A Complete Index of Yoyo Chinese Blog Posts

The Yoyo Chinese blog is a huge, FREE resource full of invaluable information about the Chinese language and about Chinese culture.

On our blog we are able to focus on language points from pronouncing the 3rd tone like a native speaker to learning how to pronounce characters you've never seen before. 

The blog is also a way to enrich you language studies with Chinese culture, which helps keep you motivated and enthusiastic about your studies. You can read about all things Chinese - from food to TV and movies, traditional Chinese holidays to the modern dating scene in China, the blog is a deep well of insights into Chinese culture.

Make a commitment to spend just 5 minutes a day reading a blog post, and you'll find it can add a TON to your Chinese studies!

Use your browser search function to scan through this index and see if we have a post on the topic you are looking for, or just pick a random post and go! If you have a request for a future blog post, let us know in the comments below!

Blog Post Index

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• 6 Awesome Authentic Chinese Foods You Need to Know About
• 10 Chinese Idioms Also Used in English
• 10 Essential Chinese Business Meeting Phrases
• 10 Urban Myths About China
• 15 Funny Memes About Learning Mandarin Chinese
• 3 SUPER Easy Chinese Dishes to Change Up Your Quarantine Cuisine
• 3 Unique Ways Chinese People Design Things
• 4 Chinese Traditions You Might Not Know About
• 4 Different Ways Chinese People React to a Foreigner Speaking Mandarin
• 4 Heroes Who Can Help You Understand Chinese Values
• 4 More Chinglish Phrases That Will Really Help You Learn Chinese: Part 2
• 4 Things My Chinese Students Have Taught Me
• 4 Things You Need to Know About the Mid-Autumn Festival
• 4 Tips to Survive Your First Chinese Business Dinner
• 4 Unique Ways Chinese People Socialize
• 4 Ways to Use 吧 (ba) in Mandarin Chinese
• 5 Amazing Places in China to visit for Summer Vacation
• 5 Biggest Challenges of Learning Chinese: a Westerner’s Perspective
• 5 Books About China You Should Be Reading
• 5 Chinese Fruits That You've Probably Never Heard Of
• 5 Chinese Historical Figures That Are Still Influential Today
• 5 Chinese HSK Words That Mean "To Know"
• 5 Chinese Words With No English Equivalents
• 5 Easy-to-Learn Chinese Songs to Practice Your Mandarin
• 5 Essential Chinese New Year Dishes
• 5 Essential Chinese Words that Seem Weird in English
• 5 Fun Chinese Comics - Watch Your Tones
• 5 Funky Chinese Snacks You'll Want to Try for Yourself
• 5 Funniest Chinese Tattoo Fails
• 5 Funny Chinglish Phrases That Will Really Help You Learn Chinese: Part 1
• 5 Health Hacks Chinese People Believe In
• 5 More Chinese Movies for Immersive Learning
• 5 Most Helpful Chinese Phrases for Adoptive Parents
• 5 Must Read Books About Chinese History
• 5 Must Read Books About Modern China
• 5 Must-Have Chinese Cooking Tools
• 5 Myths About Learning Mandarin Chinese
• 5 Official Chinese Holidays You May Have Never Heard Of
• 5 Popular Chinese TV Shows to Immerse You into Chinese Culture
• 5 Practical Chinese Idioms Using Numbers
• 5 Reasons to Learn Chinese in the New Year
• 5 Reasons Why Mandarin Chinese is Half as Hard (and Twice as Awesome) as You Think
• 5 Reasons Why You Would Love Living in Chinese Cities
• 5 Simple Secrets You Need to Cook Authentic Chinese Food
• 5 Super Easy Language Hacks for Living in China
• 5 Things Chinese Women Love About Western Men
• 5 Things That Freaked Me Out When I First Got to China
• 5 Things That Make Chinglish Hilarious to English-Speakers
• 5 Uniquely Chinese 'Sports' You’re Bound to Play in China
• 5 Unusual Chinese Superstitions
• 5 Useful Words that Describe the Dating Scene in China
• 5 Ways to Deflect a Compliment in Chinese
• 5 Ways to Sound More Like a Native Speaker of Mandarin Chinese
• 5 Ways to Study with Yoyo Chinese While You're Stuck Indoors
• 5 Weird Chinese Dishes to Avoid (or Enjoy)
• 6 Chinese Brands You’ll Be Using in the Future
• 6 Crazy Chinese Versions of American Fast Food
• 6 Details You Need to Know About Schools in China
• 6 Lesser Known Places in Shanghai Worth Visiting
• 6 Secrets to Impress Chinese People With Your Manners
• 6 Signs You're in a Close Friendship with a Chinese Person
• 6 Strange Habits You Might Learn Living in China
• 7 Chinese Cultural Faux Pas to Avoid
• 7 Chinese TV Shows to Binge Watch and Improve Your Mandarin
• 7 Interesting Ways to Use the Character 吃 (chī)
• 7 Tips for Successful Chinese Self-Study
• 7 Weirdest Chinese Habits
• 8 Awesome Things Found Only in China
• 8 Chinese Words Borrowed From English That Will Finally Make Sense to You
• 8 Social Labels in China You Should Know About (Part 1)
• 8 Social Labels in China You Should Know About (Part 2)
• 8 Things to Know About Chinese Shopping Culture
• 9 Clever Chinese Translations for Foreign Names
• 9 Fun Exercises to Practice Mandarin Chinese Tones

