You now know how to say “Hello” and “Goodbye” in different situations in Chinese, you can impress a lot of people. Let’s learn to say Thank You in Chinese like a native. A PLAIN “THANK YOU” IN CHINESE “Thank you” is 谢谢 in Chinese, which you might already know. Indeed, if you only know “谢谢“，you […]
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Before kids can write, they draw and paint. Besides words, drawings, coloring, and painting are outlets for them to express and entertain themselves. Color and learn Chinese vocabulary can go hand in hand. As days are becoming shorter and colder, we spend more time indoors as families. Keeping our kids busy can be a struggle.
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Halloween is an exciting event for people, esp. kids. Carving pumpkins, decorating houses, putting on scary costumes, trick or treat… so many exciting things for all to enjoy. If you are preparing to welcome Halloween, check out the post Halloween Chinese Learning Ideas and Activities for Kids for ideas. Halloween Chinese Learning Activities Here I’m
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Autumn is such a beautiful season: colors, harvest, weather change… One thing we can see everywhere is Pumpkins! That’s why I created a Chinese learning pack around the theme PUMPKINS。 Let’s have a look what we can help kids learn Chinese about pumpkins. Anatomy of a pumpkin and the life cycle of a pumpkin The
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Autumn is such a beautiful season with so many things to do and so much to learn with kids. There are many words children can learn around the Autumn theme, from nature to insects, from food to celebrations. Here are some examples, 树叶 leaves 蜘蛛 spider 苹果 apple 派 pie 怪物 monster 大餐 feast
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It’s back to school time. New and current students are coming to your Chinese classroom. The following 3 steps will help you make a great great impression. Step 1: Decorate Your Chinese Classroom A key to a positive Chinese learning experience starts with a fun and friendly classroom setup. The purpose of setting up a
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Every year when summer is near the end, it’s time for Chinese people to start looking at the moon closely. The moon get more and more round as soon as it enters the lunar month of August. And August 15 is Mid-Autumn Festival, a festival for all Chinese people around the world to think of
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In such a colorful world, how great it is to know all the colors in Mandarin Chinese! Colors are important in Chinese learning With the knowledge of names of colors, children can point to different objects of the color; they can describe the objects and they can make connections of various things they see, use and play with in their daily lives. Colors therefore are super interesting for kids to learn. There are many colors, the basic colors in Chinese are as below: Red – 红 hóng Blue – 蓝 lán Yellow – 黄 huáng Green – 绿 lǜ Purple – 紫 zǐ White - 白 bái Orange - 橙 chéng Pink –
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Summer, the most fun season of the year, is here! What do you plan to do with your kids this summer? If Chinese learning is part of your plan, you’ll be interested in Chinese around Summer Theme : activities such as scavenger hunts, Chinese children’s poems, ice cream theme, etc. And here I would like
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As Chinese has become one of the most popular foreign languages in the world, more and more people are learning Chinese. Most of the learners, however, face a common issue: It is not easy to remember Chinese characters, learning to write the characters is even harder. Some cannot help wondering if it is OK not
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Have you heard of Duanwu Jie, Dragon Boat Festival? If yes, fantastic! If not, read on… Dragon Boat Festival, also called Duanwu Jie (端午节）, together with Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, is one of the most important festivals in China. It originated traditionally to remember the patriot poet Qu Yuan ((c. 340–278 BC)), who drowned himself in
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Needless to say, Chinese vocabulary is a difficult part of Chinese learning. Many Chinese learners dread learning Chinese vocabulary because they feel it only involves memorizations. Luckily, the truth is far from the case. There are a variety of techniques or tools we can use to help absorb, not just memorise, new Chinese words. Below
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Hanyu Pinyin (汉语拼音), also called Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the official romanization system for standard mandarin Chinese. It is often used to teach Mandarin Chinese which is written using Chinese characters. The Pinyin system is used to help pronounce the characters as well as to input Chinese characters with a computer. What Does Hanyu Pinyin
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During the progress of Chinese learning, a student needs various practice notebooks. From Hanyu Pinyin handwriting, Chinese character handwriting, Chinese vocabulary learning, to simply Chinese story writing, there are notebooks designed for these purposes. As 2022 is the year of the tiger, here is a collection of tiger-themed Chinese study notebooks for you: Tiger-themed Chinese
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Chinese Nursery rhythms, 童谣 or 儿歌, are much more than a quick and easy way to entertain and distract children. The truth is that Chinese nursery rhythms introduce young children to the idea of storytelling, expose them to new words and social situations, and boost their language development. Through nursery rhymes, children develop auditory skills
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We all have some sort of toolbox, a box we visit whenever we need to have certain jobs done. A toolbox for Chinese learning can be a great collection of tools that would help Chinese learning easier and better. Here I’m going to show you some of the tools that I use and I believe
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As you already know, Feb 01, 2022, is the Spring Festival, the biggest festival, and celebration for Chinese people around the world. It is the Chinese New Year of the Tiger(虎年). Chinese New Year and Zodiac Signs Talking about Chinese New Year, we need to know about Chinese zodiac signs – 12 animals represent 12
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Either in a blended classroom, a hybrid model, or in a totally virtual learning environment, kids have a lot to adapt to. It is Chinese teachers’ and parents’ job to understand and address their individual learning styles. There are several learning style theories, here we’re going to talk about The VARK model. According to Fleming
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The New Year is drawing near. Have you done your shopping? How about your wish list? Or, have you written down New Year’s wishes to your friends and family? … Yes, there are so many things to do at the time of the year. Well, on top of these, I am going to talk about
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December is my favorite month: I like the festive atmosphere everywhere. Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, along with other Xmas carols are played in the shops, cafes; lights and decor are put on in the streets, in the front yards, or inside houses; kids perform Christmas choir in the school or wear
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