Lesson Comments

Spoken way too fast for the Elementary level. Please slow it down even just a little bit. Read more

@hadley, it's better to call your coach "jiàoliàn" (教练), you can say "wǒ shì pīngpāng qiú xiàlìngyíng... Read more

i am going to china to play in a table tennis camp, will I call my coach lao3shi1? i.e. is it right to say i am a student of table tennis? Read more

Hi bababardwan, I've actually compiled a character-based dictionary of all words used in the Newbie/Elementary lessons. I just need to add some more... Read more

Hi changye , Thanks for the proverb and the background on 同学. Mainland adults will use this to address school-age people, even strangers who ar... Read more

“老师” (lao3shi1) is a colloquial word that is often used in conversations. The word is commonly used when addressing a teacher, like &ldquo... Read more

少年易老学难成  一寸光阴不可轻。 It takes a lot of time to learn something, so we must make full use of our time. I always feel ashamed when I hear this ph... Read more

To: 许尘 I'm curious why you chose 许 as your name, because I share the same 许 with you. Read more

活到老，学到老 还有三分学不到 huódàolǎo xuédàolǎo háiyǒusānfēn xuébúdào Even if you keep studying as... Read more

I'm a student because I have new things to learn and I'm a teacher since I do have something to teach other people. 三人行必有我师焉，呵呵…… Read more