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Birthdays are possibly the most important day of the year, although some of us may like to avoid the reminder that we are getting older! So how do we say happy birthday in Chinese? How are birthdays celebrated in China?
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At Lingo Bus, we recommend that all visitors to China jump in and experience as much of the nation’s rich, diverse culture as possible. This includes the food. However, especially for foreigners who live in the PRC, sometimes you just
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Happiness. A simple enough concept, and yet there are numerous words that describe the shades of this emotion in Mandarin Chinese. In this post, we are looking at 开心 (kāixīn), 高兴 (gāoxìng), 快乐 (kuàilè), 幸福 (xìngfú) and 甜蜜 (tiánmì). Read
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Whenever there is a noteworthy Chinese festival we can’t help but introduce it and get you to join in on the celebrations and to learn more about Chinese language and culture! One such holiday is the ‘Middle Autumn Festival’, or
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Early this year, a girl in Utah caused a stir on social media for wearing a Chinese traditional Qipao to her high school prom. There were polarized views in regards to her choices, but personally I felt surprised at why
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Oh no, not this topic! Are we really going to talk about grammar!? As a Chinese teacher and once a linguistics student, it’s absolutely true that learning grammar is not fun, (except for those ‘crazy’ linguistics!) Not to mention that
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In our last week’s blog, we learned some useful lingo in Chinese that you can use in school settings. Can you still recall some memories from your first days back to school when you were a child? For me, there
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It’s true that currently everything you need can be found online. Language learning is no exception. Before you even begin to start learning a new language, like Mandarin Chinese, it is most likely that you will end up doing some
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It’s time to go back to school! How was your long holiday break? Did you enjoy a good summer with your child? Although summer holiday is over, most kids are excited to get back to school to reunite with all
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In our this Teacher Interviews, we speak with 张红芳 / Zhāng hóngfāng. (Her English name is Helen). Read on for Helen’s tips for learning Chinese as a second language: to avoid mixing-up Chinese words and her recommendations for some well-known
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