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Learn Chinese online by listening to podcasts. Learn your first words in conversational Chinese. We have tried to prepare lessons according to traveler needs. These survival Chinese lessons were built, based on most foreigners' learning experience.
Lessons
- Eating out - Learn to order food
- Asking for directions
- Checking into a hotel
- Going to the bank
- Go Shopping - Learn to buy things
- Learn numbers & number vocabulary tricks in Chinese
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Vocabulary Lessons
- Numbers - Learn how to count in Chinese
- Learn Chinese prefixes/Suffixes
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- Tenses in Chinese
Discover China in full color. You know what they about pictures telling a thousand words. Here is your chance to quickly look at our collection of travel photos & Videos. Explore China in full color.
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Get news and information of big events in China. So what's happening in China? Start with Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and more here>>>
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To make it easier for you to learn Chinese we have made it possible for you to freely download the mp3 lessons for listening on ipods and mp3 players. We also have pdf study guide to go with each lesson. Visit the mp3 downloads here>>>
Travel in China
The cheapest way to travel around around China is to join package tours. However, if you have a bit more cash to spend, then you can get an agent to arrange that for you. Here are leads to some agencies that organize tours around China>>>
Foreign Community
There is an ever-increasing foreign community in China, made of business persons, students, foreign expats and more. Here you can find links to embassies and where to find people like you in China. We have embassy directories, phone numbers and more. We also have a list of websites set up by foreigners living in China. Check it out>>>
Culture
It common knowledge that culture plays an important role in human relations. This is true of cross-cultural relations in China. There is always a Chinese way of doing things which can be traced back to some story or past event in Chinese history. When you understand this, can you have an easier life & business in China. Don't expect China to be "Just like home." Check out articles, tips and experiences of other foreigners who have understood and lived with this culture>>>
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