In wintertime, snow is fun. After the snow, making a snowman is the most exciting activity for kids. It’s a good time learning some Chinese nursery rhythms on snow and snowmen. Here let’s learn a couple of Chinese nursery rhymes about snowmen. 小雪人 Little Snowman 我是个小雪人 I’m the little snowman 胖又圆 Fat and round 这是我的手套 […]
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During the Chinese New Year celebration, Chinese people like to greet each other with 吉祥话 (Jíxiáng huà). 吉祥话 literally means lucky phrases, lucky sayings, or lucky expressions. Chinese people use these lucky phrases to express their wishes for health, wealth, and good fortune to each other. Here you can find a list of lucky phrases.
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Children’s songs are great for learning Chinese. The ones with simple and repeated verses, such as “Happy Birthday” (祝你生日快乐), are especially easy and fun to learn. While we are getting into the festive mood, why don’t we teach our kids a Christmas song, such as “Jingle Bells“. Here I will show you another Christmas carol,
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Phil Collins said, “in learning, you will teach, and in teaching, you will learn.” Indeed, teaching and learning many times are tied together: a good teacher is always a keen learner, and a good learner learns better when teaching to others. How do Chinese people view teaching and learning? Here are 16 Chinese proverbs on
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How do you view life in general? Is it sweet, or is it hard? What attitude do you think we should have for a fulfilling life? These questions are well discussed and answered in these Chinese sayings about life. In our lives, we experience joy, happiness, laughter, success, applause, love, friendship … as well as
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There are many Chinese proverbs on gratitude, for parents, teachers, or other people who have helped us. Let’s have a look. 一日为师，终身为父。 yī rì wéi shī, zhōng shēn wèi fù Literally, it can be translated as “He who teaches me for one day is my father for life.” It means, “Once my teacher, always my
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Chinese proverbs are full of wisdom from famous Chinese philosophers and writers. There are wise sayings on pretty much all aspects of our society: personal life, love & friendship, books, time, teaching & learning… You name it. 成语 vs 谚语 There are two types of proverbs (or idioms) in Chinese: 成语 (chéngyǔ) and 谚语 (yányǔ). 成语
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爱，love, is an important topic for human beings. Although Chinese people are not expressive when talking about love, there are still a lot of proverbs about love. As Valentine’s Day is coming near, apart from poems and activities for Valentine’s Day , let’s have a look at some Chinese proverbs about LOVE. When Love Happens 1.
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Students come in a classroom, ready to learn. Relevant and motivational messages in the classroom help create a positive learning environment in which students feel safe, be inspired, stay open-minded and be willing to work hard. Here are some Chinese inspirational posters we can use to tackle 7 areas of learning: [Tweet “Isn’t it a
Another new school year is starting, what an exciting time of the year! To set this year a big success, let’s have a look at 10 selected motivational quotes in Chinese that can be used in signature or written on the front page of a notebook. #1 相信你自己！ xiāngxìn nǐ zìjǐ! Believe in yourself. ＃2
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We often say, if only we could transfer our experiences to our children… yes, indeed, so many things we can teach or show to our children but experience is something we cannot pass to them. They got to go through and gain the experience by themselves, either good or bad. However, we can teach our
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Mark Twain said, “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” In China, we have similar sayings. Let’s have a look at 12 Chinese sayings on books. HOW DO CHINESE PEOPLE VIEW BOOKS? There are many sayings on books in Chinese. Here we can have a look at the sayings which
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Tick tack, clock ticks and time flies by. To all of us, time is invisible but time is everywhere. We sometimes feel time does not move and most of the time we just don’t realise how fast it goes away! How do Chinese people view time? We can understand how important time is to Chinese people,
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There are some sayings in English that are so inspirational that we would like to find out how to say them in other languages. Here I have selected 8 great sayings that I believe all of us can get strength, encouragement and inspiration, in both English and Chinese. 1. Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。
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