Learning Mandarin

Think it’s too late to learn Mandarin? It’s not. Here’s how Australian adults are learning Mandarin Chinese around work, family, and busy lives — no classroom required.

Looking for the best apps to learn Mandarin? An honest review of the top Mandarin apps for Australian learners — and the one thing no app can replace.

There’s a question I’ve been asked more times than I can count, across two continents and three decades of life: Where are you actually from? It sounds simple.…

If you’ve decided to learn Mandarin, congratulations — you’ve made one of the most strategically valuable language decisions of your life. But almost immediately, a second decision arrives:…

It’s the question I’m asked more than almost any other: Mandarin vs Cantonese, which should I learn? If you’ve recently decided to learn a Chinese language — or…

It’s the first question almost everyone asks before starting. And it’s a fair one — Mandarin has a reputation for being one of the world’s most challenging languages…

China is Australia's largest trading partner and Mandarin is the world's most spoken language. Here are the most compelling reasons — economic, cultural and personal — why Australians…

Planning your first trip to China? This guide covers the most essential Mandarin phrases for travellers — greetings, navigation, restaurants, shopping and emergencies — with Chinese characters, pinyin…