Silk Mandarin

Work & Live in China(2023年05月24日)

silkmandarin — 2023-05-24T15:01:27+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/work-live-in-china/

Work and Live in China
5 places to enjoy spring scenery in China
The cold winter is finally coming to an end, and spring is a season full of new energy and hope! Spring in China is very colorful and absolutely worth exploring. Trekking and viewing flowers are argua...

Big Changes in 2023's HSK Exam
If you have plans to take the HSK Test in the coming year 2023, here are some important changes to the HSK Test that you need to know.

Top 5 places to enjoy autumn scenery in China
I would like to recommend 5 locations that are suitable for travelling at the moment. They are all famous for their unique scenery in autumn. They are also located in various regions of China, so you can easily pick your favorite destinations according to your travel plans!

Silk Mandarin wishes all the mothers in the world a fantastic Mother's Day!

Happy Women's Day
Silk Mandarin wishes all the ladies a fabulous Women's day!

A Throwback to Silk Mandarin's Lantern Festival Celebration
On February 12th, Silk Mandarin Shanghai and Suzhou schools both held terriffic Lantern Festival celebrations. 大家元宵节快乐！Happy Lantern Festival everyone!

This is How Silk Mandarin Welcomes the Year of the Tiger!
Chinese New Year is around the corner! Our Shanghai and Suzhou campus both held wonderful New Year celebrations. We wish everyone an auspicious Year of the Tiger! 虎年大吉! Hǔnián dàjí! We wish everyone a happy Spring Festival and a prosperous New Year! 新春快乐! 恭喜发财! Xīnchūn kuàilè! Gōngxǐ fācái!

Hello, 2022!
2022, Silk Mandarin wish you and your loved ones a bright new year!

Merry Christmas!
We wish everyone will continue enjoying speaking Chinese, exploring local culture while making more friends with this community in 2022!

If you want to find a reliable place to learn Chinese language online for beginners, please contact us, and we will do our best to meet all the needs of clients.

Suzhou Campus | Real-Life Chinese Crash Course is Enrolling Now!(2023年05月24日)

silkmandarin — 2023-05-24T15:00:52+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/silk-mandarin-suzhou-campus-real-life-chinese-crash-course-is-enrolling.html

How long have you been living in China? Have you adapted to life in Suzhou well? Check out the following scenarios and see if you're also experiencing them right now:

When you get into a DiDi, the driver starts to "rap" to you in Chinese but you don't know what's going on. Also, when you are about to arrive at your destination, but it's difficult to tell the driver where you want to get off.

When you are chilling at home, and in a mood for enjoying some nice Chinese food. But the food delivery app is so complicated with all the options. Same story with sending and receiving packages, there is always so much information to comprehend.

You definitely know about Taobao and might have already been using it. However, how to find the most satisfactory items and get the most cost-efficient deal are still tasks to be learned.

There are lots of great fitness and yoga classes to attend in town, it could be more helpful if you can understand the coach's instructions crystal clearly but in reality, you can't.

If you are troubled by these problems, don't worry, Silk Mandarin have got you covered!

We invite all of you who wants to better fit into life in China to join our Real-Life Chinese Crash Course! If your goal is to deal with daily Chinese conversations with ease, this is the perfect choice for you.

The advantages of this Crash Course

- It is time-saving and cost-efficient

- It is easy to review and consolidate

- Concentrated contents

- Clear learning goals

What's so special about this Crash Course?

- Most authentic speaking Chinese

Our goal is to make you understand real-life Chinese and talk like a local!

- The topics are closely related to daily life

You will have chances to use what you learned immediately once you walk out of the classroom.

- Abundant speaking opportunities

You are guaranteed to have various chances to talk during the course.

- More than one teacher

You can get out of your comfort zone where you take class with only one teacher. In this way, you will get used to different ways of speaking with different teachers involved in your course.

- Combine HSK with trendy topics in real life

HSK helps you build a solid foundation of Chinese and we help you get familiar with the trendy topics based on HSK, which makes you start talking in Chinese!

Understand more about the course contents

4 Themes

The whole course is built up with 4 themes which commonly appear in our daily life:

Travel in China

Use of waimai/kuaidi apps/mini-programs

Shopping online

Fitness and Yoga

8 Topics

The 4 themes will be divided into 8 topics, which will be studied and practiced seperately.

Suzhou Campus | Real-Life Chinese Crash Course is Enrolling Now!

How to refund or exchange goods on Taobao?

What other websites can I use for online shopping?

How to buy train tickets online by myself?

How to use coupons on the Waimai apps?

All these answers will be revealed in the classes, and there is surely more to discover!

8 Opportunities for Practicing

To make sure you are ready to put knowledge into practice, we will not only learn inside the classroom but also move our lessons to the real life. Based on our 8 different topics, we will have 8 interesting real-life situation practices. In this crash course, learning and practicing is a tightly linked system.

200 Words

Lots of learners' problem in Chinese speaking is lack of vocabulary. In this course, there are about 20-30 words included in every class and there are 200 words in total. No more worries when it comes to finding the right word to express yourself!

4 Weeks with 24 classes

Starting Date: November 15th
Course duration: 2 hours 15 mins per session (1.5 hours class practice + 45 mins real-life practicing)
Two schedules: Mon & Wed or Tue & Thu
Time: 6:30pm - 8:45pm

Suzhou Campus | Real-Life Chinese Crash Course is Enrolling Now!

Price of Real-Life Crash Course:
2499RMB / Silk student
2999 RMB / Non Silk student
Early bird discount:

The first 5 to sign up will win 3 FREE trial classes!!!

Contact us to improve your Chinese efficiently with our Real-Life Crash Course! And have a silky life in China with Silk mandarin!

As a mandarin school, we can offer professional of business Chinese course for clients, anything you need, please contact us.

Silk Mandarin's Summer Camp is Enrolling Now!(2023年05月24日)

silkmandarin — 2023-05-24T14:59:49+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/silk-mandarins-summer-camp-is-enrolling-now.html

Are you still looking for options of summer holiday plan for your kid(s)?

I know many of the parents who are reading this article are also Chinese learners themselves, so I don't need to explain how "profitable" it can be if Chinese is mastered at a young age.

Silk Mandarin's Mandarin Summer Camp Shanghai now is open for enrollment! We welcome all the kids to join Silk Mandarin's Chinese Summer Camp to enhance their Chinese language skill, explore Chinese culture and not to forget make lots of friends as well as have fun in summer holiday 2022!

It's common to see many international kids only take Chinese as a school subject, but hardly finding a chance to speak Chinese in an everyday situation. Being less practical and less fun equals less motivation.

How to encourage your kids to speak Chinese? It is not an easy thing to do within your family or your expat community. You need to explore more options! Silk Mandarin Chinese Summer Camp provides a natural, immersive and encouraging place for kids to speak Chinese.

The Chinese content your kids will learn in the morning is always put into practice later that day. Review sessions take place in a fun yet educational way, using Videos, Music, Role-play, Games, Presentations, etc to maximize the kids' curiosity and motivation to apply Chinese language in their daily life.

During the Summer Camp, mandarin online learning will never be boring as the normal learning session are being combined with fun games, tasks, activities and not to forget real-life practice.

In the afternoon, a kid-friendly activity session including pool party, golf, field survival etc. will be arranged.

On every Wednesday, we will organize a feild trip outside the campus. During the trip, the kids will enjoy a range of group tasks and activities leaving a unique memory with Silk Mandarin. They will go climbing, karting, kayaking and also try horseback riding. This incredible trip will be wrapped up with a colour run!

The Summer Camp will be concluded in a happy and festive way with an evaluation of the kids' Mandarin skills and a performance the kids prepared during the camp. We will shoot lots of videos and photos to share these amazing moments with you!

We found many international kids in Shanghai & Suzhou haven't experienced the excitement of connecting to local life. I believe once they have embraced local life, they won't stop furthering their Chinese communicative skills.

Silk Mandarin would love to help your kids to find their connection with China! So our Summer Camp's Chinese course is based on the kids' communicative goals in their daily life. Once they finish the course, they will be able to handle a number of practical topics in Chinese.

In this year's Summer Camp, to meet diffierent needs from different students, Silk Mandarin has prepared various sports and activities in the afternoon to help the kids make friends and enjoy the camp time to the full!

We believe through this great diversity of activities, all the kids can:

Learn the rules of sport competition

Improve altertness & concentration abilities
Practice social skills
Enhance decision making skills
Strengthen teamwork skills

If you want to find the best place to study Chinese in China, please choose us.

