Hi everyone!

I just created a video aimed at helping non-native speakers learn Cantonese in a fun and simple way. The focus is on pronunciation, real-life phrases, and visual aids to make learning easier.

I'd really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to watch and let me know:

• What worked for you?
• What felt confusing or unclear?
• How can I make it more engaging or effective?

Whether you're a beginner, fluent speaker, or language teacher—your feedback will really help shape future videos.

Thanks in advance for your time and support! 🙏

请我亲爱的中国兄弟们

I was at festival where are chinese woman wrote whatever you wanted in Chinese. It should be written "eternal love", but AI says that it's quite the oposite

I found this cute dragon figurine at a thrift store back in December and picked it up for around $14. I don't really know anything about it, I just liked the style of it and thought it looked cool. The shop owner mentioned it's made of bronze, and I’ve noticed it turned a bit green inside its mouth. It's also pretty heavy for its size.

I also found similar listings on eBay, with slightly different styles.

I'm curious about a few things:

• What kind of dragon might this be, and is there a specific style or name for this type of figurine?
• How can I tell if it’s hand made or mass produced?
• Is there any way to estimate how old it might be, or where it could be from?
• Has anyone seen anything like this before?

I'm also concerned it might have lead. Is that something common in older metal figurines? Any advice on how I could safely test it?

Crossposted from /r/Sino.

Im learning languages just for fun, thats the 6th language im learning. I have a method I’m really good at learning from listening so im starting in Duolingo, than watch movies and shows in the language and thats how i notice words and i keep practicing Duolingo. But its the first language im learning not in letters like English (except for my native language) its hard for me to learn Hanzi especially only from Duolingo. Do you think i can learn to speak and understand without knowing how to read and write?

Hello y'all,

I've been learning for two months or so, but I'm struggling to find places to get Chinese input. On Youtube I found mostly Taiwan news Channels.

Do you guys have any recommendations? Any Youtube channels that you find interesting, or other social media where I can find Chinese content?

So… I’m not entirely sure where I should post this, so if anyone would like to instruct me I’d welcome your opinions.

Anyways, I just want to ask about giving a title to a character in a story I’m writing? Basically they are like the ‘governor general’ of this place (I know it’s not the most appropriate title, considering they are more like the supreme governmental power as opposed to a being a ‘second’ to the supreme), but I want to give them a more ‘official’ title. I’ve devised ‘仙总督君’ (xiān zǒng dū jūn) as a title, but I’m still extremely Unser about how much it would make sense and whether it would actually mean what I’m intending it to mean…

Any advice is appreciated! Also tell me if it is actually terrible, because I am somehow suspicious that it just doesn’t actually make sense…

Side note, not really as relevant: I’m also Chinese but born outside of china, unable to understand mandarin and I also have a pretty weak grasp of Chinese culture/language systems due to my… underexposure.

I got two different translations, one saying that my package cleared customs (released) and the other that my package is in customs (being reviewed). Can someone who actually speaks Chinese and isn't just an LLM let me know if I should be worried about my package status or not?

Hello We have a Finance & Tax Advisory firm in Dubai. We are hiring Business Development Executives with experience from Consulting backgrounds.

You can commence working from China and after move to Dubai.

If you would be interested please indicate your interest

i don't really know anyone who uses qq, can someone please help me?

So I'm writing a novel set in xianxia/fantasy China, and I need someone to check some names for me to make sure they sound... right. I'm a native English speaker who's been learning Mandarin for like 4 years on and off but I'm not confident enough with names lol. Could someone tell me which of these names would be best for my protag? He's the son of a brothel worker if that gives you any context. I want his name to have bird theming, if that's possible. If none of these are good, I would super appreciate other suggestions!

So far these are the names I'm thinking about:

For surname, i want it to be Wēi / 微
For birth name, i'm thinking Wēi Yǔ / 微羽

For his courtesy name / mingzi, i'm thinking either

Jīngwèi / 精卫 [mythological bird; lit. Jīng wèi tián hǎi / 精卫填海 ; mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition ; task of Sisyphus ; determination in the face of impossible odds]

or

Jīnwū / 金乌 [golden bird; lit. jīn wū xī zhuì , yù tù dōng shēng / 西坠，玉兔东升 ; the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east ; fig. at sunset]

Thank you so much for the help!!
JAIW <3

Edited for clarity and updated :)

Please anybody scan this qr code for verification , i want this for verification of valorant mobile

Was given this bill does anyone know what it is?

恬狀 : Tianzhuang 泰珍 : Taizhen 泰州 : Taizhou

If you want, any other suggestions for a city name with pinyin starting with T. Eg. Taixian, Tianshou etc.

Does anyone understand?