Ben Hedges

Today we are going to look at how Chinese people talk about days in relation to each other, ...

In the west we generally refer to 4 elements and treat a fifth element as some kind of ...

Now in Chinese you can basically take any character you like, perhaps combine it with another character and ...

The most significant Chinese inventions are referred to as the four great inventions 四大發明. Si is four, da ...

This is the first poem that most students learn when they begin to study classical Chinese. That doesn't ...

In English we refer to the points on the compass as North, South, East and West, in that ...

"The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Prowess" is a classic Chinese 4-character saying. 狐  hú means fox, the modern word ...

Today we are going to look at a traditional Chinese 4-character saying or Chengyu, 盲人摸象 Blind men stroke ...

Every language has tongue twisters, try saying "she sells sea shells on the sea shore" fast! Mandarin Chinese ...

Who, what, where, when and why are the most important 5 question words in any language, and in ...

The Chinese have an interesting name for people who are always glued to their smart phone: Dī tóu ...

In China you can order just about the same selection of drinks at a bar as you can ...

If you have ever been to a Chinese restaurant, you will know they normally serve tea with the ...

Today we are going to look at how to say you are tired, in Chinese. The word lèi ...

Finding your way around a foreign city can be taxing, especially if you have to do it in ...

What are the 5 most important phrases to learn in order to get by in any foreign language? ...

How do you say Yes and No in Chinese? It isn't as simple as in English or many ...

Have you ever been in China or Taiwan and you are dying for an authentic Western style coffee? ...

When you hear the word Kung Fu, you may think of Bruce Lee kicking and punching his way ...

Ben Hedges returning to his birthplace, Hong Kong, after seeing images of the student protests on televisions in ...