2014-03-25 10:22:14

Sun Moon Eyeglasses

language

characterplay | Shanghai |
311. 2014-03-20 08:55:36

Don't Let the Air In

language

culture | Shanghai | translation |
312. 2014-03-18 09:10:56

What Makes Bad Characters Readable?

language

character creations | Chinese characters | reading |
313. 2014-03-13 09:21:58

Ad to "Save More"

language

advertising | characterplay | Shanghai Carrefour shopping |
314. 2014-03-11 09:26:20

Interview with Kathleen of gotCharacters.com

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | interview |
315. 2014-03-04 10:17:35

Translation Challenges: Roof Repair

language

engrish | translation |
316. 2014-02-25 12:00:41

Frozen's "Let It Go" in Chinese Dialects

language

Disney | music | songs | translation | video | YouTube |
317. 2014-02-21 08:47:52

Letters Embedded in Characters

language

Chinese characters | marketing |
318. 2014-02-13 09:54:42

A Pinyin Typing Shortcut for Crazy Characters

language

Google | pinyin | tech |
319. 2014-02-07 10:37:25

The Year of the Horse Chengyu

language

chengyu | culture | history |
320. 2014-02-04 08:53:02

May the Horse Be With You

language

funny | puns | Star Wars | YouTube |
321. 2014-01-28 09:10:14

Advertising the Year of the Horse

language

advertising | culture | Shanghai |
322. 2014-01-23 11:48:30

Chinese Grammar Points Used by a 2-year-old

language

children | first language acquisition | grammar |
323. 2014-01-21 09:16:24

Call Girl vs. Cali Girl

language

advertising | English | food | funny | Shanghai |
324. 2014-01-14 10:27:54

Introducing Mandarin Companion

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | Mandarin Companion | reading |
325. 2014-01-01 13:44:52

5 Language Learning Tips for 2014

language

Chinese study | language | motivation | YouTube |
326. 2013-12-13 10:22:44

Chinese Pwns Shakespeare？

language

history | poetry | translation |
327. 2013-12-04 11:57:48

Bitcoin: Why China?

language

bitcoin | economics |
328. 2013-11-29 11:45:58

Love Returns Home

language

advertising | AllSet Learning | characterplay | grammar |
329. 2013-11-26 08:50:46

Replace or Hazard?

language

advertising | puns |
330. 2013-11-15 10:54:03

Curtailed Freedom (in Characters)

language

censorship | characterplay | Chinese characters | weibo |
331. 2013-11-12 09:37:38

Steam Setup: Simplified and Traditional

language

funny | language | video games |
332. 2013-11-08 09:32:48

How to bridge the gap to real Chinese

language

Chinese study | other blogs |
333. 2013-11-06 09:10:08

The Chengyu Bias

language

chengyu | Chinese study | culture | education | vocabulary |
334. 2013-10-22 09:20:06

The Shaping of a Bilingual Child's Reality

language

bilingualism | first language acquisition | linguistics | personal | vocabulary |
335. 2013-10-15 09:17:07

We All Scream for Bling-qilin

language

food | Jason | puns |
336. 2013-10-11 09:20:23

Classical Chinese through Chinese Texts

language

Chinese study | classical Chinese | grammar |
337. 2013-10-08 09:34:23

The (Chinese) Alcohol for (Chinese) Alcoholics

language

alcohol | Brendan | culture | food | marketing | Pete | translation |
338. 2013-09-19 09:22:20

Cat Crap Coffee

language

coffee | culture | marketing | Shanghai | translation |
339. 2013-09-10 09:11:34

Chinese Character Picture Logo for "Yin Wei"

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | Japanese | logos |
340. 2013-09-03 09:11:54

What is your staple food?

language

food | vocabulary |
341. 2013-08-29 10:06:18

The Yongjiu Bicycles Logo

language

Chinese characters | logos | marketing | Shanghai |
342. 2013-08-27 09:24:49

On Delayed Language Acquisition

language

grammar | learning | linguistics |
343. 2013-08-20 09:22:07

Text Message Fraud (a sample)

language
344. 2013-08-06 09:35:53

13 Euphemisms for Sex in Chinese

language

culture | sex | vocabulary |
345. 2013-07-30 09:19:36

Tracking the Evolution of the Slang Word "Diaosi"

language

culture | other blogs | Slang | society | vocabulary | weibo |
346. 2013-07-25 09:38:22

Help with the Chinese Usage Dictionary

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | grammar | resources | vocabulary |
347. 2013-07-23 08:57:36

Door Door

language

Chinese characters |
348. 2013-07-11 09:14:20

The Wheely Spotted in Shanghai

language

Shanghai | tech |
349. 2013-07-09 09:20:04

Meaningful Chinese Transliterations (for fun!)

language

Chinese study | funny | translation | transliteration |
350. 2013-07-02 09:03:03

The Foreign Feel of a Chinese Transliteration

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | translation |
351. 2013-06-23 18:46:46

Strong is good

language

Chinese characters | puns | Shanghainese |
352. 2013-06-19 09:10:44

Handwritten Chinese Numbers: Alternative Arabic Numerals

language

culture | handwriting | numbers |
353. 2013-06-03 08:35:56

Valuing Vocabulary

language personal

vocabulary |
354. 2013-05-13 10:45:32

More "more"

language

character creations | characterplay | Chinese characters |
355. 2013-05-09 21:14:22

OF COURSE Radicals

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | classic |
356. 2013-05-02 09:00:14

Support Phonemica!

language

dialects |
357. 2013-04-24 08:48:24

Reasons for (and against) Code-Switching

language

language | linguistics |
358. 2013-04-18 09:48:07

Reactivation (character art)

language

art | Chinese characters | Shanghai |
359. 2013-04-16 08:34:45

Chinese Numbers: Where 4 Meets 6

language

culture | numbers |
360. 2013-04-09 08:40:11

Your Little Sister Is Popular

language

culture | iPad | iPhone | Slang | video games |
361. 2013-04-03 09:30:18

If You Could Ask Chinese College Kids Anything...

language

AllSet Learning | app | interviews | iPad |
362. 2013-04-01 09:24:22

School's out for April Fool's Day

language

funny | politics | translation |
363. 2013-03-27 08:57:09

Chinese Grammar Funnies

language

Chinese study | funny | grammar |
364. 2013-03-22 09:25:46

Classroom Culture Clash

language

Beijing | Chinese study | culture | pollution | teaching |
365. 2013-03-19 09:11:48

