RealTime Mandarin | Andrew Methven | Substack
A weekly resource to help you improve your Mandarin every week, stay informed about China, and communicate with confidence in Chinese. Click to read RealTime Mandarin, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
Overview
Added
March 18, 2026
Subject & domain
language · mandarin-chinese
Grade range
Grade 9 (Freshman)–Grade 12 (Senior)
Page kind
Article
Introduction
RealTime Mandarin (RTM) Content Structure
- RTM Advanced Saturday: Focuses on one trending news story from China, providing context, background information, and key vocabulary.
- RTM Fluent Saturday: Features the full, original native-level news article sourced from Chinese media.
- RTM Intermediate Sunday: Provides an adapted, intermediate-level version of the weekly news story for learners not yet ready for native content.
- RTM Conversations Wednesday: Includes a discussion between native speakers regarding the week's news story to demonstrate natural language usage.
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