Level B2

With B2 level Chinese, you're able to:

  1. Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialization.
  2. Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
  3. Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Essential B2 articles

    Important B2 articles

    1. How to use 可怜 (kělián) ‘pitiful’ and 可惜 (kěxī) ‘a pity’ in Mandarin Chinese
    2. Using 嘛 (ma) in Chinese grammar: stating the obvious and describing expectations
    3. Chinese grammar 所 (suǒ) structural particle

    Supplementary B2 articles

    1. How to use 碰 (pèng), 碰见 (pèngjiàn) and 碰上 (pèngshàng) in Chinese grammar
    2. 加以 (jiāyǐ) in Chinese grammar: apply to, engage in, endeavour to
    3. The difference between 碰见 (pèngjiàn), 遇见 (yùjiàn) and 见面 (jiànmiàn) in Chinese
    4. The difference between 算 (suàn), 算上 (suànshang) and 算了 (suànle) in Chinese grammar