Gang gang gang gang gang

language

funny | Shanghainese |
366. 2013-03-12 09:19:48

Spot the Difference between these Identical Phrases

language

ambiguity | classic | language |
367. 2013-03-01 09:41:48

Chinese Type: Playing with Perspective

language

art | Chinese characters |
368. 2013-02-26 08:27:17

Creating Characters by SVG

language

character creations | characterplay | Chinese characters | tech |
369. 2013-02-04 09:13:11

The Chinese Grammar Wiki Is Kicking Ass

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | grammar |
370. 2013-01-25 11:43:03

Quick Review of PinYin Pal

language

app | iOS | iPad | pinyin | review |
371. 2013-01-23 09:16:41

Unspeakable Travel Possibilities

language

censorship | characterplay | Chinese characters | Jenny |
372. 2013-01-17 08:56:17

Chinese Emotions for which There Are No English Words

language

Japanese | translation | vocabulary |
373. 2013-01-08 08:51:07

No group buying deals for you!

language
374. 2013-01-05 10:36:13

MandarinTap Looks Interesting

language

Android | app | Chinese study | iPad |
375. 2012-12-11 08:17:57

Why Chinese Needs Post-Apocalyptic Steam Punk (with Dinosaurs)

language

AllSet Learning | app | apps | Chinese study | education | iPad |
376. 2012-12-03 09:40:14

No Sugar, No t

language

Chinese characters | linguistics |
377. 2012-11-26 08:57:39

What to Expect with Chinese Grammar

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | ChinesePod | grammar | learning | site news | Spanish |
378. 2012-11-20 10:56:16

CIEE Conference: Tech and Chinese

language

Brendan | David Moser | Pleco | teaching | tech | technology |
379. 2012-11-13 09:23:59

Avoiding Meat in China (video)

language

food | video | YouTube |
380. 2012-11-09 13:48:18

Animal House for Studying Chinese

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | funny | learning | movies | video | YouTube |
381. 2012-11-06 08:46:59

Learning a language is like...

language
382. 2012-11-02 11:05:32

Sapore di Cina for Chinese Learners

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | other blogs |
383. 2012-10-30 08:49:04

Halloween Vocab Challenges

language

Chinese study | Halloween | vocabulary |
384. 2012-10-23 11:07:51

Chinese Grammar Survey - Respondents Needed!

language

AllSet Learning | grammar | research |
385. 2012-10-18 09:15:07

Creative Character Signage

language

Chinese characters |
386. 2012-10-15 09:00:55

Pascal's Triangle and Chinese

language

AllSet Learning | history | mathematics | wikipedia |
387. 2012-10-04 11:42:53

Diaoyu Islands with Cake and Murakami

language

current events | food | Japan |
388. 2012-09-25 09:06:26

iOS6 has your iPhone speaking Chinese

language

Apple | Chinese characters | Chinese study | iOS | iPad | iPhone | Pleco | tech |
389. 2012-09-20 08:53:22

The Road Too-Traveled

language personal

advertising | travel |
390. 2012-09-12 08:28:58

A Visual Case for Stroke Order

language

app | Chinese characters | Chinese study | iPhone | tech |
391. 2012-09-10 11:24:16

AllSet Learning Pinyin App in Video

language

AllSet Learning | app | iPad | pinyin | tech | video | YouTube |
392. 2012-08-31 09:14:40

Graham's SRS Method

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | comments | SRS |
393. 2012-08-22 09:04:43

Learn Chinese in 3D takes Chinese learning to the third dimension!

language

app | Chinese study | iPad | review | software | SRS | tech |
394. 2012-08-16 08:57:18

East Asian Bookshelf

language
395. 2012-08-14 08:55:52

CHONG: an ad for a flashcard

language

animals | fashion | Shanghai | vocabulary |
396. 2012-08-09 09:13:05

Letter of Apology from the Shanghai Metro

language

bureaucracy | Shanghai | weather |
397. 2012-08-07 09:17:02

Better Chinese, Worse iPad Skills

language

Chinese characters | iPad | learning | writing |
398. 2012-07-31 09:35:01

How I Learned Chinese (part 3)

language personal

Chinese study | HSK | learning | personal | psychology |
399. 2012-07-25 08:36:46

AllSet Learning Pinyin Chart: now with Gwoyeu Romatzyh!

language

AllSet Learning | app | Chinese study | iPad | pinyin | tech |
400. 2012-07-20 08:52:10

Bombing the Wall of Characters

language

Chinese characters | learning | tech |
401. 2012-07-17 08:44:26

New Hardware, Changing Study Methods

language

app | apps | Chinese study | iPad | Skritter | writing |
402. 2012-07-12 08:43:39

The ChinesePod iPad App

language

app | ChinesePod | iPad | tech |
403. 2012-06-29 09:09:25

How long does it take to get fluent in Chinese?

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | David Moser | learning | 大山 |
404. 2012-06-25 08:40:04

Dueling Flavors

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | food | Shanghai |
405. 2012-06-18 09:03:47

More Simple Chinese Signs

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese characters | Chinese study |
406. 2012-06-12 21:43:17

Skritter for iPhone: finally!

language

app | Chinese characters | Chinese study | iOS | iPad | iPhone | Pleco | review | Skritter | tech | writing |
407. 2012-05-29 11:01:36

Vancl's "No Fear" Ad Campaign

language

advertising | celebrities | Shanghai |
408. 2012-05-24 09:12:48

Learning, Not Spurning

language

Shanghainese |
409. 2012-05-02 09:11:05

Peking Opera Masks

language

Brendan | Chinese study | culture | other blogs |
410. 2012-04-30 08:48:44

Mike Sui's Video

language

culture | funny | laowai | video |
411. 2012-04-25 08:55:57

Character Set Hodge-Podge

language

Chinese characters |
412. 2012-04-19 09:07:09

A New iPad App for Learning Pinyin

language

AllSet Learning | Apple | IPA | iPad | pinyin | software | tech | zhuyin |
413. 2012-04-13 09:57:25

The Perils of "This Week" and "Next Week"

language

culture | linguistics | translation |
414. 2012-04-03 08:51:26

Exit HSK

language

HSK |
415. 2012-03-20 09:26:07

Big Fat Rent

language

Chinese characters | design | handwriting |
416. 2012-03-09 09:14:05

Types of Tone Mistakes

language

Chinese study | tones |
417. 2012-03-06 08:53:38

No Drama, Real China

language

culture | funny | video | YouTube |
418. 2012-03-02 08:43:55

Dict.cn does Shanghainese

language

dictionary | Shanghai | Shanghainese |
419. 2012-02-28 08:47:55

Unmixing Chinese and Japanese fonts on the iPad and Mac OS

language

AllSet Learning | Apple | Chinese | Chinese characters | ChinesePod | fonts | iPad | Japanese | Mac | Mac OS | tech | tutorial |
420. 2012-02-24 12:19:35