Private Chinese Courses(2023年05月24日)

silkmandarin — 2023-05-24T14:59:22+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/private-chinese-language-mandarin-lessons/

Private Class Mandarin
Course Features

1-on-1, 1-on-2 or 1-on-3 to 5

Flexible schedule and location

Tailor made to your needs

45 minutes per lesson

Our private mandarin lessons account for the utmost flexible and personalised lessons. With our 1-on-1 course your class is tailored to your personal schedule and needs, focusing on topics of your choice. If you would prefer to have Chinese class with your friend(s) or family, just choose our 1-on-2 or 1-on-3 to 5 class.

As your private Chinese language tutor, we will do our best to meet all the needs of customers.

If you want to learn traditional Chinese online, please leave us a message.

Suzhou(2023年05月24日)

silkmandarin — 2023-05-24T14:58:54+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/learn-mandarin-chinese-language-in-suzhou/

Learn Chinese in Suzhou
Suzhou is China's most famous water town, known for its canals, bridges and classical gardens.

Historically, Suzhou was synonymous with high culture and elegance. Generations of Chinese artists, scholars, writers and high society were drawn to its exquisite art forms and the delicate beauty of its gardens. "The gardens to the south of Yangtze River are the best in the world, and Suzhou's gardens are the best among them." That is an old Chinese saying, and it is true that Suzhou's classical gardens have an international reputation and have even been listed as a World Heritage Site.

Recently a new industrial zone, the Suzhou Industrial Park, also known as SIP, has been created to enhance cooperation between Chinese and foreign companies. It certainly has boosted Suzhou's development, attracting major industries and tech-savvy crowds. A vast contrast from the historical relics that surround it, SIP is an up-and-coming ultramodern oasis.

Suzhou is also famous for its delicious and exquisite food. During your stay in Suzhou, you will have the opportunity to try one of the typical Chinese cuisines, with a sweet taste and a wide variety of seafood.

Silk Mandarin Chinese Courses
Intensive Courses
Part-time Courses
Online Course
Private Lessons

Are you interested to join our school in Shanghai and to try our teaching methodology? Click the button below and request a Free Trial Class today!

Silk Mandarin School
Our Chinese online school in Suzhou is located in the modern Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP).

The building is located in front of Jinji Lake and in the same building you can find all kind of services like restaurants, banks, supermarkets.

All the big classrooms are equipped with beamers which makes the learning environment modern, fun and efficient

Suzhou's urban view outside our classrooms

Our Suzhou campus has 4 big classrooms and 5 private classrooms which can accommodate 45 Students

Our cozy coffee corner is where our students socialize, practice and relax during the breaks

Our big assembly room where we hold our activities such as Christmas Party, Open-mic Storytelling Competition and so on. All of them are happy and exciting events which we will keep on cherishing
Visit Silk Mandarin

Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), North Building, 199 Xinggang Street, Floor 30, Room 3006

星港街199号东方之门北楼3006室

How to reach us:

You can easily reach our school with metro line 1. You can stop at Dongfangzhimen station and take exit 6.

If you want to learn chinese in china summer , please contact us.

Now the price of our mandarin course is reasonable, if you have needs, please leave us a message.

Shanghai(2023年05月24日)

silkmandarin — 2023-05-24T14:58:20+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/learn-mandarin-chinese-language-in-shanghai/

Study Chinese in Shanghai
Shanghai, with its Bund and futuristic skyline, is drawing attention from all over the world. Situated on the estuary of Yangtze River, it serves as the most influential economic, financial, international trade, and cultural center in East China.

During your stay you will be amazed by its style and the city's multicultural flair, endowing it with a unique glamour. Here, one finds the perfect blend of cultures, the modern and the traditional, the western and the oriental. It attracts people from all over the world to study and work here.

Silk Business Chinese Course in Shanghai
Intensive Courses
Part-time Courses
Online Course
Private Course
Are you interested to join our school in Shanghai and to try our teaching methodology? Click the button below and request a Free Trial Class today!

Silk Mandarin School
Our Shanghai Chinese learning school in Shanghai is located in the SOHO Donghai Plaza (THE EXCHANGE), in the heart of Shanghai and 5 minutes walking from the famous Jing An Temple.

The locations surrounded by all kinds of services like restaurants, banks, supermarkets, shopping malls.

All the big classrooms are equipped with beamers which makes the learning environment modern, fun and efficient.
Shanghai's urban view outside our classrooms

Our Shanghai campus has 5 big classrooms and 8 private classrooms which can accommodate 85 Students.
Our cozy coffee corner is where our students socialize, practice and relax during the

Visit Us at SOHO Donghai Plaza ( THE EXCHANGE ) 299 Tongren Road Floor 16th Room 1604-05

铜仁路299号SOHO东海广场1604-05室

How To Reach Us

Take metro line 2 or line 7 and stop at Jing An Temple station from line 2 take exit 3 and go on Changde Road, then turn right on Yuyuan East Road. Go straight and then turn left on Tongren Road. Go straight for about 50 meters and turn left to arrive at Soho Exchange. From line 7 take exit 6 and then turn right and go straight on Changde Road. After the crossroads turn right on Yuyuan East Road. Go straight and then turn left on Tongren Road. Go straight for about 50 meters and turn left to arrive at Soho Exchange. Alternatively, you can walk on West Nanjing Road, turn left on Tongren Road and go straight for about 150 meters to find the entrance of Soho Exchange on the left.

If you want to learn chinese speaking online, please leave us a message.

CHINA(2023年05月24日)

silkmandarin — 2023-05-24T14:57:50+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/learn-mandarin-chinese-language-in-china/

Study Language in China
China, right now probably the most interesting country on the planet. You have to experience it yourself, and if you don't, then – we promise — you are missing out! Yes, surrounded by a different language and culture, as exciting as it will be, also at times can be overwhelming and challenging. You will experience times when you don't know what's going on. We are there to help you out with every single step of your learning journey. And it will be a rewarding one: if you can only utter a few words, if you can only understand a bit of their culture, the Chinese people already will highly appreciate your attempts and you will find a new world is beginning to open up for you!

CHINA, one of the first ancd longest-running civilizatiens on earth, it has now develaped at record speed to become the second-largest economy in the world.

CHINA, renowned for its Silk Road, the world's longest wall, the Great Wall the 2.000-year-old Terracotta Army, the world's largest ancient palace, the Forbidden City and not to forget the only country that is home to the giant panda. Just to name a few.

CHINA, with its Hazi [pictographic script). the only surviving pictographic writing system in the world, it is often believed to be the hardest language to learn.

CHINA. it takes a bit of time to get to know her, but once you do, you will be surprised by how much you gonna love this amazing country!

If you want to know how much does it cost to study Chinese in China, please contact us.

As an online mandarin learning platform, we will do our best to meet all the needs of customers.

Learn Chinese Online(2023年05月24日)

silkmandarin — 2023-05-24T14:57:17+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/learn-chinese-online/

According to official HSK requirements
Promotional price: from 18 USD per class!

Online Learning Enquire Now !
Our online Chinese learning , also known as Blended Learning, is a very popular way to learn Mandarin. It cleverly integrates your online face-to-face time with your private Chinese teacher with your online self study using our videos and other digital teaching materials. It definitely will make you to learn Chinese as comfortable as possible.

Study Chinese Language Online
Chinese Online Course at Silk Mandarin
Face-to-Face

Our platform makes your online Face-to-face class come as close to real-life Face-to-face class as possible. It makes you feel like you are actually in the class room learning Chinese together with your teacher and, in case of group class, also together with your class mates, key advantages being:
Face to face contact with teacher and classmates

All course ware on screen available

Listening, speaking, reading and writing practice

Digital whiteboard to enhance communication

The shared whiteboard contents be saved for review

And last but not least, you can literally log on from any place and at any time to learn Mandarin.

Online Platform

We will provide you with the platform software and help you to sign up. Once you signed up you can enter the classroom and meet your teacher and classmates. Our Online Platform now serves as your ‘real’ classroom, the best place to learn Mandarin Chinese.

Self Study
Our Online materials are designed to make your Face-to-Face time with your teacher as efficient as possible. They make preview and review your class as easy as can be. In our Online materials catalogue you can easily find the material you need for your class. The videos are all self-explanatory and can be played on your phone, pad and computer, leaning Chinese has never been so easy.

Testimonials Enquire Now !
I've been a student of Silk Mandarin since 2017! My first experience was when I enrolled in the Summer 4 week immersion course. I flew over from Australia especially to live and study in Shanghai so I could fully immerse myself in the language and the culture. This truly fast tracked my learning of the basics enough for me to continue my Chinese online learning program and now have progressed to HSK 4! My most recent teacher, Gemini has been instrumental in my improvement and confidence with the language. Her teaching style and patience with me has contributed to my progress immensely and I truly appreciate her! I have grown very fond of Silk Mandarin and all of the staff over these 3 years, so much so I consider them all, my friends...

