Chinese Character Animation: Weather
This is an interesting video displaying Chinese characters describing Weather. Watch it carefully and see how many characters you can recognize!
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5 Questions to Ask a Potential Tutor
Photo Credit: quinnanya According to Dr. Sandi Ayaz, executive director of the National Tutoring Association, private tutoring in the U.S. alone has “exploded tenfold” over the past eight years. While some parents hire tutors to help their children overcome academic obstacles, other parents hire tutors to encourage and challenge their children in ways that might
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Terra-Cotta Warriors – China Study
Terra-Cotta Warriors This is a brief introduction of the famous Terra-Cotta Warriors and horses, located in a tomb of Emperor Qin’s in Xi’an.
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Chinese quote study
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 xué ér bù sī zé wǎng, sī ér bù xué zé dài Learning without thought means labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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Mid-Autumn Festival
Sept 08 is Aug 15 in Chinese lunar calendar. It is so called Mid-Autumn festival, a festival for families to get together to enjoy fruit, eat moon cake and admire the round moon. Here is a good introduction of this important festival: There is a story about moon — Chang E. To watch the story,
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How to Use Popplet for Mind-mapping
There are some good apps in iPad for creating mind maps. My favorite one is called Popplet. With some learning, even children at Kindergarten age can create good mind maps. HOW DOES IT WORK It is quite easy to use Popplet. Here are the basic steps: 1. Open the app and click on the banner
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Blooming Dreams 梦的怒放
Heard the song when I was in Chengdu, China two weeks ago and liked it immediately. Like “Invisible Wings“, it is another song about dreams, inspiring young people to keep dreams alive and try hard to make them true. That is why it is so popular. 梦的芽快乐生长 mèng de yá kuài lè shēng zhǎng 梦就是我心的方向
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Finger Song in Chinese
I went to the mountain, ready to fight against a tiger. However, he did not find any tigers. Instead he found squirrels. How many squirrels are there? Let me count: one, two, three, four, five, five squirrels! You can get the lyrics of this song and other 11 Chinese children’s songs by clicking below.
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Beautiful China – Jiuzhaigou
It is summer time, a great time to travel. There are many beautiful places in China, Jiuzhaigou is for sure one of the most amazing places one can enjoy in summer time. Jiuzhaigou valley （九寨沟）is located in the north of Sichuan province. It is a nature reserve and national park, famous for its multi-level waterfalls,
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London Bridge is Falling Down in Chinese
London Bridge is Falling Down is a famous nursery rhyme in English. Do you know there is also a Chinese version, which is basically the exact translation of the English lyrics. That makes it super easy for children, esp. those who are familiar with the original song, to learn and to memorize. London Bridge Is
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Chinese is One of the Hardest Languages to Learn
Would like to share with you a very interesting infographic “The Hardest Languages to Learn”. According to this infographic, Spanish, Italian and French are easy to learn; Russian, Hindi and Greek and medium to lean; and Chinese is among the top 4 most difficult languages to learn! There are many factors determining how hard a
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Chinese Quote
Chinese proverb 路遥知马力，日久见人心 lù yáo zhī mǎ lì, rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn As distance tests a horse’s strength, so does time reveal a person’s real character.
Happy Birthday Song in Chinese
Happy Birthday Song must be one of the most sung songs in the world. It exists in various languages too. It is always a good idea to teach children this song because they can impress others at birthday parties by simply singing this to the birthday child. For children, this song is extremely easy to
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Learn Chinese Children’s Song: Little Stars
Little Stars, haven’t you learned the English song? How about its Chinese version? You can get the lyrics of this song and other 11 Chinese children’s songs by clicking below. CHINESE CHILDREN’S SONGS LYRICS
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Learn Chinese Children’s Song: Look For Friends
This week I will start this “Learn Chinese Children’s Song” series. I am going to list some really nice but simple songs which most kids can learn in a 45-minute lesson. I will try to find video or audio files so to make the learning even more interesting. You can get the lyrics of this
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Chinese Ink
This is an amazing animation of Chinese ink. Have a look at how a drop of ink takes the shape of fish, eagle, horses… chinese ink from deepblue on Vimeo.
Lemon Tree
As we all know, songs are great for language learning. When we select Chinese songs for the purpose of Chinese learning, we need to consider some factors such as simple lyrics, easy melody, and the language used. The song – Lemon Tree 柠檬树 – meets all the criteria we look for. Let’s listen to the
A Bite of China 2
Following the successful A Bite of China Season 1, the first episode of Bite of China 2 was launched on April 18, 2014. 1. Heart Transmit The first episode, as the title suggests, focuses on homemade local food which not only accompanies people on the road, but also becomes the taste which remains on the
2048 Game to Learn Vocabulary
Have you played the game 2048? If not, give it a try. It is such a simple but totally entertaining app which has become the new hit after the app Flappy Bird. The game was recently released (in March I believe) and it has quickly climbed up the popularity charts. The game is super easy,
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Mama Baobei
It is quite touching to see the duck Mom protecting her babies, swimming together. Let’s listen to the following song and enjoy the beautiful moment between Mom and Child.