Translations of Butterfly (Linguistic Differences)

language

funny | translation |
421. 2012-02-21 12:25:45

Speaking a Foreign Language without Translating

language

Chinese study | language | learning |
422. 2012-01-31 09:26:48

Three Simple Uses of the Other "Ma" on a Bag

language

culture | grammar | Shanghai | vocabulary |
423. 2012-01-25 09:06:31

Personal Experience with the Other Particle "ma"

language

Chinese study | dictionary | grammar | learning | personal | SRS |
424. 2012-01-22 11:45:09

A New Resource for Chinese Grammar

language

AllSet Learning | grammar | wikipedia |
425. 2012-01-04 10:57:50

Punning in the New Year

language

Jason | puns |
426. 2011-12-16 16:28:45

The Upcoming Skritter iOS App Looks Awesome

language

app | iPad | iPhone | Skritter | software | video |
427. 2011-12-08 14:12:56

Chinese Lyrics (with Pinyin) for Christmas Songs

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | Christmas | music | pinyin |
428. 2011-12-01 09:26:40

Nicki Minaj's Chinese Tattoo

language

Chinese characters | culture |
429. 2011-11-08 08:56:20

Units of Beer

language

beer | food | grammar | tones |
430. 2011-11-03 09:16:20

How SRS Works (video)

language

memory | SRS | tech | technology | vocabulary |
431. 2011-10-25 08:57:18

Living with Dead Hearts: Language

language

dialects | movies | other blogs | society |
432. 2011-10-11 09:23:54

On the Limits of Ni Hao

language

culture | other blogs | pinyin | vocabulary |
433. 2011-09-29 11:19:55

A Greeting with Training Wheels

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | classic | education | English | learning | vocabulary |
434. 2011-09-15 09:09:55

Ode to a Paper Dictionary

language

books | Chinese study | dictionary |
435. 2011-09-01 10:43:40

Pinyin Typist for iPhone, iPad

language

app | Chinese study | iPad | iPhone | pinyin | review | tech |
436. 2011-08-19 09:06:30

Word Tracer Apps for Sinosplice Readers

language

app | Apple | apps | Chinese characters | Chinese study | iPad | iPhone | tech |
437. 2011-08-16 09:03:41

The Three De Song

language

grammar | songs | translation |
438. 2011-08-05 09:09:50

Continent Names and Region Names in Chinese

language

Chinese study | geography | vocabulary |
439. 2011-07-27 08:55:51

Thoughts on an American Job Applicant on Chinese TV

language

entertainment | interview | laowai | society | translation | TV |
440. 2011-07-12 08:52:32

Z-ZH Wordplay

language

advertising | puns | Shanghai |
441. 2011-06-30 08:58:38

Learning to Write Chinese Characters on the iPad

language

AllSet Learning | apps | Chinese characters | iPad | learning | Pleco | review | software | tech | writing |
442. 2011-06-14 08:56:00

On Reducing TMD Syntactic Ambiguity

language

AllSet Learning | funny | grammar | language | translation | vocabulary |
443. 2011-06-10 08:41:48

Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar

language

Chinese Book Reviews | grammar | review | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
444. 2011-05-31 08:47:15

12 Angry (Chinese) Men

language

art | ChinesePod | entertainment | Shanghai | society | translation |
445. 2011-05-26 08:47:22

Puns on the Streets of Shanghai

language

Chinese characters | puns | Shanghai |
446. 2011-05-18 08:54:53

Xiaoli is very weird

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | video | YouTube |
447. 2011-05-10 08:54:43

QQ Live is Awesome

language

Chinese study | QQ | review | software | tech |
448. 2011-05-05 08:49:34

iPad Apps for Chinese Study (2011)

Featured Post language

AllSet Learning | apps | Chinese study | iPad | Pleco | review | software | tech |
449. 2011-05-03 09:05:16

Chalk "Calligraphy"

language

Chinese characters | culture | writing |
450. 2011-04-25 09:08:27

Readings in Ancient Chinese Poetry

language

ancient Chinese | poetry | pronunciation | Youku | YouTube |
451. 2011-04-19 08:57:23

Chinagram for iPad

language

app | Apple | Chinese characters | iPad | review | software | tech |
452. 2011-04-14 08:57:41

The Intel Tune in Chinese

language

funny | marketing | puns |
453. 2011-04-12 08:53:52

Engrish Bookbag

language

engrish | funny |
454. 2011-04-04 13:33:18

China in the West (in a sign)

language

characterplay | Chinese characters |
455. 2011-03-28 09:21:38

Japanese Food, Chinese Characters

language

Brad | characterplay | Chinese characters | food | Japanese | kanji | other blogs | vocabulary |
456. 2011-03-27 10:21:27

Da Admiral's Mandarin Un-Learning School

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese study | ChinesePod | funny | Shanghai |
457. 2011-03-26 09:50:14

More Machine Translation Menu Fun

language

chinglish | engrish | food | funny | translation |
458. 2011-03-15 08:49:58

Big Taste, as in "Spicy"

language

audio | dialects | food | Pleco | vocabulary |
459. 2011-03-09 10:54:46

X is the Unknown

language

Chinese study | classic | linguistics | phonetics | pinyin | pronunciation |
460. 2011-02-24 08:58:05

МОЛОКО's Gay Chinese Characters

language

character creations | characterplay | Chinese characters | homosexuality | sex |
461. 2011-02-16 08:32:14

Wenlin 4.0 Review

language

Brendan | dictionary | Pleco | review | software | tech | Wenlin |
462. 2011-02-09 10:26:29

Fat, and also Beautiful

language

Chinese characters | culture | translation |
463. 2011-02-01 08:50:39

CNY Confusion Ahead (but also CNY Sexiness)

language

Chinese New Year | CNY | culture | girls | sex | sexy | vocabulary |
464. 2011-01-11 08:39:02

Three-Penis Liquor: the Perfect Gift

language

classic | food | funny | health | translation | vocabulary |
465. 2011-01-06 08:52:59

Stages in Learning, Adapting

language

USA |
466. 2010-12-06 08:49:02

Tones in Chinese Songs

language

Cantonese | Chinese | classic | linguistics | music | tones |
467. 2010-12-04 14:56:58

Rubik's Cube with Chinese Characters

language

Chinese | Chinese characters | entertainment | games |
468. 2010-11-22 08:34:40

Two Wishes for Chinese Language Instruction

language

AllSet Learning | ChinesePod | education | HSK | learning | other blogs | pronunciation | tones |
469. 2010-11-18 09:02:43

