Yoyo Chinese Blog

Join our October Study Streak Challenge and earn big savings on Yoyo Chinese courses.  The longer you keep your streak up, the larger your discount, with 10 lucky winners receiving a free course of their choosing!

Read our recommendations for the best books about Chinese history, as selected by Pippa Morgan, longtime Shanghai resident and Ph.D. candidate - and Yoyo Chinese blogger!

One of our students' absolute favorite feature on YoyoChinese.com is the daily 'Study Streak'. It's an amazing tool for staying motivated while developing the most effective study habits.  Watch this video demo to learn how it works!

Step-by-step instructions to learn how to type Mandarin Chinese pinyin with tone marks on Windows or Mac OS.

Learn about 4 off-the-radar Chinese traditions and rituals that are fun to try out for any lovers of Chinese culture.

Learn how to text in Mandarin Chinese!  We collected some of the most popular Chinese texting slang, abbreviations, and emojis for you to use the next time you text a Chinese-speaking friend. 

Rounding up the best posts from the Yoyo Chinese blog on love, dating, and romance in China.

Everything you need to know to prepare for the HSK Chinese proficiency test and certify your Mandarin Chinese language skills.

Join Yangyang and her parents, Baba and Mama Cheng, as they answer questions about themselves, Yangyang, China and Mandarin Chinese - including questions from Yoyo Chinese students - in this live hangout we did on YouTube.

Are you trying to type the Mandarin Chinese character or 汉字 (hàn zì) for "female" - 女 (nǚ) -but it isn't coming up?  We'll tell you how to do it!