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 am trying to say is how children spend their time especially when they are young is largely dependent on how the parents organise it.
The knowledge and techniques itself are not difficult, but constant daily practice is a challenge.
If we can be persistent and encourage children to do a daily 5-10 minutes practice for what they have learnt from their weekly Chinese lessons.
The learning outcome would be different, and they will be more confident and proud of themselves for being able to insist on doing one thing no matter how much difficult they have met.
Language learning is not a sprint but a marathon, we need to set a goal and work towards day by day and bit by bit.
After all, to master a language is not the only purpose for our children, but the process of developing a strong stamina, good learning habits and building up self-confidence would benefit our children throughout their whole life.
2021 is Year of the Ox, ox is the second animal of the 12 zodiac signs. People born in 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 2009 are ox, they are reliable, trustworthy, calm and gentle. Is that you or someone you know? Click to find out how to say ox?
Shopping for Chinese New Year – 办年货
A big shopping before new year eve is always the tradition. New clothes and various food represent a good, fresh and prosperous start of a year.
Deep Cleaning – 大 扫 除
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.
Chinese New Year Present – 红 包
When families are gathering for new year celebrations, children will say new year wishes to the elders, as a return, the elders will give a red envelope with lucky money in it to bring their best wishes to children. But what’s that called in Chinese?
Chinese New Year Eve’s Dinner – 年 夜 饭
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.
Ancestor Remembrance – 祈福
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.
Boom – Firecracker – 鞭炮
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.
Put Chinese Calligraphy New Year Wishes ? 贴 春 联
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.
Sticky Rice Balls – 元 宵
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 ?
Chinese New Year Greetings – 过年好
11th of Feb2021 is the Chinese New Year Eve, want to say Happy Chinese New Year to a friend in Chinese? Please read after me ?