Tone Purgatory and Accent Exorcism

language

Chinese | Chinese study | classic | motivation | pronunciation | tones |
470. 2010-11-12 09:42:34

Why Learning Chinese Is Hard

language

Chinese | Chinese characters | Chinese study | classic | John B | learning | tones |
471. 2010-11-08 11:18:49

Those Census-Confounding Chinese Tones

language

funny | Micah | pronunciation | tones |
472. 2010-11-01 09:57:39

Fox Intercultural Consulting's Clever Logo

language

characterplay | Chinese characters |
473. 2010-10-27 10:21:07

WooChinese Does Q&A

language

Chinese study | John B | other blogs |
474. 2010-10-19 08:37:33

Carl Gene is on a Roll

language

other blogs | translation | vocabulary |
475. 2010-10-04 13:28:38

Taxi: a Semantic Gloss in English of a Chinese Character

language

advertising | Cantonese | Chinese characters | pinyin | Taobao |
476. 2010-09-17 09:23:04

In Defense of Hanping (and Android)

language

Android | dictionary | iPhone | software | tech |
477. 2010-09-08 10:39:11

Reclaiming the Word "VCR"

language

language | TV | vocabulary |
478. 2010-08-31 08:42:49

Back to the iPhone (it's all about Chinese!)

language

AllSet Learning | Android | Chinese study | dictionary | Google | HTC Hero | iPhone | Pleco | Shanghai | tech |
479. 2010-08-27 09:15:42

Jukuu is interesting

language

corpus linguistics | linguistics | translation |
480. 2010-08-17 21:22:04

The New Pleco OCR Is Amazing

language

Android | Chinese characters | Chinese study | dictionary | iPhone | Pleco | software | tech |
481. 2010-08-10 08:24:36

Info on the New HSK in Shanghai

language

Chinese study | HSK | Shanghai |
482. 2010-08-05 08:29:25

The Simple Characters Around You

language

AllSet Learning | Chinese | Chinese characters | Chinese study | Shanghai |
483. 2010-07-27 09:21:51

Cantonese Dubbing Queen

language

Cantonese | entertainment | Kaixin Wang | Youku |
484. 2010-07-17 10:32:27

The Pharmacy Count

language

English | funny | puns | translation |
485. 2010-07-06 09:08:10

Chinese Characters: not so magical

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | culture | memory | other blogs |
486. 2010-06-23 09:18:33

Misgivings about SRS

language

ChinesePod | classic | learning | memory | Orlando Kelm | SRS |
487. 2010-05-27 13:20:00

Creative Chinese Character Art

language

art | characterplay | Chinese characters |
488. 2010-05-25 09:01:42

A Chinese Take on the Baseball Metaphor for Sex and Dating

language

baseball | culture | sex | society | wikipedia |
489. 2010-05-21 11:53:52

Orlando Kelm on Language Power Struggles

language

Chinese study | language | linguistics | Orlando Kelm | other blogs | Spanish |
490. 2010-05-18 09:04:37

Language Power Struggles

Featured Post language

AllSet Learning | ChinesePod | classic | learning | linguistics | psychology | wikipedia |
491. 2010-05-12 11:05:48

The Challenges Chinese Teachers Face in the USA

language

education | other blogs | teaching |
492. 2010-04-28 17:37:19

Deconstructing the Chinese Character Creativity of Japan

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | Japanese | kanji |
493. 2010-04-26 08:35:10

New Online Chinese Resources Links

language

ChinesePod | dictionary | grammar | listening | other blogs | pinyin | pronunciation | resources | site news |
494. 2010-04-21 09:25:46

2, 3, 4

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | language | numbers | Xindanwei |
495. 2010-04-14 21:32:21

The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon's Chinese

language

funny | pronunciation | translation | TV |
496. 2010-04-06 08:27:52

Crazy Heart's Fallin' and Flyin': a Chinese Translation

language

Crazy Heart | music | translation | Youku |
497. 2010-04-05 13:16:33

Chinese Character Creations for Modern Times

language

character creations | characterplay | Chinese characters | current events | politics | Slang |
498. 2010-03-25 12:49:10

Anki Reset (sometimes it's necessary)

language

Anki | John B | learning | memory | SRS | vocabulary |
499. 2010-03-18 09:08:24

Chinese Characters Spliced into English Text

language

Chinese characters | Firefox | learning | tech |
500. 2010-03-15 08:47:50

Chinese Radio on the Internet: a Platform-Agnostic Option at Last!

language

Chinese study | listening | radio | Shanghai | Shanghainese |
501. 2010-03-09 13:10:06

Project A Update

language

Chinese study | experiment | learning | Shanghai |
502. 2010-03-04 08:53:15

Creative English with Chinese Characteristics

language

English | funny | language | vocabulary |
503. 2010-02-25 10:59:53

Experiments in Learning Chinese in Shanghai

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | experiment | learning | Shanghai |
504. 2010-02-23 08:22:01

Why China for Grad School?

language personal

education | grad school | linguistics | personal | 华师大 |
505. 2010-02-11 21:58:13

The Sinoglot China Blogs

language

language | linguistics | other blogs | Sinoglot |
506. 2010-02-02 08:59:15

The 3-2 Tone Swap Error

language

Chinese study | language | linguistics | pronunciation | tones |
507. 2010-01-04 08:14:09

Chinese for English Pronunciation (Shanghai World Expo Edition)

language

English | pinyin | pronunciation | Shanghai | World Expo |
508. 2009-12-29 14:53:20

I'm a dinosaur, yo

language

funny | movies | translation |
509. 2009-12-23 12:07:12

Classic Chinese Christmas Song Links

language

Chinese | Christianity | Christmas | music | religion | songs |
510. 2009-12-21 08:32:20

Zhou Libo's New Book: Hui Cidian

language

books | Chinese characters | dictionary | humor | IPA | romanization | Shanghainese | Zhou Libo |
511. 2009-12-19 17:32:37

Pleco for iPhone is out!

language

app | Chinese study | dictionary | iPhone | Pleco | software | tech |
512. 2009-12-08 08:21:30

A Message to Mandarin

language

Chinese | Chinese study | ChinesePod | psychology |
513. 2009-11-22 08:39:04

Updates and Links

language

Chinese Book Reviews | Chinese study | David | Google | HTC Hero | iPhone | Micah | other blogs | Pete | Pleco | tech | translation | vocabulary |
514. 2009-11-19 08:24:57

Aspect, not Tense

language

books | Chinese Book Reviews | Chinese study | grammar |
515. 2009-11-16 13:17:32

Thinking to Oneself Productively

language

JP | learning | techniques |
516. 2009-10-27 11:18:01

Michael Love on the Pleco iPhone App

language

app | Chinese study | color | dictionary | interview | iPhone | Pleco | tech | tones |
517. 2009-10-20 08:20:16