Australia
Since the outbreak of the covid 19, I have taken mandarin video lessons. Personally, I think there are more benefits than face to face classes. First, it is more flexible to adjust the class schedule. Also, the platform is quite a user friendly that the student improves their Chinese skills by writing Chinese characters themselves and sharing the screen with teachers. Even communication with the teacher is good because of a good internet connection. I am really satisfied with the online class. I would definitely recommend the online class to my friends.

South Korea
She provides a wonderful experience for Mandarin learning. When I face some troubles, she gives me excellent examples to solve the problems. Also, she chat about some dairy topic in the introduction, so I can concentrate on the learning. After the class, she gives me the moderate amount of homework and feedback to each lecture, that enable me to understand the content. Overall, she is adept at teaching non-mandarin student in good way, so I recommend the student to learn Chinese by teacher Gemini.

Japan
Coming into the Silk Program, I had 0 experience in Chinese. The only language I could speak was English. I started in the middle of July with no knowledge of speaking, tones, or writing, and now I am studying for the HSK3 test. That being said, studying Chinese as an American has been extremely challenging, but studying at Silk has made the process quite enjoyable. They tailor the classes to your schedule to help you get the most out of their program. I personally work two jobs so I don't have the time to dedicate myself full time to studying Chinese. My teacher understands this situation, so we set up classes and workload accordingly.

Lastly, I want to speak a bit about my teacher Yanqin. Starting my first class I felt so uncomfortable with myself because I didn't know anything. Really, Yanqin made me feel very comfortable from our first class. There was no judgement on my abilities, but rather patience and understanding. We are taking Chinese step by step and I can feel the improvement each month. Our first class we could only talk about what our names were, but today we talked about the Coronavirus vaccine.

It really has been an amazing journey to learn Chinese and I think that learning at Silk (online) is a great investment of time and money. I highly recommend this program 10/10 for everything (staff/teachers/program).

United States
Silk mandarin is such a professional mandarin school in which you will work with professional teachers who understand students very well and tailor the best learning method for their development. You will feel much better once you learn better reading, speaking and writing of Chinese for work, travel, study or fun! I highly recommend you to get started ASAP! You will discover a total new Chinese culture and experience with your new skills and Silk mandarin, with online and off-line class options, can help you to reach your dreams. Practicing regularly will definitely help you!

Online Group Enquire Now !
PART-TIME 6

Our part-time courses are the perfect solution for those people that have a busy agenda. Part-time 6 is one of the top choices of people that work during the day or that prefer to study Chinese in a less intensive way. With part-time 6 you also have the possibility to choose to have class on weekdays or weekends, including evenings.

Part-time 6 course is best suited for those who:

work during day time or have a busy agenda otherwise;

want to learn Mandarin but don’t want to learn in a very intensive way;

like to have ample time to review and study at home.

Course Features:

6 group lessons per week

Classes on weekdays or weekends, including evenings

Small classes, between 4 and 8 students

45 minutes per lesson

A mix of international students

PART-TIME 2

With part-time 2 you will have 2 lessons per week, instead of 6. Like the part-time 2 you also have the possibility to choose to have class on weekdays or weekends, including evenings.

Part-time 2 course is best suited for those who:

work during day time or have a busy agenda otherwise;

want to learn Mandarin but don’t want to learn in a very intensive way;

like to have ample time to review and study at home.

Course features

2 group lessons per week

Classes on weekdays or weekends, including evenings

Small classes, between 4 and 8 students

45 minutes per lesson

Mix of international students

Online Private Enquire Now !
Our Private Chinese Lessons account for the utmost flexible and personalised lessons. With our 1-on-1 course your class is tailored to your personal schedule and needs, focusing on topics of your choice. If you would prefer to have class with your friend(s) or family, just choose our 1-on-2 or 1-on-3 to 5 class.

Course Features

1-on-1, 1-on-2 or 1-on-3 to 5

Flexible schedule and location

Tailor made to your needs

45 minutes per lesson

If you do not know how to get started in mandarin Chinese, please contact us, and we will do our best to meet all the needs of customers.

Kids(2023年02月27日)

silkmandarin — 2023-02-27T11:45:57+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/chinese-learning-courses-for-teens-and-kids/

Learn Chinese Online for Kids
Our Chinese lessons for kids are based on our Conversational Chinese curriculum but neatly adapted to their specific needs and wishes. We use a wide array of teaching materials, more time is spent using games and group work, and, apart from that, we often take them outside the classroom into the real world to put into practice what they have learned.

Kid's Conversational Chinese Learning Enquire Now !
Intensive Children's Chinese Language Classes at Silk Mandarin
INTENSIVE CHINESE COURSES
30 or 20 classes per week

Mon - Fri mornings

Small classes (max 8 students)

PART TIME CHINESE COURSES
12 or 6 classes per week

weekdays or weekends

Small classes (8 students)

PRIVATE CHINESE LESSONS
1-on-1

Flexible time and location

Tailor made to your needs

LEARN CHINESE ONLINE
Face to face contact with teacher and classmates

i + 1 courseware (grammar, vocabulary) on screen

Digital whiteboard to write down your questions

Our camps are ideal for parents who want to give their child a head start at becoming a global citizen by learning Mandarin in China.

FAST & FUN LEARNING
At our camp your kids learn faster and with more fun.

That is because we consider learning Mandarin as an adventurous journey, and we make sure every kid enjoys the ride!

We will teach students our innovative Slow Motion Technique, a popular method at our school, which teaches Mandarin with just one rule instead of dozens.

LEARNING BY DOING
What our students learn in the morning is always put in to practice later in the day.

Review sessions take place in a fun yet educational way, using role-play, games, presentations, videos, or music. Every Friday there is a wrap-up of the week's lessons and a special activity to help students memorize and improve their Chinese language skills.

Most importantly, we organize daily activities on campus with local teens, so our students can practice what they have learned in real life!

QUALIFIED TEACHERS
Our teachers are the backbone of our institute and make it what we want it to be. Based on their long experience and their students' feedback, our innovative teaching methodology came to light.

All our teachers are native to China and bilingual. They have a university degree in Chinese and their major is Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.

They all have ample teaching experience and are passionate about the Mandarin language.

TEACHING MATERIAL
Our teaching materials include our self-developed Magical Talking Cards, which will help campers recognize Chinese characters in a flash.

The real magic begins when they use our Magical Talking Pen that can read the cards aloud with a simple touch.

The Magical Talking Pen is a microphone tool! It lets students practice their Chinese pronunciation.

SAFETY FIRST

We make sure every child is both comfortable and well looked after.

For every five kids, there is one camp counselor. Our counselors are on duty 24/7 and can be reached at any hour of the day.

All of our camp counselors have years of experience working with kids, and some are even parents themselves.

FULL-TIME CAMP
This program is ideal for parents who want to give their child a head start at becoming a global citizen by learning Mandarin in China!

Not only will they be immersed in the Chinese language, but also its magnificent culture. There will be plenty of time for your child to practice their Chinese outside of class, socialize with other campers and locals, and go on once in a lifetime excursions.

We specialize in the educational environment, which is fun, safe, and motivating. Our full-time camp is best suited for 7-17 years old kids, and it is opened to all levels, from beginners to the advanced.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES & EXCURSIONS
Time to get to know China!

How to practice Chinese painting and calligraphy and what is so special about it? Surely everybody has heard of martial arts like Tai Chi, so now try it yourselves!

The city of Shanghai and its surrounding famous Water Towns will leave your kids astonished. They will experience Shanghai's amazing skylines at the world-famous Bund, the Pearl Tower, and wander through the historical Tianzifang with its Shikumen.

FULL IMMERSION IN ANCIENT CHINESE CULTURE
Our campers will have the opportunity to experience one of the most important aspects of Chinese culture: Kung Fu.

Masters will teach the campers the ancient art of Kung Fu and immerse campers in the nature of Wudang.

Besides Kung Fu, they will have the chance to practice other Chinese art, like calligraphy and painting, and will live 5 days fully immersed in Chinese culture and history.

FOOD & NUTRITION
All meals and snacks we provide are both healthy and tasty. We make sure each meal offers enough fruit, vegetables, and protein to ensure your child's daily nutritional needs are met.

Our aim is to provide campers with a menu that features food they are accustomed to, while also giving them the opportunity to try local dishes.

Please contact us if you have any dietary preferences and/or allergies.

ACCOMMODATION
The students will stay at a brand new campus, which makes for the perfect learning and leisure environment.

