How to write 牛(bull, cow)
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Go Home and Have a Look
Next Monday is Chinese Spring Festival, the usual family reunion festival. People travel thousands of miles to go home to get together with parents, grandparents. All of them sit around the table, eating, chatting and laughing. For those who want to but can not make the trip back home, I [...]
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How to write 家（home, family)
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加油！what does it mean?
photo credit: Lee_on_the_road
In Olympic Games held in Beijing, the word most often heard was “加油”(jiā yóu)。
What does it mean? Literally, “加”means fill, add; “油”means oil or fuel. Does “加油” mean “fill up fuel”, as if filling fuel to a car? No. Actually it means “GO”. It is a way Chinese try to cheer up [...]
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How to write 红(red)
We now know 红 is red. Follow the instruction in the video clip from linese.com to learn how to write the word.
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Colors (颜色）
The world is colorful. Colors are so important that we see them, touch them, play with them all the time. When we ask kids questions, we may not get any answer; but if we ask them what colors they like the most, we are sure to get responses: boys tend to answer “blue“（蓝), little girls “pink”(粉红）.
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Happy Children’s Day(儿童节快乐）
June 1 is Children’s Day in China. It is the day children can find lots of amusement in parks, cinemas, kids’ clubs, malls, restaurants. It is a happy for all the children. I wish all of the children a happy Children’s Day. In Chinese, it is
儿童节快乐
ér tóng jié kuài lè
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How to write 中文 (Chinese)
中文zhōng wén (Chinese) are two simple Chinese symbols that everybody in the club should know. To help the kids know the order of strokes, here are two flashes from Shuifeng.net.
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How to write 兔(rabbit, hare)
Here is a great clip from shuifeng.net. on showing how to write 兔。The order of strokes is clearly explained so even little children can follow.
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Love, we say love in Chinese
— To the world you may be one person, but to me you are the world.
– 对于世界而言，你也许很普通；但对于我来说，你是我世界的全部。
Love, 爱（ài ), is a beautiful word in any language. Although Chinese culture does not encourage people to express “I love you” openly and directly, love a precious feeling everybody values.
So, say it to your parents, to your grandparents, [...]
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