Slumming it with nciku

language

dictionary | funny | nciku | translation | vocabulary |
518. 2009-10-06 20:48:43

Slow Chinese

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | German | input | JP | linguistics | podcasts |
519. 2009-09-29 08:58:02

Can't Afford

language

Chinese study | grammar | vocabulary |
520. 2009-09-24 08:36:53

Two Perplexing Photos

language

Beijing | photos | symbols | translation |
521. 2009-09-10 08:14:10

A Character-Counting Challenge

language

Chinese characters | Hong Kong | Mark | Taiwan |
522. 2009-09-08 08:32:16

Fuzzy Pinyin

language

Chinese study | dialects | Google | pinyin | pronunciation | tech |
523. 2009-09-03 08:30:15

The Wikimedia Commons Stroke Order Project

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | wikipedia |
524. 2009-08-25 10:31:50

The Tyranny of the Textbook

language

Chinese study | learning | OpenLanguage | work |
525. 2009-08-20 09:06:14

Jokes from Jiong.ws

language

funny | humor | puns |
526. 2009-08-18 08:34:50

Learning Your Way to Yourself

language

learning | motivation | other blogs | psychology |
527. 2009-08-08 15:35:30

Translation with a Conscience

language

elsewhere | Google | Japanese | translation |
528. 2009-08-06 10:00:11

The Spaced Repetition Party

language

Anki | classic | John B | learning | Mark | memory | Pleco | Skritter | Smart.fm | SRS |
529. 2009-08-04 09:00:51

Making Family Vocab Personal

language

Confucius | memory | the wife | USA | vocabulary |
530. 2009-08-01 17:24:40

Small Personal Victories in Language Acquisition

language

language | learning | motivation | other blogs | psychology |
531. 2009-06-30 22:06:45

Chinese-English Bilingual Ambigrams

language

ambigrams | characterplay | Chinese characters | David Moser | translation |
532. 2009-06-22 08:05:30

How to Pronounce nciku

language

Chinese study | dictionary | elsewhere | pronunciation |
533. 2009-06-16 10:52:24

10 Vegetables China Taught Me to Love

language personal

Flickr | food | Matt | observations |
534. 2009-06-08 08:55:34

Translating Mispronunciations

language

translation | TV |
535. 2009-06-07 12:35:11

RJ's Reasons for Learning Chinese

language

Chinese Book Reviews | Chinese study | ChinesePod |
536. 2009-05-31 19:49:02

Obama and Bush on Pinyin News

language

Obama | other blogs | puns | Taiwan |
537. 2009-05-23 11:08:55

Learn English with Obama

language

English | language | Obama | translation |
538. 2009-05-13 09:42:40

Many Eyes on Language

language

elsewhere | language | linguistics | other blogs |
539. 2009-05-09 17:08:57

Jiong Permutations

language

art | Chinese Book Reviews | Chinese characters | 囧 |
540. 2009-04-26 14:17:04

Shanghainese Stand-up Comedian Zhou Libo

language

culture | Danwei.org | David Moser | humor | Shanghai | Shanghainese | society | Zhou Libo |
541. 2009-04-11 15:38:05

A Hostel for Punsters

language

language | puns | Shanghai |
542. 2009-04-03 10:00:01

Translator Interview: Benjamin Ross

language

interview | translation |
543. 2009-04-02 10:00:05

Translator Interview: John Biesnecker

language

interview | John B | translation |
544. 2009-04-01 10:00:33

Translator Interview: Joel Martinsen

language

interview | translation |
545. 2009-03-31 10:00:25

Translator Interview: Peter Braden

language

ChinesePod | interview | Pete | translation |
546. 2009-03-30 10:00:38

Translator Interview: Brendan O'Kane

language

Brendan | interview | translation |
547. 2009-03-29 22:24:38

The Many Paths to Translation Work

language

Brendan | ChinesePod | interview | John B | Pete | translation | work |
548. 2009-03-26 15:35:07

Beatles Songs with Chinese Characteristics

language

ChinesePod | funny | history | Pete | puns |
549. 2009-03-19 00:08:19

Korean Update

language

Korean | language | learning | sign language |
550. 2009-03-03 23:52:18

Flawed Plan

language personal

personal | twitter |
551. 2009-02-23 23:54:28

Cross-Cultural Marital Communication: Sacrifice, Identity, Choice

language personal

language | linguistics | personal | the wife |
552. 2009-02-16 09:31:08

Comic Reduplication Meets Historical Reduplication

language

Chinese characters | comics | Japanese | language | linguistics |
553. 2009-02-11 11:14:37

Mark's New Pinyin Input Firefox Extension

language

Chinese study | Firefox | Mark | pinyin |
554. 2009-02-05 00:23:05

Where Futurama and Queen Meet

language

music | the wife | translation | TV |
555. 2009-01-31 08:44:30

Character Check!

language

Chinese characters | Shanghai |
556. 2009-01-07 22:06:46

Context Is Everything

language

language | observations |
557. 2008-12-29 09:07:02

Recasting in Language Learning

language

ACTFL | education | language | linguistics | teaching | tones |
558. 2008-12-14 18:31:18

Black English and Chinese

language

Black English | books | culture | English | language | linguistics | racism | teaching |
559. 2008-12-10 23:48:01

Toward Better Tones in Natural Speech

Featured Post language

ACTFL | Alf | education | tones |
560. 2008-12-04 00:14:26

English Essay Templates

language

education | English | society | teaching |
561. 2008-11-30 22:45:31

Back from ACTFL (2008)

language

ACTFL | Chinese characters | Chinese study | education | language | teaching |
562. 2008-10-23 08:26:15

IPA for Chinese Children

language

education | linguistics |
563. 2008-10-21 07:27:52

Getting by and Enjoying It

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | Japanese | language | other blogs | Spanish |
564. 2008-10-13 22:15:34