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• A Common Chinese Sentence Pattern Explained
• A Song Guaranteed to Impress Any Chinese Person You Meet
• A Song to Wow Your Chinese Friends
• An Aspect of Chinese Culture That Might Annoy You
• An Extremely Useful Chinese Grammar Structure
• An Introduction to Chinese "Guan Xi"
• An Untold Love Story of Me and Yoyo Chinese
• Announcing the Yoyo Chinese Adoptive Family Scholarship Program
• Announcing the Yoyo Chinese China Immersion Trip (Join Us!)
• Another Chinese Song You Need to Learn
• Apartment Hunting in China: Top Tips You Need to Know
• April Study Streak Challenge
• Authentic Chinese Recipe: Egg Drop Soup

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• Best of the Yoyo Chinese Blog: Top Business & Working in China Posts
• Best of the Yoyo Chinese Blog: Top Eating & Drinking Posts
• Best of the Yoyo Chinese Blog: Top Love & Dating in China Posts
• Best of the Yoyo Chinese Blog: Top Reading and Writing in Chinese Posts
• Buying Train Tickets in China – Chinese Phrases You Should Know

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• Chinese Characters: Most Common Strokes
• Chinese Comic Strip Challenge
• Chinese Dialects: Cantonese, Shanghainese, and Putonghua
• Chinese Dialects: Do you need to know them?
• Chinese Dining Etiquette Survival Guide
• Chinese Expressions That Make You Sound Like a Native Speaker (Part 1)
• Chinese Expressions That Make You Sound Like a Native Speaker (Part 2)
• Chinese Health Concepts You Should Know About
• Chinese Homophones and Chinese Customs
• Chinese Insults: How to Name-Call Like a Pro (Part 1)
• Chinese Insults: How to Name-Call Like a Pro (Part 2)
• Chinese Lesson: Learn to Sing a Song of Love!
• Chinese Manners That May Surprise You
• Chinese New Year is Nuts!
• Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11)
• Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 12)
• Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13)
• Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15)
• Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16)
• Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge: Week 1
• Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge: Week 2
• Chinese Slang Words Guaranteed to Impress Your Friends!
• Chinese Stereotypes of Various Nationalities
• Chinese Vs. Western Entrepreneurship
• Chinese Weddings: How to be a Great Guest

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• Dialogue Replay Study Feature on Yoyo Chinese
• Did You Know You Can Use Yoyo Chinese Like a Mobile App?
• Differences Between Mainland Mandarin and Taiwanese Mandarin
• Different Ways Chinese People Say Yes or No

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• Education Group Pricing: Discounted Packages for Teachers and Schools
• Essential Chinese for Visiting the Doctor
• Essential Survival Tips for Traveling in China
• Essential Vocabulary for Shopping in Chinese

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• Fill in the Blank Challenge: Chinese Colors
• Five Traditional Chinese Art Forms You Need to Know
• Four Self-Care Skills I Learned Growing Up In China
• FREE Chinese Pocket Guide: Master the Trickiest Pinyin Pronunciations
• Frequently Asked Questions About Chinese
• Fun Chinese Comics - Chang'e's Delivery

