If you want to greet your relatives or impress your friends, here are some popular Mandarin and Cantonese phrases, and how to pronounce them.

This phrase essentially has the same meaning as ‘beginner’s luck.’ Humility is a trait valued in China, but Chinese people also often love to praise their foreign friends – sometimes for accomplishing ...

Often, the briefest way to explain yourself isn’t through the literal use of words, but rather through common phrases with deeper implications ... This phrase isn’t exactly ‘proper Mandarin.' It comes ...

(We’re using Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese below — but check out the video above for some new year’s greetings from our colleagues in Korean, Vietnamese and Hokkien, too.) Mandarin and ...

Want to say Happy Chinese New Year in Chinese and Mandarin today? It’s not gong hei fat choy, so here’s how to give it a go. Chinese New Year falls on Wednesday, January 29 and this year is the Year ...

In Cantonese, the traditional Chinese New Year greeting is 'Gong hei fat choy', while in Mandarin, it’s 'Gong xi fa cai' (pronounced 'gong she fa tsai). Though not a strict rule, Cantonese is ...

Discover how to say 'Happy Valentine's Day' in various languages with romantic phrases to express love across cultures this ...

If you're like me, and can speak some tentative Mandarin but can't read or write ... and you graduate from matching characters to translating full phrases and sentences between English and Chinese.