The movie introduced several Chinese words to the world, such as Oogway, Shifu, Wushi Finger, etc. Check to see the original meanings in Chinese.

Forward this story to your not-so-fluent friends who need a "just add water" guide to singing a Chinese song at your next KTV social event. Proceed entirely at your own risk. 5 Easy Steps, with a bonus of Chinese and Pinyin lyrics for Wang Qing Shui by Andy Lau (忘情水)

Metabetable at Mark’s China Blog posts some interesting examples of the literal meaning of some Chinese words and I thought to add more to that while correcting some of his earlier translations.

101 Useful Weblink/Online Tools for Chinese Study: Podcasts, Online Dictionaries, Flashcards, Software, even Chinese Study Facebook Apps.

3 phrases that everyone who travels to China should know. Not the usual Hello, Goodbye stuff, but phrases you will really need. At the end there is also a list of basic words and phrases.

Some interesting linguistic remarks about writing traditional and simplified Chinese.

Not sure where to study in China? Beijing? Shanghai? Is there anywhere else?

This article gives some good info about making that ever-so difficult choice.

For those who want to learn Chinese, what's the best method to memorize Chinese characters?

BEIJING — Visitors to China's capital can stroll through "Racist Park," enjoy a plate of "Crap in the Grass" and stop by a Starbuck's franchise for a cup for "Christmas Bland" coffee.

Now the Beijing government is trying to clean up such mistranslations and sloppy editing (including the inversion of 'a' and 'r' in carp on menus) before an expected 500,000 foreigners arrive for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Having tried to 'passively' learn Chinese for quite some time now, I'm starting to realize that there are all sorts of tricky cultural conflicts that are working hard to stomp out any hopes of mastery. Here's one... well, two actually...