Every room is equipped with modern amenities. The indoor and outdoor facilities include a swimming pool, soccer field, basketball courts, tennis courts, badminton courts, a gym, bowling lanes, pool tables, movie theatre, computer lab, and more.

First aid and medical staff are available 24/7.

Now the price of learning mandarin for kids video is low, if you have needs, please contact us.

If you want to join our mandarin course, please leave us a message.

Cultural Course(2023年02月27日)

silkmandarin — 2023-02-27T11:45:18+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/chinese-culture-training-courses-of-silkmandarin/

Chinese Culture Course

Top 5 Culture Shocks
Surrounded by a different language and culture, you will experience times when you don't know what's going on. We have listed the 5 most important 'culture shock' issues foreigners coming to China and staying there for a while will run into sooner or later. For some foreigners these may be big problems, while others won't even notice and some will find them funny or even like it.
1. The language barrier

The Language Barrier of Business Chinese Language Learning
Learning the basics of Mandarin is extremely helpful. Most taxi drivers and shop assistants don't speak a word of English. You can get by with just English in cities like Beijing and Shanghai, but your life will be limited: you'll need to have addresses written out in characters before you set off and likely end up eating in expensive expat-oriented restaurants.

Chinese does without many of the small 'pleases', 'thank yous', 'woulds', 'coulds' and 'mays' that English works with. Instead, it's a language of sharp, dynamic building blocks that can sound quite jaggedly in translation. Someone saying 'Come here now!' or 'Buy now!' is not necessarily being rude. Most likely they are literally translating each Chinese building block into English.

Even if you can only say a few words, the Chinese people you meet will appreciate your attempts to overcome the language barrier.

2. Chinese food

Chinese Food Learning Courses at Silk Mandarin
Chinese people love to eat and China boasts one of the world's greatest and most varied cuisines. Indeed, one of the great joys of any visit to China is experiencing one or more of China’s famous eight regional cuisines. You will be thrilled by the abundant delicacies it offers, like jiǎozi 饺子 (Dumplings), Běijīng kǎoyā 北京烤鸭 (Beijing duck), hóngshāoròu 红烧肉 (Red braised pork) and not to forget huǒguō 火锅 (Hot pot) just to name a few.

Eating and drinking in China can be a mind-broadening and enjoyable cultural experience. However, there are likely to be many surprises along the way. During the long development of Chinese eating culture, many practices have evolved that you may find quite different from what you are used to. Their food include many things unusual in the West, such as different types of fungi, different kinds of sea vegetables, exotic sea animals, snakes, bamboo shoots, bitter melon, giant white radishes, lotus pods and not to forget their well-known tofu.

Yes, expect surprises, from the Chinese delicacy that is chicken claw, century egg where eggs are being soaked for months in black tea, sheep penis - yes you heard that correct - (prepared on a stick and best served hot might you wonder), snake soup, to tuna eyeball and last but not least stinky tofu.

Getting acquainted to the different dining manners and etiquette will be less challenging. At a Chinese meal, dishes are served one by one in the middle of the table, and you need to pick up food from the plates and bowls shared with others seated at the table with you. After you have ordered, tea or a different drink and cold dishes will be served first. Hot dishes are then served one by one. Soup is often the last dish of a meal, followed by fruit for dessert.

Indeed, expect surprises, but no doubt you are going to be thrilled by Chinese food!

3. Personal space

Different Understanding about Personal Space between Chinese and Foreigners
If you come from a country where queuing is habitual and bodily contact with strangers uncommon, the surging hordes to be found in China's huge cities – many cities that most Westerners have never heard of boast larger populations than London, Paris or New York – can prove a bit intimidating. Pushing and barging is routine, be it getting onto public transport or into an attraction, but, importantly, no one takes it personally.

Personal observations and questions are not uncommon in Chinese culture, be that an observation on one's weight, one's single status, one's salary or enquiries about where you are going today. As a general rule, he does not intend to insult. They are just being friendly.

There are still parts of rural China where being a laowai 老外 (foreigner) is unusual and he can expect to be stared at. In China, as in much of Asia, staring at people is not rude. It's just a way of expressing curiosity. That means that you, in turn, can stare back as much as you would like.

Culture Check
China is different! Every foreigner will agree on that. Why doesn't a Chinese 'yes' mean the same as the English 'yes'? How should you take a compliment like 'your face is soooo small' or 'you have straight legs'? Why didn't we still come to the point after so many meetings and do I really have to join the KTV party?

This practical course checks out China for you by answering your most urgent questions. It will help you to live comfortably through your first period in China by softening the 'culture shock' that most people experience when they first come to China. Topics treated are:

Food & Dinner;

Meetings & Etiquette;

Physical & Social distance；

Guanxi & Mianzi;

It supplies you with some indispensable Do's and Don'ts for your daily life and your business career.

Chinese Language Culture Check
Culture Complete
The Culture Complete course provides you not only with the 'how' but also with the 'why' of Chinese culture and habits. And understanding where it all comes from makes it so much easier to accept and to apply it yourself correctly. After this course you will understand and know how to:

Deal with business affairs in China;

Effectively work with your Chinese colleagues;

Live a pleasant and 'Chinese' life in China!

This fascinating course reveals and explains the, most times invisible, roots of Chinese and shows how strongly this source still steers the believe and behaviour of Chinese people.

Culture Complete Courses by Silk Mandarin
The course starts where it all begun, the Agricultural Civilisation alongside the Yellow River some 2.000 BC. It then tracks China's cultural path through history from Lao-tse and Confucius, to the highly influential Qin and Han dynasties, next to Mao Zedong and ending in today's China of Xi Ji Ping. It touches upon other important cultural aspects as Yin and Yang, the 5 Elements, Fengshui and (Martial) Arts.

Now that you understand the culture's source, this course explains to you, the often spoken of but seldom well understood, Guanxi and Mianzi, as well as Collectivism versus Individualism. It does so with an abundance of examples of daily live, clearly illustrating how deeply these phenomena still are embedded in everyday life.

Finally, and most of all, the course supplies you with indispensable Do's and Don'ts for your daily life and your business career.

Next are the highlights being treated:

Ancient Agricultural Civilization

Laoism, Legalism, Confucianism and Buddhism

Philosophy versus Religion

Law & Social rules: the impact of Confucianism

Guanxi & Mianzi

Collectivism versus Individualism

Indispensable Do's and Don'ts!

If you want to learn traditional Chinese online, please leave us a message.

Business Chinese(2023年02月27日)

silkmandarin — 2023-02-27T11:44:46+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/business-chinese-language-courses-in-mandarin/

2 Plus 1 - Business Chinese
2 PLUS 1, that is our curriculum to teach you Business Chinese / BCT. As a basis for our Business Chinese teaching, we use our Conversational / HSK Chinese teaching 2 IN 1. On top of that, we add vocabulary, structures and phrases on the following Business Chinese topics, so indeed Business Chinese / 2 PLUS 1.

Our course, however, not only teaches you these typical business-related topics but also gives you insight into Chinese business culture, manners and etiquette, which is of paramount importance when doing business in China.

Silk Mandarin Business Chinese Lessons

Intensive Chinese Courses
30 or 20 classes per week

Mon-Fri mornings

Small classes (max 8 students)

Part-Time Chinese Courses
12, 6 or 4 classes per week

Weekdays or weekends

Small classes (max 8 students)

Private Chinese Lessons
1-on-1

Flexible time and location

Tailor made to your needs

Learn Business Mandarin Online
Face to face contact with teacher and classmates

i + 1 courseware (grammar, vocabulary) on screen

Digital whiteboard to write down your questions

If you want to learn Chinese speaking online, please leave us a message.

BCT(2023年02月27日)

silkmandarin — 2023-02-27T11:44:19+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/bct-businese-chinese-test.html

Business Chinese Test (BCT)
Business Chinese Test (BCT) is an international standardized test designed to assess the Chinese proficiency of non-native speakers engaged in business activities. It is especially used by companies to certify or evaluate the level of their employees.

The BCT consists of a writing test and a speaking test, which are independent of each other. The writing test is divided into two levels, namely, the BCT (A), and the BCT (B). The different levels of the BCT can meet some of the levels in the Chinese Language

BCT (A)
Test takers who are able to pass the BCT (A) can understand and use Chinese language to accomplish the tasks of daily communication and basic business mandarin communication.

BCT (B)
Test takers who are able to pass the BCT (B) can understand and use the Chinese language to complete more complex business communication tasks.

BCT (Oral)
Test takers who took the BCT (Oral), can understand and use the Chinese language to complete kinds of different business communication tasks, and therefore their language competence can be divided into five proficiency levels.