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• How Chinese People Actually Say "No"
• How Chinese People Actually Speak
• How Chinese People Celebrate Chinese New Year
• How Chinese People Normally Say Goodbye
• How Chinese People Think Animals Sound
• How Chinese People Want to Be Greeted
• How Dating is Done in China
• How Modern Chinese Culture Ruins its National Soccer Team
• How NOT to Choose a Chinese Name
• How to Address a Stranger in Chinese
• How to address anyone you meet in China
• How to answer 5 tricky questions you’ll be asked in China
• How to Choose Your Chinese Name
• How to Make Great First Impressions with Any Chinese Speaker
• How To Make Small Talk in Chinese
• How to Prepare for the HSK Chinese Proficiency Test
• How to Pronounce Chinese Characters You've Never Seen Before
• How to Read a Chinese Menu 101
• How to Read Chinese Compound Words by Understanding Root Characters
• How to Self Study Chinese Online with Confidence
• How to Sound Sincere when Apologizing in Chinese
• How to Survive a Crazy Chinese Taxi Ride
• How to Talk About the Coronavirus in Chinese
• How to Talk on the Phone in Mandarin Chinese
• How to Teach Your Child Mandarin Chinese
• How to Text in Mandarin Chinese
• How to Type in Chinese on Any Device
• How to Type Pinyin with Tone Marks on Windows and Mac OS
• How to Type the Mandarin Chinese Character for Female: 女 (nǚ)
• How to Use a Chinese Dictionary Part 2: WITHOUT PINYIN
• How To Use a Chinese Dictionary: Part 1 - WITH PINYIN
• How to Wish Someone Well in Chinese
• How to Write a Chinese Resume 101
• How to Write a Formal Email in Chinese
• How to Write a Formal Letter in Chinese
• How 小名 (Nicknames) Work in Chinese

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• Introducing Our New Upper Intermediate Conversational Course
• Introduction to 4 Regional Chinese Cuisines
• Introduction to Chinese Zodiac Animals
• Is Learning Chinese Getting More or Less Valuable?

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• Korean Dramas and Chinese Soft Power

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• Learn 28 Chinese Animals | FREE Chinese Pocket Guide
• Learn 5 Useful Chinese Expressions with Comics
• Learn about Traditional Chinese Music and Culture with Yoyo Chinese
• Learn Chinese for Beginners: Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10)
• Learn Chinese for Beginners: Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3)
• Learn Chinese for Beginners: Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4)
• Learn Chinese for Beginners: Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5)
• Learn Chinese for Beginners: Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6)
• Learn Chinese for Beginners: Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8)
• Learn Chinese for Beginners: Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9)
• Learn Chinese New Year Vocabulary with Our Latest Google Hangout
• Learn Chinese with Rap: How to Introduce Yourself in Chinese
• Learn Chinese with Rap: I Like to Eat Chinese Food
• Learn Chinese with Rap: I Want This / I Want That
• Learn Chinese with the La La Land Theme Song
• Learn the Popular Chinese Song “Xue Hua Piao Piao”
• Live Hangout with Yangyang's Parents: Baba and Mama Cheng
• Living in China for Six Years: The Best and the Worst
• Love and Blood Types in the Chinese Dating Scene

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• Make Desserts and Learn Chinese (Episode 1): Dog and Sheep Cupcakes
• Make Desserts and Learn Chinese (Episode 2): Cow and Rooster Mini Donuts
• Make Desserts and Learn Chinese (Episode 3): Tiger and Rabbit Macaroons
• Make Desserts and Learn the Chinese Zodiac (Episode 4): Horse and Dragon Madeleines
• Make Desserts and Learn the Chinese Zodiac (Episode 5): Mouse and Monkey German Cookies
• Make Desserts and Learn the Chinese Zodiac (Episode 6): Snake and Pig Ice Skin Mooncake
• Mandarin Intimidated Me, But I’m Learning Anyway

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• Navigating Shanghai
• New FREE Downloadable Pinyin Chart
• No Apartment = No Girlfriend – China's Housing Crisis