Syntactic Anguish of the Verb-Object-Modifier Variety

language

Chinese study | grammar |
565. 2008-09-09 23:19:56

Shanghainese Does Saint Seiya

language

funny | Japanese | language | music | Shanghainese |
566. 2008-09-07 17:18:01

Denison Witmer for English

language

English | linguistics | music | teaching |
567. 2008-08-24 16:35:24

Good Job, Good Boy

language personal

animals | ChinesePod | Jenny | the wife | translation |
568. 2008-08-19 12:20:06

Variable Stroke Order in Chinese Characters

language

Chinese characters | Japanese | language |
569. 2008-08-17 23:26:46

The Effect of Tonal Language Experience on the Acquisition of Mandarin Tones

language

Chinese study | grad school | language | tones |
570. 2008-08-13 08:31:44

Losing Japanese to Oversensitivity

language

ChinesePod | Japanese | language | personal |
571. 2008-08-10 18:00:18

Animals as Language Partners

language

animals | Brad | linguistics | the wife |
572. 2008-08-04 11:15:43

Talking to Oneself Productively

language

Chinese study | classic |
573. 2008-06-30 08:52:40

Ode to Heisig and RTK

language

books | Chinese characters | Japanese |
574. 2008-06-25 23:00:58

Learning Curves: Chinese vs. Japanese

Featured Post language

Chinese study | grammar | Japanese | pronunciation |
575. 2008-06-22 18:50:52

My God

language personal

language | linguistics | religion | teaching |
576. 2008-06-07 12:54:16

Cool Vocabulary You Totally Don't Need

language

health | vocabulary |
577. 2008-06-01 10:40:48

Pinyin VS Hard Work

language

Chinese characters | linguistics | other blogs | pinyin |
578. 2008-05-26 20:19:54

A Chinese Character for Sad People

language

Chinese characters | linguistics | other blogs | 囧 |
579. 2008-05-13 22:49:56

Hanging Up in Chinese

language

Chinese study | language | observations |
580. 2008-05-06 00:46:33

No Chinese Story Voices

language

comments | language | linguistics |
581. 2008-05-02 16:43:58

Sign Language Expression VS Chinese Culture

language

Alice | culture | linguistics | sign language |
582. 2008-04-22 23:16:42

Deaf, not Dumb: Chinese Sign Language

language

Alice | other blogs | sign language | Taiwan | YouTube |
583. 2008-04-08 18:45:46

Learning by not looking everything up

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | vocabulary |
584. 2008-04-01 08:12:03

Ninja teens or ninja teams? Ask the Chinese!

language

comics | funny | translation |
585. 2008-03-25 22:21:41

Ignored Contractions

language

English | language | pronunciation | teaching |
586. 2008-03-03 12:26:15

Car Tones

language

tones |
587. 2008-02-03 16:53:00

The Contempt of the Powerful and the Term Laowai

language

language | laowai | linguistics | other blogs | Spanish |
588. 2008-01-21 08:27:13

Seeing the Tones of Mandarin Chinese with Praat

language

linguistics | tones |
589. 2008-01-14 12:58:25

Arashi no Yoru ni: DVD Audio as Listening Material

language

Chinese study | DVDs | Japanese | John B | language | other blogs |
590. 2007-12-22 17:31:34

Chinese Characters for Christmas

language

character creations | characterplay | Chinese characters | Christmas |
591. 2007-11-29 13:13:20

How to Learn to Order Food in Chinese

language

Chinese study | classic | food |
592. 2007-09-23 11:10:14

Chinese Test for Foreigners: A Fantasy

language

culture | funny | HSK | John B |
593. 2007-09-20 17:56:48

ChinesePod Does Integrated Chinese

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | other blogs |
594. 2007-08-10 07:54:33

Clever Ice Cream Names at Cold Stone Creamery

language

food | puns | Shanghai | translation |
595. 2007-08-02 00:29:14

The Bookshelf Problem

language

books | Chinese study |
596. 2007-06-23 13:33:00

Misheard in Chinese

language

funny | language |
597. 2007-05-25 00:56:24

On Accents and Perceived Fluency

language

language | laowai | observations | pronunciation |
598. 2007-05-16 23:02:58

Grammaticalization: Articles for Chinese?

language

boring | grad school | grammar | linguistics |
599. 2007-05-13 07:43:19

How I Learned Chinese (part 2)

language personal

Chinese study | Hangzhou | language | personal |
600. 2007-05-06 08:33:41

How I Learned Chinese (part 1)

language personal

Chinese study | language | personal |
601. 2007-04-11 08:30:44

Character-based Sign Language

language

Chinese characters | language | sign language |
602. 2007-04-02 07:49:24

Chinese Sign Language: Fingerspelling

language

language | sign language |
603. 2007-03-26 10:14:24

Semantic Flavors of "My" in Chinese and English

language

grad school | language | linguistics |
604. 2007-03-04 13:16:23

Four Character Puzzle

language

Buddhism | characterplay | Chinese characters | entertainment | the wife |
605. 2007-03-01 07:41:58

Secret Language Motivations

language

elsewhere | language | romance |
606. 2007-02-19 08:41:08

Best Chinese New Year Podcast for Learning Chinese

language

Chinese New Year | Chinese study | ChinesePod | CNY |
607. 2007-02-13 11:55:07

Times Online Fumbles Pinyin

language

Chinese study | elsewhere | pinyin |
608. 2007-02-10 22:58:55

How China Destroys Your English

language

language | linguistics | observations |
609. 2007-01-26 17:31:09

Stupid or Stay?

language

Chinese characters | ChinesePod |
610. 2007-01-21 14:07:00

ICBC's Creative Character Writing

language

advertising | characterplay | Chinese characters |
611. 2007-01-12 12:13:16

Thoughts on Simplification

language

Chinese characters | John B | linguistics |
612. 2007-01-03 12:20:58

Toys "Я" Us in Chinese

language

advertising | translation |
613. 2006-12-24 06:19:23

Christmas Songs in Chinese

language

Baidu | Christmas | music |
614. 2006-12-17 09:18:56

Bible Stories in Chinese

language

Baidu | Christianity |
615. 2006-12-13 00:40:42

Mandarin Tone Tricks

language

Chinese study | language | mnemonics | other blogs | tones |
616. 2006-11-17 12:33:44

Audio Resources for Advanced Chinese

language

ChinesePod |
617. 2006-11-10 08:39:57

Medicine Ingredients = Pun Ingredients

language

advertising | John B | language | puns |
618. 2006-10-29 08:14:24

New Feature: Mandarin Chinese Tone Pair Drills

language

Chinese study | linguistics | site news | tones |
619. 2006-10-28 08:28:16

Korean from a Chinese Textbook

language

books | Korean |
620. 2006-10-22 18:57:02

Metrosexual: 9 Chinese Translations

language

grad school | linguistics | Pepe | sex | translation |
621. 2006-10-02 01:32:10

"Obsolete" Chinese Words

language

elsewhere | language | linguistics | other blogs |
622. 2006-09-29 13:47:47

Hoes Before Bros (in Chinese)

language

ChinesePod | sex | translation | Wilson | women |
623. 2006-09-24 18:36:18

The triple 'dui'

language

ChinesePod | language | linguistics |
624. 2006-09-21 18:22:51

Critical Discourse Analysis in China

language

advertising | grad school | language | linguistics |
625. 2006-09-03 14:20:53

Church Boy Badtones

language

Chinese study | ChinesePod | elsewhere | funny | tones |
626. 2006-08-22 06:12:41

