FENG: And for her, learning Mandarin Chinese is not about the U.S. versus China. It's a tool for thinking creatively and traveling far and, for Sousa, dreaming big.

We did not know how to say words like “depression,” “anxiety” or “fat-shaming” in Mandarin. The only Chinese vocabulary we knew was from what we heard in the house and saw on TV.

Language learning app Duolingo has seen an over 200% spike in U.S. users learning Mandarin "out of spite" as many flee to Chinese app RedNote amid the uncertainty surrounding TikTok's future.

In her preschool class at Goodtime Chinese School, Caroline Wang and her classmates perform the children’s sing-along with accompanying motions, “头 肩膀 膝盖 脚, 膝盖 脚.” Head ...

The Leaving Cert higher level Mandarin Chinese exam was “more complex” than in previous years and required students to have a comprehensive grasp of the language.