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• Pinyin Pitfalls You Need To Watch Out For (Part 1)
• Pinyin Pitfalls You Need to Watch Out For (Part 2)
• Pinyin: A Beginnner's Guide
• Popular New Chinese Slang Explained
• Practice Reading Chinese with a Chat Story
• Practice Your Chinese with these 5 Awesome Movies from China

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• Reading Chinese Signs: 6 Essential Words to Know
• Reference materials for the textbook "Integrated Chinese"

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• Stereotypes Chinese People Have About Themselves
• Studying in China: What You Need to Know
• Summer in China: Unusual Ways to Beat the Heat, Sun, and Bugs

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• Taiwanese Treats: A Peek into Taiwan’s Night Markets
• The "3-3" Tone Change Rule Explained | Best of the Comments
• The 3 Big Chinese “De”s: Part 1 - 的 (de)
• The 3 Big Chinese “De”s: Part 2 - 得 (de)
• The 3 Big Chinese “De”s: Part 3 - 地 (de)
• The 3rd Tone: How to Pronounce It Like a Chinese Native
• The 5 Happiest Cities in China
• The 5 Types of Foreigners in China
• The Complete Guide to Handwriting Chinese
• The Foreigner's Ultimate Guide to Shopping on Taobao
• The Ultimate Guide to Drinking in China
• The Ultimate Singles' Day Wrap Up
• The Unique Way Chinese People Talk About Health Matters
• Tone Change Rules for the Chinese Word 一 (yī)
• Tone Change Rules for the Chinese Word 不 (bù)
• Tone Pairs - The Mandarin Language Hack You've Been Waiting For
• Top 10 Authentic Chinese Dishes
• Top 10 Chinese Historical Sights to See
• Top 10 Chinese Websites You'll Want to Visit
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #1
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #10
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #2
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #3
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #4
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #5
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #6
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #7
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #8
• Top 10 Most Common Chinese mistakes made by English Speakers: #9
• Top 10 Yoyo Chinese Live Hangouts
• Top 5 Chinese Food Related Slang
• Top 5 Chinese Movies You Can Watch for FREE on YouTube
• Top 5 Gaming Culture Phenomenons in China and Its Impact on Chinese Society
• Top 5 Reverse Culture Shock Moments - Returning from China to the West
• Top 6 Jobs in China for Foreigners
• Top 9 Funniest Chinese Homophones
• Traveling in China? Don’t Miss Out on These 9 Spots

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• Uh, Chinese... Um... Filler Words
• Ultimate Vocabulary You Need to Survive (or Avoid) Valentine's Day in China
• Unique Chinese Attitudes Toward Money
• Up for an Adventure? Study in One of These Chinese Cities
• Useful and unique Chinese animal-related expressions
• Using Context Clues to Read Chinese Characters with Multiple Pronunciations
• Using Credit Cards in China: Do's and Don'ts

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• What Chinese City Should You Live In?
• What Does "Western Food" Mean in China?
• What Does Losing Face Mean? The Importance of Face in Chinese Culture
• What It's Like to Work in a Chinese Office
• What Makes Expats Stay in China?
• What to Expect When Dating a Chinese Guy
• What You Need to Know About Chinese Chengyu
• What You Should Know About Gift Giving in China

• What’s the difference between zhongwen, hanyu, putonghua, guoyu and huayu?
• When to Drop the 的 (de) in Chinese: Close Relationships | Best of the Comments
  

• Whiny but Equal: Tantrums, “Sajiao,” and Chinese Feminism
• Why Chinese Kids are Faster at Math
• Why Chinese People Love Western TV Shows
• Why Chinese People Take Off Their Shoes in the House (and Why You Should Too!)
• Why Do Chinese People Love Tea so Much?
• Why do non-Chinese people feel that Chinese is difficult to learn?
• Why I Learned How to Make Chinese Dumplings (and How to Make Them Yourself!)
• Why is Basketball so Popular in China?

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• Your Guide to Chinese Classroom Etiquette
• Your Guide to Chinese Holidays in 2020
• Your Guide to Colors in Chinese
• Your New Favorite Chinese Idiom
• Your Ultimate Guide to Human Body Parts in Chinese
• Yoyo Chinese March Study Streak Challenge

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