What Overseas Chinese Kids Should Learn First: 40 Core Mandarin Words About “Me”

The moment that breaks every overseas Chinese parent’s heart Grandma opens her arms on the video call and says, “来,给奶奶抱抱” (lái, gěi nǎinai bào bào — come give grandma a hug). Your child pauses. Looks up at you. Asks in English: “What did she say?” In that one second, three generations feel something sink. If […]

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