Tone Deafness and Whispering Doesn't Stop Tones

language

linguistics | tones |
627. 2006-08-06 08:06:52

Chatting with Dr. Tim Xie

language

blogging | ChinesePod | education | linguistics |
628. 2006-06-29 11:49:22

What Not to Say to Your Kid

language

books | classic | culture | society |
629. 2006-06-14 08:36:04

Unexpectedly Pregnant

language

language |
630. 2006-06-07 01:04:33

surfer, muppet, gun, redrum, fist

language

elsewhere | funny | language | numbers |
631. 2006-06-01 00:18:44

Pu-what-hua?

language

language | linguistics | Shanghainese |
632. 2006-05-12 12:37:55

Chinese Character Stroke Stats

language

Chinese characters | John B | other blogs | software |
633. 2006-04-28 22:50:31

Speech Act Rules and the Weak

language

grad school | language | linguistics | racism | society |
634. 2006-04-26 20:18:58

Confucius and Speech Acts

language

Confucius | grad school | language |
635. 2006-04-09 09:19:33

The Best Chinese Textbooks

language

books | Chinese study | ChinesePod |
636. 2006-03-29 13:06:48

Mandarin Tone Changes

language

Chinese study | language | pronunciation | tones |
637. 2006-03-20 19:59:38

Chinese Parts of Speech

language

grad school | grammar | language | linguistics |
638. 2006-03-16 07:59:36

Learning East Asian Communicative Grunts

language

Japanese | language | linguistics | Micah | music |
639. 2006-03-05 11:49:41

Weight Loss Pun #2

language

advertising | language | puns |
640. 2006-03-03 00:13:25

Vocabulary Lists Are Back!

language

Chinese study | grad school | site news | vocabulary |
641. 2006-02-26 17:20:34

Fonts on the IELTS

language

exams | teaching |
642. 2006-02-25 17:47:16

Bad Sample Sentences

language

language | Taiwan | work |
643. 2006-02-22 01:34:53

Character Creations

language

character creations | characterplay | Chinese characters |
644. 2006-02-16 05:37:27

Chinese Grammar Issues

language

grammar | language | 华师大 |
645. 2006-02-15 15:48:11

Defense and Defecation

language

language | other blogs |
646. 2005-12-25 08:16:47

Christmas Classics in Cantonese

language

Baidu | Christmas | Flash | funny | songs |
647. 2005-12-21 08:17:05

My Chengyu Top Ten

language

chengyu | Chinese study |
648. 2005-12-12 08:20:31

Chinese Character Mnemonics

language

Chinese characters | John B | mnemonics | other blogs |
649. 2005-12-06 11:55:03

Laowai Delusions of Fluency

language

Chinese study | girlfriend | language | laowai |
650. 2005-11-15 06:08:22

Shanghainese Study Materials

language

Chinese study | language | Shanghainese | site news |
651. 2005-11-14 12:06:18

Shanghai Dialect for Foreigners

language

Chinese Book Reviews | review | Shanghainese | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
652. 2005-11-14 12:03:39

A Chinese two-channel contrastive textbook of Mandarin and Shanghai dialect

language

Beginner | Chinese Book Reviews | review | Shanghainese | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
653. 2005-11-14 11:19:44

学说上海话（第二版）

language

Beginner | Chinese Book Reviews | review | Shanghainese | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
654. 2005-11-03 10:31:29

blog中文翻译

language

CBL | Chinese Book Reviews | elsewhere | internet | other blogs | tech | translation |
655. 2005-10-11 08:43:47

Dubbing transsexuals

language

current events | media | sex | TV | vocabulary |
656. 2005-09-22 08:38:35

Weight Loss Pun

language

advertising | language | puns |
657. 2005-09-02 08:32:29

My Textbook on Dialects

language

books | Chinese study | language | linguistics | Shanghainese |
658. 2005-08-18 07:00:36

Science (something) Sect

language personal

celebrities | culture | girlfriend | movies | personal | vocabulary |
659. 2005-08-02 07:00:59

The name "Baidu"

language

Baidu | elsewhere | language | translation |
660. 2005-07-15 07:10:12

The Hanzi Bird

language

elsewhere | funny | girlfriend | Micah | other blogs | USA |
661. 2005-06-13 22:03:49

Animal Names from Animal Names

language

animals | Chinese Book Reviews | Chinese characters | Chinese study | language | vocabulary |
662. 2005-06-09 00:18:26

Inscrutable Characters

language

characterplay | Chinese characters | linguistics | other blogs |
663. 2005-05-26 00:21:56

Diagramming Fun

language

boring | Chinese study | diagramming | grammar | linguistics |
664. 2005-05-22 22:01:21

Episode 3 in China

language

language | movies | Star Wars | vocabulary |
665. 2005-05-19 21:57:57

What Not to Say in China

language

elsewhere | funny | other blogs | teaching |
666. 2005-05-17 21:47:16

Laowai Time Warp

language

culture | elsewhere | language | laowai | other blogs | vocabulary | work |
667. 2005-05-15 15:38:25

Recording of my Chinese

language

Chinese study | funny | personal |
668. 2005-05-14 01:46:13

Pinyin Quicktag

language

MT | pinyin | tech | WordPress |
669. 2005-05-11 14:29:42

eBay and Wordplay

language

advertising | current events | language | vocabulary |
670. 2005-05-05 11:19:41

Multisyllabic Hanzi?

language

Chinese characters | Chinese study | Japanese | language | linguistics |
671. 2005-04-29 16:34:40

Bollywood Pickup Lines

language

entertainment | funny | India | language | movies | romance |
672. 2005-04-12 14:14:34

Respectful Characters

language

Chinese characters | language |
673. 2005-04-08 11:25:37

My Chinese Classroom (1)

language

Beginner | Chinese Book Reviews | review | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
674. 2005-04-07 11:57:45

Two HSK Prep Books

language

Chinese Book Reviews | HSK | Intermediate (high) | review | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
675. 2005-04-06 15:36:41

Not that She

language

language |
676. 2005-04-04 16:57:41

One character said to the other...

language

Chinese characters | language |
677. 2005-04-01 00:00:01

Shanghailander!

language

language |
678. 2005-03-23 09:45:08

Closer Subtitle Surrealism

language

classic | entertainment | funny | language | movies | observations | piracy |
679. 2005-03-08 23:26:41

