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What if Chinese is not your native language? What are you going to do to help your child learn a second language? Why not learn Chinese with fun? Let’s do the Chinese chunk picture and phrase puzzle! When I began to teach, I thought of using some fancy material to impress my students but I … Read more
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a celebration for Chinese people all over the world. It is also a public holiday in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the big three Chinese festivals, along with Chinese New Year 中国新年（zhōngguó xīnnián）and the Winter Solstice Festival冬至节（dōngzhì jié）. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival that occurs on the … Read more
In China, it’s time for the annual, traditional Dragon Boat festival. In Chinese this festival is called端午节 (Duānwǔ Jié). It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. You will see people participate in Dragon Boat races. There will be vendors and restaurants selling rice dumplings. Many families will be making … Read more
Slang is a kind of informal language which actually means other things, instead of its literal meaning. All languages have slang, and Chinese is no exception. We all know plenty of English slang. For example, the expression ‘hit the road’ does not really mean to hit the road. It means ‘Let’s go!’ ‘It’s raining cats … Read more