BCT proficiency compared to other systems
Proficiency levels according to the BCT system can be compared with HSKK, BCT, YCT and with levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the Interagency Language Roundtable scale (ILR) and the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages (CLPS). The indicative relation is as shown in next table.

If you want to test your Chinese level, please contact us.

If you have needs to experience Chinese level test, please leave us a message.

As a mandarin school online, we will do our best to help all the students who want to learn Chinese.

Adults(2023年02月27日)

silkmandarin — 2023-02-27T11:43:19+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/adults/

WHY Learn Chinese? Enquire Now !
Learning adults Chinese has many benefits. We have listed the top 5 reasons why you should learn Mandarin, and in fact, there has never been a better time to start than today!

Conversational Chinese Skills Are Rare, And Can Make You An Attractive Hire.
Due to the lack of people in the Western business world who can speak both Chinese and English, or any other language, there's a huge demand for these skills. Through learning Chinese, you can transform yourself from a low value employee into somebody who is critical to the success of a project in China, thereby making yourself a very attractive hire.

It Improves Your Professional Performance.
It is a fact that organizations who have managed to master the Chinese language and to understand China's customs and etiquette are far more successful in reaching their fore set goals than those who failed to do so. Moreover, understanding Mandarin, its culture and etiquette makes it so much more easy and fun to become befriended with your colleagues and clients, to help to build your 'guanxi', benefitting both you and your company.

It Connects You To Your Chinese Colleagues And Clients.
Language influences culture, so learning Mandarin not only helps you to communicate with Chinese colleagues and clients but also helps you to understand how Chinese people think and feel. Equally important, when you at least try to learn Mandarin, you show your colleagues and clients respect. And that will definitely shorten the distance between them and you.

It Makes You Enjoy Your Life In China To The Full!
Being able to do your daily shopping, book a restaurant, talk to your neighbours, it all makes your life so much more convenient and richer. And through the language you will also learn to appreciate China’s history and culture. You will literally sense the beauty of its porcelain and poetry, its arts and calligraphy, its food culture, all of these still so present and visible in nowadays China. Understanding Mandarin enhances your daily life in China enormously!

It Improves Your Brain Power.
We all know we have to keep our brains well trained and studies have shown that Mandarin speakers use both sides of their brains, instead of just one like non-tonal languages speakers. Indeed, Chinese takes more brain power and as we all know, use it or you loose it! Learning Chinese definitely is important to keep your brain healthy and strong.

Kick Off Chinese Enquire Now !
In 4 Workshops we make you familiar with the basics of Mandarin. Yes, we serve you your first sweet taste of Mandarin!

Game of Tones
In this workshop we make you familiar with the pronunciation of Mandarin in all its aspects. We first introduce Pinyin to you, then we explain how to pronounce the different categories of letters and syllables, and last but not least we gonna practice Mandarin's infamous tones!

Hack Hanzi
Chinese characters (Hanzi) are formed according to a logical and beautiful system.In this workshop our teacher will show you various ways to learn and memorise Chinese characters. She will show you that learning characters is not only not as hard as you might think but, moreover, also good fun!

Slow Motion Technique
Now that you can understand and utter some words, read some Hanzi, it is time to combine words into a proper sentence and express yourself like a native Chinese. In this workshop we will introduce to you our groundbreaking Slow Motion Technique. It indeed teaches you Chinese grammar with just ONE rule instead of dozens, and which student wouldn’t love that?

Culture Check
This fascinating workshop reveals and explains the ancient roots of Chinese culture to you. It also shows how strongly Chinese culture still steers the behaviour, manners and etiquette of Chinese people. But the workshop doesn’t stop there. Most of all, it supplies you with indispensable do's and don'ts for your daily life and your business career. Don’t miss it!

To accommodate the wishes and needs of our students, we present 4 different courses to study Daily Chinese.
Intensive Chinese Courses
Part-Time Chinese Courses
Private Chinese Lessons
Learn Chinese Online

To teach Business Chinese as a basis we use our Daily Chinese courses. Yet on top of that, we add vocabulary, structures and phrases on the following Business Chinese topics.

Online learning, also known as Blended Learning, is a very popular way to learn Mandarin.

ONLINE LEARNING
ONLINE GROUP
ONLINE PRIVATE
ONLINE MATERIALS

Our Cultural courses provide you with the 'how' and 'why' of Chinese culture and habits. They answer your most urgent questions and explain the roots of Chinese culture.

TOP 5 CULTURE SHOCKS
CULTURE CHECK1
CULTURE COMPLETE
Deal with business affairs in China

Effectively work with your Chinese colleagues

Live a pleasant and 'Chinese' life in China!

Now the price of mandarin classes for adults is low, if you are interested, please leave us a message.

If you want to know more details of how much does it cost to study Chinese in China, please visit our website.

5 Reasons To Learn Chinese(2023年02月27日)

silkmandarin — 2023-02-27T11:42:49+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/5-reasons-to-learn-mandarin-chinese-language/

Why to Learn Chinese?
5 Reasons To Learn Chinese

Chinese Skills Are Rare, And Can Make You An Attractive Hire.
Due to the lack of people in the Western business world who can speak both Chinese and English, or any other language, there's a huge demand for these skills. Through learning Chinese, you can transform yourself from a low value employee into somebody who is critical to the success of a project in China, thereby making yourself a very attractive hire.

If you want to know more details of why is it important to learn chinese, please visit our website.

If you have needs to learn chinese speaking online, please leave us a message.

Now the price of mandarin course is reasonable, anything you need, please contact us.

2022 Chinese HSK Test Available!(2023年02月27日)

silkmandarin — 2023-02-27T11:42:11+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/2022-chinese-hsk-test-available.html

The 2022 Chinese HSK test online dates are now available! Find them in the picture below.

Keep studying and save the dates for a higher level's challenge in the next year! Are you ready?
Please check more information below if you have more questions about HSK↓↓↓

Is HSK hanzi going to extend to 9 levels?

In April this year, the Chinese Education Bureau announced that the new HSK Level Standard would become effecive from July, 2021.

The new system will account for a more reliable assessment of the student's level. In addition, the new HSK mandarin system will require knowledge of a higher amount of vocabulary and this especially holds for the advanced levels (Level7-9).

(The new HSK level and vocabulary requirements)

However, so far there is no confirmed time when the 9-level system will be applied in the HSK hskk tests. We will keep everyone updated here if there is any detaied news coming up.

The reform of HSK exam indicates the increasinly improving level of non-native speakers' Chinese language skill as well as Chinese language's popularity.

For Chinese learners, what you can do now, is to keep studying (pay more attention to characters!) and to lay a solid foundation for further improvement to higher levels in the future!

What are the HSK, HSKK, and BCT exams?

The HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) is an international standardized test of Chinese language proficiency, assesses non-native Chinese speakers' abilities in using the Chinese language in their daily, academic and professional lives. HSK consists of six levels, namely HSK (level I), HSK (level II), HSK (level III), HSK (level IV), HSK (level V), and HSK (level VI).

The HSK Speaking Test (HSKK) assesses the test takers' oral Chinese abilities. HSKK exam consists of three levels, HSKK (Primary level), HSKK (Intermediate level) and HSKK (Advanced level). HSKK is conducted in the form of audio recording.

Business Chinese Test (BCT), an international standardized test of Chinese language proficiency, assesses non-native Chinese speakers' abilities to use the Chinese language in real business or common working environments. BCT is divided into writing and oral tests, which are independent to each other. The writing test consists of two levels, namely, BCT (A) and BCT (B). Oral BCT is Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) and conducted via Internet.

Do you need the HSK exam for your company, visa, or daily life?

The HSK is now the standard exam used by many companies and universities to evaluate the Chinese abilities of a non-native speaker. It is required if you want to study in universities in China and it is very helpful if you want to work in China because you can show companies your skills and also he test can give you extra points for the visa (see the details in the table below).

How to register?

You can register easily on chinesetest.cn creating a new user and choosing your country, test, level, and date. Or you can ask Echo of our education department to help you sign up.

What are the times and durations of the exams?

Duration depends on the level that you choose. These range from 40 minutes for HSK level 1 to 140 minutes for HSK level 6. All the tests are on Saturday and Sunday.

Paper vs. computer tests

When you register for the exam you can choose which format to use between paper and computer. The main difference is in the writing part because with the paper test, you need to write using Chinese characters (hanzi). For both formats, you need to go to a physical location to take the exam.

Cost of the exam

The cost of the exam depends on the level. This range from HSK 1 being 150 RMB to HSK 6 costing you 650 RMB (for each level 100 RMB is added).

