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Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals in China. What are the traditions? How do the Chinese celebrate it? Are there any fun activities for kids to work on? Here are the top 7 books on Chinese New Year. You can read them with your children to get to know more about […]
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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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Having had meals with many friends in Chinese restaurants and it was always a struggle for my foreign friends to order from the menus. Well, apart from the fact that Chinese cuisine is very different, the way Chinese dishes are organised on menus is different: they are not organised by courses; instead , they are
Appetizer, Main Dishes and Dessert.. Let’s Categorize Chinese Dishes into Courses Read More »
When we say to learn a language, we should not stop at the language itself. Language is a vehicle of how people communicate, reflecting the history, culture and philosophy of the country. Traditional holidays, as the highlight of customs and culture, are indispensable for any language learner. For Chinese language learning, Chinese traditional festivals are surely
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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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For many people who want to learn Chinese, it is confusing when they learn that what they are about to learn is “Mandarin”. What is Mandarin? Is it a different language other than Chinese? Or, are Chinese and Mandarin the same language? Indeed, these are very meaningful questions. Chinese vs Mandarin For non-Chinese people, the
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Like most of the names from the rest of the world, Chinese names have two parts: 姓 family name and 名given name. Unlike names from most of the western countries, in China, the family name 姓 comes before the given name 名. Therefore, 丽 from family 赵 is called 赵丽 Zhao Li instead of Li
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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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In our Chinese New Year series, we’ve talked about Chinese New Year Celebrations for kids, Chinese Zodiac animals. 2019 is the year of the pig, so we are going to talk about PIGS in Chinese. How to Say Pigs in Chinese Pig in Chinese is called 猪(Zhū). One pig is 一头猪 (yītóu zhū); two pigs
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You might or might know, that Chinese zodiac, or shengxiao in Chinese, is similar the Western one. Yes, both zodiacs have time cycles divided into 12 parts, each is associated with a person’s personality to the influence of the person’s particular relationship to the part of the cycle. Nevertheless, they are quite different: the 12-part
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小朋友，过新年， Xiǎopéngyǒu, guò xīnnián Little friends, we are celebrating the New Year 穿新衣，贴春联， Chuān xīnyī, tiē chūnlián We put on new clothes, and we glue the Spring Festival couplets 点灯笼，放鞭炮， Diǎn dēnglong, fàng biānpào We light up lanterns, and we set off firecrackers 还有饺子和压岁钱, Háiyǒu jiǎozi hé yāsuìqián There are also dumplings and lucky money
Celebrating New Year – a Chinese Chant to Learn about Chinese New Year Read More »
Abraham Lincoln says, “The better part of one’s life consists of his friendship.” Friends are so important to all of us. They bring support, love and excitement to our lives. Friendship is therefore an essential part a child needs to learn. As teachers and parents, what can we teach our kids the wisdom from 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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Christmas is coming… After it, the new year of 2018 is following… Holiday season has already started. Aren’t you busy at preparing gifts and writing greeting cards? If you need some gift inspiration, check out Ideas of Gifts with Chinese Elements ; if you want to write greeting cards in Chinese, I have some phrases and
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On special occasions like New Year Day, Christmas, graduation day, birthdays… or just a random, ordinary day to cheer up the people we care, we want to give out a gift – maybe small, maybe big — but unique gifts with some Chinese elements. It is not always easy to come up with ideas. Isn’t
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There is one short story made of words that used only one sound, shi (sounds like ‘sure’). We call it “The Story of Mr. Shi Eating Lions” which was written by Zhao Yuanren, a linguist in Chinese, the author of “A Grammar of Spoken Chinese”. This short story is composed of 91 words and all
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Some proverbs have the similar meanings in both Chinese and English, although the expressions are different. For example. “Burnt child dreads the fire. ” in Chinese, the corresponding proverb is “一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 (literally means, “He who was once bitten by a snake is frightened at the sight of a coiled rope.” ) Can you make the
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There are many occasions we celebrate Chinese culture and traditions. Chinese new year, also called Spring Festival, is a great chance. International Day is another great event. China study is for sure the 3rd opportunity to embrace Chinese culture and traditions to our children’s lives. However, it is not always easy to find the Chinese
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Bejing Opera (京剧 Jīngjù) is one of the most beautiful forms of art in China. It combines singing, acting, acrobatics and face painting. It is quite different from western operas because it requires the performers to master the following key skills: singing, recitation, acting and acrobatics. Performers’ acrobatic skills are mostly displayed in the form of
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