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For “仍然” (réng rán): it serves to describe that the situation is status-quo

However, while the meaning is similar as it still conveys the idea of ‘still’, for “依然”（yī rán): it serves to be more casual, to describe that it is as usual.

One language represents one type of culture. The Mandarin Chinese language is akin to an elegant and graceful woman, where every wordplay is a symphony of different stories and legends! The Chinese history spanning across 5000 years of culture has allowed Mandarin Chinese to evolve into one of the most complicated and complex languages.

When a Chinese person speaks, they are very mindful of their words: A different setting or occasion would warrant a different way of speaking. From that, you can imagine the richness of the Chinese language!

Here comes 20th May! 5.20 resembles the sound of "I love you" in Chinese(wo ai ni)~ So let's learn how to say "I love you" with Kirin today!

Know your best and favourite learning medium. Then use it and be in it.
My favourite way to learn a language, and as a result, the culture itself, is to be immersed in the country where the language originates.

Mandarin is primarily spoken in mainland China as well as Taiwan (R.O.C.). You will also notice at your city's Chinatown (if you have one) that the owners and workers there will speak either Mandarin or Cantonese, usually.

What is your favourite learning medium?

Here are some reasons I believe -- as a Mandarin speaker of nearly 30 years -- you should consider learning the language as well:

Chinese matters more than ever before. With 1.3 billion Mandarin speakers at home, and several million more speakers living in nearly every country of the world, Chinese is one of the most widely spoken languages on earth. It's also one of the most popular languages on the internet (Chinese love the internet and have taken to social media with a fervour that is hard to match anywhere in the world)

Know your best and favourite learning medium. Then use it and be in it.

My favourite way to learn a language, and as a result, the culture itself, is to be immersed in the country where the language originates.

Mandarin is primarily spoken in mainland China as well as Taiwan. You will also notice at your city's Chinatown (if you have one) that the owners and workers there will speak either Mandarin or Cantonese, usually.

What is your favourite learning medium?

With well more than a billion speakers around the world, Chinese language, also known as Mandarin, is the most widely spoken language on earth. As China has grown in power over the past several decades, there has been a big push worldwide for foreigners to study Chinese.

Chinese classes have cropped up in colleges and secondary schools around the world and, each year, thousands of people flock to Taiwan and China to travel, teach and hone their language skills. In case you need any more motivation than that, here are 7 good reasons why you should study Chinese.

One major difference between Chinese and western languages is that Chinese has different tones. It can be the most confusing part for foreign learners. We will share some tips with you about different tones in Chinese.

Being one of the mandarin students, Ford pursued Chinese because he believed the ability to speak a language other than Spanish or French by Americans who weren’t born into a non-English speaking culture is quite rare. His interest in Asia and China began early on and he wanted a better understanding of Chinese culture because it has such a rich history and exotic appeal to it. And the knowledge of Chinese is a great conversation starter.

Over 750,000 people from around the world took the Official Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) every year. these people from different industries, backgrounds are learning in hope to understand the often-misunderstood country better and benefit from knowing the most widely spoken language in the world whether it is for personal reasons or business opportunities.