Learn Real Chinese

Learn Chinese, but not the dead, absurd and insipid version that only exists in a Chinese language course published in 1984; Learn the real, lively and fascinating Chinese language that every native Chinese lives and breathes.

Please, no more "Haohao Xuexi, Tiantian Xiangshang" or "Wei Renmin Fuwu" (both expressions are outdated 1960s slogans); Please, no more Chinese teachers who speak Mandarin in thick accents of their dialect groups; Please, no more Hanyu Pinyin drills that lead to nowhere without learning Chinese characters; Please, no more Chinese schools or Chinese lessons that only teach you to read or listen but not communicate; Please, no more arguments about whether traditional Chinese characters are superior/inferior than Standard Chinese characters…

We want more real Chinese, and the best way to learn Chinese; We want to know the real differences among Standard Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese (Wu) and a thousand other dialects; We want to know how to speak Chinese just as the native speakers do, in the same way, with the same tonality; We want to know what words and phrases they use in their daily life. We want to know the type of slangs they use to joke with one another; We want to know the internet language they use in online communities.

We want more Chinese learning resources so that we can learn Chinese for free; We want to learn Chinese everywhere and not just learn Chinese in China; We want to learn Chinese calligraphy, music, food, poems… apart from the language; We want to learn from real life Chinese sources and we want to learn Chinese online… Forums, online Radio, webcasts, current events, newspapers, children stories, jokes…

We're here to help you learn Chinese - real Chinese language.