Mandarin Chinese

16/09/2023

Dear all,

I have been away for the holiday, I will reply to your messages from 1st Oct. Thanks for your understanding!

Regards
Yujing

24/05/2021

I received my piano grade 2 performance result today, I was very happy to get a distinction (142 out of 150). I know many of my students have learnt piano and have achieved great results, Grade 2 is a piece of cake for these lovely children! Just this learning experience inspired me to share this thought.

Learning different skills may require various strategies, but every day practice is the foundation. Chinese learning is like learn to play the piano; both of them require persistence. Children have more activities to do these days, sometimes it is very easily to miss daily practice. The point that I...

23/02/2021

A big congratulations to my student J, who has gained the top grade 9 (equivalent to an A* in the previous GCSE grading system) in the new format GCSE Chinese! 🥳🥳

12/02/2021

Happy to receive this nice drawing and writing Chinese New Year wishes from my student this morning😆

11/02/2021

Day0 Tonight is Chinese New Year Eve! 🥳

Want to say Happy Chinese New Year to a friend in Chinese? Please read after me - guò nián hǎo

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10/02/2021

Day1 Chinese New Year Eve’s Dinner - nián yè fàn🥂

Dinner on Chinese New Year’s Eve is often considered the most important family gathering for Chinese people. This is an annual feast where family members reaffirm the love and respect that bind them together.

09/02/2021

Day2 Ancestor Remembrance - qí fú 🙏

Being an important aspect of the Chinese culture, the social or non-religious function of ancestor remembrance is to cultivate kinship values.

From the new year eve, people go to the temples to remember their ancestors and pray for good fortune for the coming year.

08/02/2021

Day3 Sticky Rice Balls- yuán xiāo

Sticky Rice Balls is a chewy dumpling with a sweet, nutty, runny filling. People like to have it on the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration as a delectable dessert, which represents reunion of family.

This dessert is usually available all year long and can often be found at Chinese restaurants. It’s available at Chinese shops in the UK.😄

07/02/2021

Day 4 Firecracker - biān pào🧨🧨

In traditional Chinese culture, firecrackers were originally used to scare away evil spirits. Nowadays, both fireworks and firecrackers are used to express happiness and invite good luck. People set them off at 12 o’clock on new year’s eve to celebrate new year’s coming.

06/02/2021

Day 5 Put Chinese Calligraphy New Year Wishes 🆙 - tiē chūn lián

As we know Chinese calligraphy is the supreme visual art form in China, which is more valued than painting and sculpture, and ranked alongside poetry as a means of self-expression and cultivation. After deep cleaning the house, people would write Chinese calligraphy New year wishes on the red banners and put it on the doorways to create a festive atmosphere.

05/02/2021

Day 6 Deep Cleaning - dà sǎo chú 🧹

Only shopping for the new year is not enough, deeply cleaning is also important.Throughly cleaning the home before the Chinese New Year refers to getting rid of bad luck from the previous year, so that you can get ready to fill with the good luck and welcome a new start.