What score do I need to pass?

You need to have at least 60% of correct answers to pass. This means 120 points out of 200 for HSK 1 and 2, and 180 points out of 300 for HSK 3 and above.

When are the exam results published?

The results are published online around two weeks after the exam date for computer tests, and around four weeks after the paper test date.Might you want the official test certificate you need to apply for it on chinesetest.cn and pay 60 RMB for cost of production and delivery.

We are proud to say that over the years Silk Mandarin's students have performed exceptionally well on their HSK exams. We are confident that a new HSK level system will not influence that and our student will continue to reach more than satisfactory results!

See those exciting results of 2021
We hope this can help you to understand more about the HSK, HSKK, and BCT exams.

Don't hesitate to contact us if you want more information or if you are seeking any advise of improving your Chinese language skills!

If you want to get started in mandarin Chinese, please contact us.

Youth Chinese Test(2023年01月21日)

silkmandarin — 2023-01-13T18:47:13+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/yct-youth-mandarin-chinese-test.html

The Youth Chinese Test (YCT) is an international standardised test of Chinese language proficiency. It assesses young foreign students' abilities to use Chinese in their daily and academic lives. Compared with the HSK exam, the YCT is designed for young people and begins to measure proficiency at a lower level than the HSK. As students progress in their study of Chinese, they may continue to measure their proficiency by taking the HSK.

YCT consists of a writing test and a speaking test, which are independent of each other. The writing test is divided into four levels, namely, the YCT (yct level 1), YCT (yct level 2), YCT (level III), and YCT (level IV). The speaking test is divided into the YCT (Beginner Level) and YCT (Intermediate Level).

YCT Level 1
Test takers who are able to pass the YCT (yct 1 test) can understand and use some of the most common Chinese phrases and sentences and possess the ability to further their Chinese language studies.

YCT Level 2
Test takers who are able to pass the YCT (Level II) can understand and use some simple Chinese phrases and sentences and cope with basic level communications.

YCT Level 3
Test takers who are able to pass the YCT (Level III), having reached an excellent level in basic Chinese, can communicate on familiar daily topics in a simple manner.

YCT Level 4
Test takers who are able to pass the YCT (Level IV) can communicate in Chinese at a basic level in their daily, academic and professional lives. When travelling in China, they can manage most forms of communication in Chinese.

YCT proficiency compared to other systems
Proficiency levels according to the YCT system can be compared with HSKK, BCT, YCT and with levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the Interagency Language Roundtable scale (ILR) and the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages (CLPS). The indicative relation is as shown in next table.

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PRIVATE CHINESE LESSONS(2023年01月20日)

silkmandarin — 2023-01-13T18:46:21+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/private-chinese-language-mandarin-lessons/

Course Features

1-on-1, 1-on-2 or 1-on-3 to 5

Flexible schedule and location

Tailor made to your needs

45 minutes per lesson

Our Private Chinese Lessons account for the utmost flexible and private class mandarin. With our 1-on-1 course your class is tailored to your personal schedule and needs, focusing on topics of your choice. If you would prefer to have class with your friend(s) or family, just choose our 1-on-2 or 1-on-3 to 5 class.

Silk mandarin shanghai provides learn chinese in china cheap, business chinese course, learn chinese characters online and etc. For more information, please feel free to contact us!

Learn Chinese Language in Suzhou(2023年01月19日)

silkmandarin — 2023-01-13T18:45:48+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/learn-mandarin-chinese-language-in-suzhou/

Suzhou is China's most famous water town, known for its canals, bridges and classical gardens.

Silk Mandarin Chinese Courses Enquire Now !
Intensive CoursesIntensive Courses
Part-time CoursesPart-time Courses
Online CourseOnline Course
Private LessonsPrivate Lessons
Are you interested to join our school in Shanghai and to try our teaching methodology? Click the button below and request a Free Trial Class today!

Silk Mandarin School Enquire Now !
Our school in Suzhou is located in the modern Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP).

The building is located in front of Jinji Lake and in the same building you can find all kind of services like restaurants, banks, supermarkets.

All the big classrooms are equipped with beamers which makes the learning environment modern, fun and efficient
All the big classrooms are equipped with beamers which makes the learning environment modern, fun and efficient
Suzhou's urban view outside our classrooms
Suzhou's urban view outside our classrooms
Our Suzhou campus has 4 big classrooms and 5 private classrooms which can accommodate 45 Students
Our Suzhou campus has 4 big classrooms and 5 private classrooms which can accommodate 45 Students
Our cozy coffee corner is where our students socialize, practice and relax during the breaks
Our cozy coffee corner is where our students socialize, practice and relax during the breaks
Our big assembly room where we hold our activities such as Christmas Party, Open-mic Storytelling Competition and so on. All of them are happy and exciting events which we will keep on cherishing
Our big assembly room where we hold our activities such as Christmas Party, Open-mic Storytelling Competition and so on. All of them are happy and exciting events which we will keep on cherishing
Visit Silk Mandarin

Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), North Building, 199 Xinggang Street, Floor 30, Room 3006

How to reach us:

You can easily reach our school with metro line 1. You can stop at Dongfangzhimen station and take exit 6.

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Learn Chinese Language in Shanghai(2023年01月18日)

silkmandarin — 2023-01-13T18:45:00+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/learn-mandarin-chinese-language-in-shanghai/

Shanghai, with its Bund and futuristic skyline, is drawing attention from all over the world. Situated on the estuary of Yangtze River, it serves as the most influential economic, financial, international trade, and cultural center in East China.

Silk Mandarin Chinese Courses Enquire Now !
Intensive CoursesIntensive Courses
Part-time CoursesPart-time Courses
Online CourseOnline Course
Private CoursePrivate Course
Are you interested to join our school in Shanghai and to try our teaching methodology? Click the button below and request a Free Trial Class today!

Silk Mandarin School Enquire Now !
Our school in Shanghai is located in the SOHO Donghai Plaza (THE EXCHANGE), in the heart of Shanghai and 5 minutes walking from the famous Jing An Temple.

The locations surrounded by all kinds of services like restaurants, banks, supermarkets, shopping malls.

All the big classrooms are equipped with beamers which makes the learning environment modern, fun and efficient.
All the big classrooms are equipped with beamers which makes the learning environment modern, fun and efficient.
Shanghai's urban view outside our classrooms
Shanghai's urban view outside our classrooms
Our Shanghai campus has 5 big classrooms and 8 private classrooms which can accommodate 85 Students.
Our Shanghai campus has 5 big classrooms and 8 private classrooms which can accommodate 85 Students.
Our cozy coffee corner is where our students socialize, practice and relax during the breaks.
Our cozy coffee corner is where our students socialize, practice and relax during the breaks.
Our big assembly room where we hold our activities such as Christmas Party, Open-mic Storytelling Competition and so on. All of them are happy and exciting events which we will keep on cherishing.
Our big assembly room where we hold our activities such as Christmas Party, Open-mic Storytelling Competition and so on. All of them are happy and exciting events which we will keep on cherishing.
Visit Silk Mandarin

Visit Us at SOHO Donghai Plaza ( THE EXCHANGE ) 299 Tongren Road Floor 16th Room 1604-05

How To Reach Us

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Learn Chinese Online(2023年01月17日)

silkmandarin — 2023-01-13T18:44:17+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/learn-chinese-online/

Online Learning Enquire Now !
Our Online learning, also known as Blended Learning, is a very popular way to learn Mandarin. It cleverly integrates your online face-to-face time with your Chinese teacher with your online self study using our videos and other digital teaching materials. It definitely will make you to learn Chinese as comfortable as possible.
Learn Chinese Online
Learn Chinese Online
Chinese Online Course at Silk Mandarin
Face-to-Face

All course ware on screen available

Listening, speaking, reading and writing practice

Digital whiteboard to enhance communication

The shared whiteboard contents be saved for review

And last but not least, you can literally log on from any place and at any time to learn Mandarin.

Online Platform

Watch the sample video to learn more →
Learn Chinese Online
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Self Study

Our Online materials are designed to make your Face-to-Face time with your teacher as efficient as possible. They make preview and review your class as easy as can be. In our Online materials catalogue you can easily find the material you need for your class. The videos are all self-explanatory and can be played on your phone, pad and computer, leaning Chinese has never been so easy.
Testimonials Enquire Now !
I've been a student of Silk Mandarin since 2017! My first experience was when I enrolled in the Summer 4 week immersion course. I flew over from Australia especially to live and study in Shanghai so I could fully immerse myself in the language and the culture. This truly fast tracked my learning of the basics enough for me to continue my lessons online and now have progressed to HSK 4! My most recent teacher, Gemini has been instrumental in my improvement and confidence with the language. Her teaching style and patience with me has contributed to my progress immensely and I truly appreciate her! I have grown very fond of Silk Mandarin and all of the staff over these 3 years, so much so I consider them all, my friends...

