An amusing list of ways to use the character 上 in Chinese – Learning Chinese

John dishes up some festive songs in Chinese complete with pinyin -- handy for any Chinese learners looking to get in the holiday spirit.

I’ve been asked a lot about how do Cantonese-speakers write. Before you get to know the answer, you need to understand that there are two systems of language Hong Kong people use in their daily life – spoken language (Cantonese) and written language (Traditional Chinese). How not to mix it up with Mandarin and Simplified Chinese? What are the similarities and differences?

On the second day of state visit, Chinese President Hu Jintao enjoyed all the perks of a visiting dignitary.

President Barack Obama and Hu met with business executives such Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Lloyd Blankfein from Goldman Sachs.

At a joint press conference, a question about human rights in China got lost in the translation.

It's been noted that in China—especially prior to Chairman Mao's national push for standardization of language—you could go a few kilometers to the next village and not be able to communicate with the locals.