Bitch Day

language

culture | language | translation |
680. 2005-03-07 17:07:28

Picking at Alternative Word Choice

language

classic | language |
681. 2005-02-01 14:44:01

Pronunciation: Chinese and Japanese

language

language |
682. 2005-01-26 01:15:59

Murakami Haruki

language

books | celebrities | entertainment | Japanese | Micah | translation |
683. 2005-01-06 14:56:09

A Record of Spoken Chinese

language

language |
684. 2004-12-29 15:30:12

Chinese Flashcards

language

Chinese study |
685. 2004-12-24 00:39:13

Christmas Calvin & Hobbes

language

comics | entertainment | language | translation |
686. 2004-12-22 00:38:08

Ding Ding Dong

language

Baidu | Christmas | classic | culture | entertainment | funny | music |
687. 2004-12-19 01:39:52

Rapping Flight Attendant

language

classic | entertainment | music | Shanghai | Shanghainese |
688. 2004-12-09 01:52:09

Code Switching in the Car

language

language | linguistics | Shanghai | Shanghainese |
689. 2004-11-24 15:20:47

Hunting! Ha ha!

language

culture | language | work |
690. 2004-11-23 12:46:01

Accidental Obscenity

language

teaching |
691. 2004-11-15 13:21:14

Calvin & Hobbes in Chinese!

language

comics | entertainment | girlfriend | language | translation |
692. 2004-11-13 21:34:51

Number Character Variants

language

Chinese study | numbers |
693. 2004-11-04 11:59:52

The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary

language

Chinese Book Reviews | Reference | review | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
694. 2004-11-02 00:40:55

To hanzify or not to hanzify...

language

language |
695. 2004-10-24 21:55:53

Translation Runaround

language

language | other blogs |
696. 2004-10-05 22:15:17

The Moon Represents My Heart

language

Baidu | culture | music | site news |
697. 2004-10-04 13:44:53

Famous Chinese Handwriting

language

celebrities | Chinese characters | elsewhere |
698. 2004-10-01 14:32:49

Hanzi Smatter

language

Chinese study | other blogs |
699. 2004-09-28 23:40:25

Tang^4

language

culture |
700. 2004-09-28 00:37:23

Telling Anecdotes

language personal

culture | language | observations |
701. 2004-09-26 23:57:45

Pinyin Tooltips

language

Chinese study | tech | tutorial |
702. 2004-08-10 18:33:41

Getting in Deeper

language

Chinese study | HSK | work | 华师大 |
703. 2004-07-16 00:23:38

What Does an Alien Sound Like When it Speaks Chinese?

language

language | work |
704. 2004-05-22 11:00:14

The Name Nazi Defied

language

classic | teaching |
705. 2004-05-18 17:48:03

Debating "You're Welcome"

language

language | vocabulary |
706. 2004-05-14 17:07:36

Creeping Japanese

language

language | work |
707. 2004-05-11 02:52:45

Alcohol Vocab

language

Chinese study | language | site news | vocabulary |
708. 2004-05-06 16:48:55

Dwarfism and Chinese

language

language | TV |
709. 2004-04-08 18:12:43

EFL for Chinese learners

language

language |
710. 2004-04-06 14:13:31

New Blogs for Chinese Study

language

Chinese study | other blogs |
711. 2004-04-05 15:03:59

Preferred Nomenclature

language

language |
712. 2004-03-22 00:37:36

Foreigners' Names in Chinese and Japanese

language

culture | language |
713. 2004-03-18 23:12:42

Shanghainese: a Flash soundboard

language

Chinese study | language | Shanghai | Shanghainese | site news |
714. 2004-02-24 21:28:06

Lost in Translation: Thoughts

language personal

entertainment | funny | girlfriend | Japanese | movies | translation |
715. 2004-02-12 22:12:06

HSK Scorecard

language

Chinese study | HSK |
716. 2004-02-08 13:34:59

Pinyin Reader

language

Chinese study |
717. 2004-02-05 23:46:45

Translating, Lantern Festival

language personal

culture | Japanese | translation | work |
718. 2004-02-05 11:54:02

汉语听力 Series

language

Chinese Book Reviews | Intermediate (high) | review | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
719. 2004-01-31 14:23:51

Wenlin 3.0

language

Brendan | Chinese study | review | software | Wenlin |
720. 2004-01-30 11:11:33

Speaking Chinese: 300 Grammatical Points

language

Chinese Book Reviews | Intermediate (high) | review | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
721. 2003-12-16 00:36:35

HSK: the final stretch

language personal

Chinese study |
722. 2003-12-12 11:13:48

Integrated Chinese (Levels 1, 2)

language

Beginner | Chinese Book Reviews | review | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
723. 2003-11-21 11:08:52

Mutant Mandarin: A Guide to New Chinese Slang

language

Chinese Book Reviews | review | Sinosplice textbook reviews | Slang |
724. 2003-11-21 11:06:55

Outrageous Chinese: A Guide to Chinese Street Language

language

Chinese Book Reviews | review | Sinosplice textbook reviews | Slang |
725. 2003-11-21 11:05:15

Making Out in Chinese

language

Beginner | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
726. 2003-11-20 11:01:20

Integrated Chinese (Level 1)

language

Beginner | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
727. 2003-11-20 10:06:29

Integrated Chinese (Level 2)

language

Beginner | Sinosplice textbook reviews |
728. 2003-11-18 15:08:15

Wang's Observations

language

Chinese study | culture | language | observations | teaching |
729. 2003-10-26 14:17:24

Chinese Class Report

language

Chinese study | HSK |
730. 2003-10-08 01:28:47

Dumb Pronunciation

language

site news |
731. 2003-09-20 12:56:30

Chinese Pronunciation

language

Chinese study | language | site news |
732. 2003-08-14 03:54:04

Google Dictionary?

language

language |
733. 2003-08-10 01:51:23

Studying Chinese

language

language | site news |
734. 2003-06-04 15:58:01

Studying Chinese in Hangzhou

language

Chinese study | classic | Hangzhou | HSK | ZUCC |
735. 2003-05-10 16:14:42

A Madman's Diary

language

culture | language |
736. 2003-04-13 15:30:40

English only, please -- this is China

language

classic | culture | language | observations |
737. 2003-01-19 02:53:14

"Dialects" in China

language

classic | language |
738. 2002-10-16 22:45:32

Tutor Update / River Story / Mr. Manners

language

Chinese study | culture | morality | romance | teaching | work |
739. 2002-09-27 20:47:17

Ideal Tutor

language personal

Chinese study |
740. 2002-09-16 01:45:31

Verbal Horror

language

culture | diarrhea | language | linguistics |
741. 2002-09-15 00:42:35

Linguistics, Anyone?

language

books | Chinese study | language | linguistics | teaching |