Natalie

Australia
Since the outbreak of the covid 19, I have taken online classes. Personally, I think there are more benefits than face to face classes. First, it is more flexible to adjust the class schedule. Also, the platform is quite a user friendly that the student improves their Chinese skills by writing Chinese characters themselves and sharing the screen with teachers. Even communication with the teacher is good because of a good internet connection. I am really satisfied with the online class. I would definitely recommend the online class to my friends.

Jeongsun

Tatsushige

Jairus

United States
Silk mandarin is such a professional Chinese Learning School in which you will work with professional teachers who understand students very well and tailor the best learning method for their development. You will feel much better once you learn better reading, speaking and writing of Chinese for work, travel, study or fun! I highly recommend you to get started ASAP! You will discover a total new Chinese culture and experience with your new skills and Silk mandarin, with online and off-line class options, can help you to reach your dreams. Practicing regularly will definitely help you!

Omer

Turkey
Online Group Enquire Now !
PART-TIME 6

Part-time 6 course is best suited for those who:

work during day time or have a busy agenda otherwise;

want to learn Mandarin but don’t want to learn in a very intensive way;

like to have ample time to review and study at home.

Course Features:

6 group lessons per week

Classes on weekdays or weekends, including evenings

Small classes, between 4 and 8 students

45 minutes per lesson

A mix of international students

PART-TIME 2

With part-time 2 you will have 2 lessons per week, instead of 6. Like the part-time 2 you also have the possibility to choose to have class on weekdays or weekends, including evenings.

Part-time 2 course is best suited for those who:

work during day time or have a busy agenda otherwise;

want to learn Mandarin but don’t want to learn in a very intensive way;

like to have ample time to review and study at home.

Course features

2 group lessons per week

Classes on weekdays or weekends, including evenings

Small classes, between 4 and 8 students

45 minutes per lesson

Mix of international students

Course Features

1-on-1, 1-on-2 or 1-on-3 to 5

Flexible schedule and location

Tailor made to your needs

45 minutes per lesson.

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Intensive Chinese Courses(2023年01月16日)

silkmandarin — 2023-01-13T18:42:29+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/intensive-chinese-language-immersion-mandarin-courses/

INTENSIVE 20 Course
Course Features :

4 group lessons per day

20 group lessons per week

Small classes, between 4 and 8 students

45 minutes per lessons

A mix of international students

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

With 4 lessons a day in the morning. this is a great choice if you like to have the afternoon for yourself or review it in a private class. An intensive course which guarantees steady improvement. Focus will be on daily life situations, and that, together with the use of games and pair/group works accounts for an optimal learning environment.

As the Intensive 30 course, also the Intensive 20 course is best suited for those who :

want to acquire a deep knowledge of Mandarin in all its aspects listening speaking reading and writing;

want to learn Mandarin fast and to the fullest ;

prefer to review and practice in the classroom rather than only at home.

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Course Features :

4 group lessons per day

20 group lessons per week

Small classes, between 4 and 8 students

45 minutes per lessons

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With 6 lessons a day you will feel immersed in Chinese language and culture. Listening, speaking, reading and writing, and will all be taught in a balanced way. It aims at acquiring the highest level of Conversational or Business Chinese. The focus of the lessons will be on daily life or business situations and this, combined with the use of games and pair/group work, will give an optimal learning environment and a full Chinese experience.

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Hanyu Shuiping Kouyu Kaoshi (HSKK)(2023年01月15日)

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Hanyu Shuiping Kouyu Kaoshi (HSKK) literally means 'Chinese Proficiency Spoken Test'. Where HSK is a written test, testing your listening, reading, and writing skills, HSKK predominantly tests your speaking skills.

HSKK (Basic level)
The candidate who passes the HSKK (hskk basic level) can understand and use oral expressions in Chinese on familiar and routine matters. Being able to communicate at this level basically satisfies basic needs for communication.

HSKK (Intermediate level)
The candidate who passes the HSKK (Intermediate level) can understand and communicate fairly fluently in Chinese with Chinese native speakers.

HSKK (Advanced level)
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Advanced Level) can understand and express him/herself fully, fluently and with ease.

HSKK proficiency compared to other systems
Proficiency levels according to the HSKK system can be compared with HSKK, BCT, YCT and with levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the Interagency Language Roundtable scale (ILR) and the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages (CLPS). The indicative relation is as shown in next table.

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Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK)(2023年01月14日)

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Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) is the standardised national test used to determine the fluency of non-native speakers of Chinese. HSK is the best way to get to know and test your chinese level online and is often, and increasingly, required by companies, universities or other organisations to certify the Chinese language level of an individual.

Since April 2017 HSK has gained further importance as it has been connected to VISA application. Passing HSK exams entitles the applicant to additional points in the VISA Regulations Compliance System.

HSK Level 1
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level I) can understand and use very simple Chinese phrases, meet basic needs for communication and possess the ability to further their Chinese language studies.

HSK Level 2
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level II) have an excellent grasp of basic Chinese and can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

HSK Level 3
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level III) can communicate in Chinese at a basic level in their daily, academic and professional lives. They can manage most communications in Chinese when traveling in China.

HSK Level 4
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level IV) can converse in Chinese on a wide range of topics and are able to communicate fluently with native Chinese speakers.

HSK Level 5
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level V) can read Chinese newspapers and magazines, enjoy Chinese films and plays, and give a full-length speech in Chinese.

HSK Level 6
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level VI) can easily comprehend written and spoken information in Chinese and can effectively express themselves in Chinese, both orally and in writing.

HSK Proficiency Compared to Other Systems

Proficiency levels according to the HSK system can be compared with HSKK, BCT, YCT and with levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the Interagency Language Roundtable scale (ILR) and the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages (CLPS). The indicative relation is as shown in next table.

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Daily Chinese(2023年01月13日)

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2 IN 1 - Conversational Chinese

As the name suggests, our 2 IN 1 curriculum provides double benefits to our students. In the first instance they get to daily chinese learning and secondly (for those who want it) there is the option to pass HSK exams at the same time.

Using this curriculum we provide our students with a practical and proficient course that quickly improves their daily chinese conversation while at the same time assuring the students level according to the HSK scale. Following our curriculum, no separate HSK preparation classes are needed, which helps our students to save time and money.

To accommodate the wishes and needs of our students, Daily Chinese can be learned using different courses.

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YCT(2022年11月29日)

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YCT Chinese Test (YCT)
The Youth Chinese Test (YCT) is an international standardised test of Chinese language proficiency. It assesses young foreign students' abilities to use Chinese in their daily and academic lives. Compared with the HSK exam, the YCT is designed for young people and begins to measure proficiency at a lower level than the HSK. As students progress in their study of Chinese, they may continue to measure their proficiency by taking the HSK.

YCT online consists of a writing test and a speaking test, which are independent of each other. The writing test is divided into four levels, namely, the YCT (level I), YCT (level II), YCT (level III), and YCT (level IV). The speaking test is divided into the YCT (Beginner Level) and YCT (Intermediate Level).

Youth Chinese Test Level 1
Test takers who are able to pass the YCT (Level I) can understand and use some of the most common Chinese phrases and sentences and possess the ability to further their Chinese language studies.

YCT Level 2
Test takers who are able to pass the YCT (Level II) can understand and use some simple Chinese phrases and sentences and cope with basic level communications.

YCT 3 Test Level
Test takers who are able to pass the YCT (Level III), having reached an excellent level in basic Chinese, can communicate on familiar daily topics in a simple manner.

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Private Chinese Courses(2022年11月29日)

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Our Private Conversational Chinese Course account for the utmost flexible and personalised lessons. With our 1-on-1 course your class is tailored to your personal schedule and needs, focusing on topics of your choice. If you would prefer to have class with your friend(s) or family, just choose our 1-on-2 or 1-on-3 to 5 class.

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Suzhou(2022年11月29日)

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Shanghai(2022年11月29日)

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Learn Chinese Online(2022年11月29日)

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Our learn mandarin online course , also known as Blended Learning, is a very popular way to learn Mandarin. It cleverly integrates your online face-to-face time with your Chinese teacher with your online self study using our videos and other digital teaching materials.

Face-to-Face

Our platform makes your online Face-to-face class come as close to real-life Face-to-face class as possible. It makes you feel like you are actually in the class room together with your teacher and, in case of group class, also together with your class mates, key advantages being:
Face to face contact with teacher and classmates

All course ware on screen available

Listening, speaking, reading and writing practice

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And last but not least, you can literally log on from any place and at any time.

