An introductory course in modern spoken and written Chinese, stressing oral-aural facility and the integration of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Five hours of ...

There are a dozen terms native Chinese speakers use to describe what English speakers refer to as the “Chinese language.” Each of those terms has its own cultural and sometimes political affiliation.

Neihan (内涵), a word that could be understood as “subtext”, is the key to understanding why Chinese people often say the Chinese communication style is indirect. If Chinese people were asked whether ...