His powers of observation also come through in the essays he writes in colloquial Chinese. Mindich became interested in Chinese culture as a high school student, and majored in Chinese Studies in college. To increase his Chinese essay-writing skills, he'd often copy essays by writers such as Xu Zhimo character by character before going to bed. Gradually he developed a Chinese writing style that puts even many Taiwanese to shame.
起源於就讀高中時對於中國文化的興趣，讓他在大學時選擇漢學主修，為了增進自己的中文寫作能力，閔傑輝經常在睡前一筆一畫謄寫包括徐志摩等名家的文章，也慢慢磨出讓許多台灣人汗顏的中文水準。