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I've been a student of mandarin silk since 2017! My first experience was when I enrolled in the Summer 4 week immersion course. I flew over from Australia especially to live and study in Shanghai so I could fully immerse myself in the language and the culture. This truly fast tracked my learning of the basics enough for me to continue my lessons online and now have progressed to HSK 4! My most recent teacher, Gemini has been instrumental in my improvement and confidence with the language. Her teaching style and patience with me has contributed to my progress immensely and I truly appreciate her! I have grown very fond of Silk Mandarin and all of the staff over these 3 years, so much so I consider them all, my friends...

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INTENSIVE 20 Course(2022年11月29日)

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Intensive Mandarin
Course Features :

4 group lessons per day

20 group lessons per week

Small classes, between 4 and 8 students

45 minutes per lessons

A mix of international students

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

With 4 lessons a day in the morning. this is a great choice if you like to have the afternoon for yourself or review it in a private class. An intensive chinese language course which guarantees steady improvement. Focus will be on daily life situations, and that, together with the use of games and pair/group works accounts for an optimal learning environment.

As the Intensive 30 course, also the Intensive 20 course is best suited for those who :

want to acquire a deep knowledge of Mandarin in all its aspects listening speaking reading and writing;

want to learn Mandarin fast and to the fullest ;

prefer to review and practice in the classroom rather than only at home.

INTENSIVE 30 Course
Course Features :

4 group lessons per day

20 group lessons per week

Small classes, between 4 and 8 students

45 minutes per lessons

A mix of international students

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

The Intensive 30 course is best suited for those who :

want to acquire a deep knowledge of Mandarin in all its aspects: listening, speaking, reading and writing;

want to learn Mandarin fast and to the fullest;

prefer to review and practice in the classroom rather than only at home.

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HSKK(2022年11月29日)

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HSKK Intermediate Mock Test

Hanyu Shuiping Kouyu Kaoshi (HSKK)
Hanyu Shuiping Kouyu Kaoshi (HSKK) literally means 'Chinese Proficiency Spoken Test'. Where HSK is a written test, testing your listening, reading, and writing skills, HSKK predominantly tests your speaking skills.

HSKK (HSKK Basic level)
The candidate who passes the HSK and HSKK (Basic level) can understand and use oral expressions in Chinese on familiar and routine matters. Being able to communicate at this level basically satisfies basic needs for communication.

HSKK (Intermediate level)
The candidate who passes the HSKK (Intermediate level) can understand and communicate fairly fluently in Chinese with Chinese native speakers.

HSKK (Advanced level)
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Advanced Level) can understand and express him/herself fully, fluently and with ease.

HSKK proficiency compared to other systems
Proficiency levels according to the HSKK 3 system can be compared with HSKK, BCT, YCT and with levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the Interagency Language Roundtable scale (ILR) and the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages (CLPS). The indicative relation is as shown in next table.

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Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK)(2022年11月29日)

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Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) is the standardised national test used to determine the fluency of non-native speakers of Chinese. HSK cn is the best way to get to know and test your Chinese level and is often, and increasingly, required by companies, universities or other organisations to certify the Chinese language level of an individual.

HSK Level 4
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level IV) can converse in Chinese on a wide range of topics and are able to communicate fluently with native Chinese speakers.

HSK Level 5
Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level V) can read Chinese newspapers and magazines, enjoy Chinese films and plays, and give a full-length speech in Chinese.

HSK Proficiency Compared to Other Systems
Proficiency levels according to the HSK system can be compared with HSKK, BCT, YCT and with levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), the Interagency Language Roundtable scale (ILR) and the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages (CLPS). The indicative relation is as shown in next table.

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Daily Chinese(2022年11月29日)

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Daily Chinese

2 IN 1 - Daily Chinese Conversation

As the name suggests, our 2 IN 1 curriculum provides double benefits to our students. In the first instance they get to learn Conversational Chinese and secondly (for those who want it) there is the option to pass HSK exams at the same time.

Using this curriculum we provide our students with a practical and proficient course that quickly improves their Conversational Chinese while at the same time assuring the students level according to the HSK scale. Following our curriculum, no separate HSK preparation classes are needed, which helps our students to save time and money.

To accommodate the wishes and needs of our students, daily chinese learning can be learned using different courses.

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Some New Chinese Buzzwords You Must Know (1)(2022年)

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Buzzwords, yes, today we are going to talk about trendy Chinese buzzwords!

Learning buzzwords is a super fun way to keep up with the hottest topics in Chinese society, and understand Chinese culture from many interesting angles.

I have selected a few interesting buzzwords for this series of articles. Today I'm going to share 2 of them with you. Let's get started!

Some New Chinese Buzzwords You Must Know

内卷/nèijuǎn: pointless competition

Like the origin of many other buzzwords, 内卷/nèijuǎn initially got popular among university students.

Some New Chinese Buzzwords You Must Know

Student using computer while cycling on university campus.

This is the photo which triggered a hot discussion on the Chinese internet in 2020

Soon after it was uploaded on social media, this visible sense of competition resonated strongly with a great range of people who are working under high pressure.

Amid this internet discussion, a concept called "内卷" was widely spread. Let's take a closer look at the word: "内/nèi" means "inside" and "卷/juǎn" means "to roll". "内卷" literally means "rolling to the inside".

What does this mean?

内卷 is not an original Chinese word. Its English equivalence is "involution". Involution is the opposite of evolution. It's a term that Clifford Geertz (American anthropologist) used in his famous agricultural research. Its principal thesis is that many centuries of intensifying wet-rice cultivation in Indonesia had produced greater social complexity without significant technological or political change.

Some New Chinese Buzzwords You Must Know

Indeed, 内卷, literally meaning "rolling to the inside", implies the increase of internal complexity, but there is actually no external advancement which can benefit social development.

On Chinese internet, there are a few vivid stories to help people understand this academic term. Here is one of them

Imagine you are watching a live performance, the person sits in front of you stands up to have a better view. What will you do? Of course you will have to also stand up in order to see what's going on. Same thing for people who sit behind you. Eventually everyone has to stand up and watch the show, however, nobody gets a better vision of the performance as a result.

Good interpretation of "内卷", right? Yes, in short, 内卷 refers to pointless competition.

Young Chinese people "love" the word "内卷" because it brings a new aspect to explain their daily anxiety and stress. They are tired of endless competitions. But this word shows to them that most of the competition that they are involved in is pointless.

Some New Chinese Buzzwords You Must Know

Statistics showsthat in the first half of 2021, the total number of applicants for the civilservice exam in all provinces

nationwide exceeded 152,500. But the number of people that eventually got employed was less than 3% of the total

applicant number.

USE OF 内卷 ↓↓↓

别内卷了，我太累了！
Bié nèijuǎn le, wǒ tài lèi le!
Stop this pointless competition. I am so tired!

卷王

juǎnwáng

the king of involution

我们公司很卷。

Wǒmen gōngsī hěn juǎn。

There are endless cut-throat competition dramas going on in my company.

躺平/tǎngpíng: Lying flat

The public outrage on the internet towards "内卷" gives rise to the popularity of another buzzword - "躺平", the opposite attitude to "内卷".

Some New Chinese Buzzwords You Must Know

"躺" means "lying down" and "平" means "flat". I guess you can tell the meaning of this word already! Chinese people use this word to describe those who are tired of endless competition, instead, they choose to stop "running in the cage", to lie flat.

躺平 is the Chinese version of "Low Desire Society". As a result of social development, more and more young people feel it is hard to earn enough for a decent lifestyle that the mainstream standard requires. That is, having a stable job, working hard, striving to buy a house, a car and having children.

躺平 reminds me of another buzzword that prevailed on the internet a few years ago - 佛系/fóxì: buddha-like mindset. To some extent, this type of buzzwords all reflect the increasing hardship that young people are going through to realize the social class transition.

It's interesting to see that, just over a decade, 躺平 lifestyle is threatening the Chinese core value of diligence which has been rooted in China for over thousands of years.

USE OF 躺平 ↓↓↓

在上海压力太大了，我想回老家躺平。
Zài Shànghǎi yālì tài dà le, wǒ xiǎng huí lǎojiā tǎngpíng。
It's too stressful living in Shanghai. I want to loaf around in my hometown.

干嘛这么拼？躺平有什么不好的？
Gànmá zhème pīn, tǎng píng yǒu shénme bùhǎo de？
Why do you work so hard? Will it hurt you to just lie down?

That's all for today. We talked about 内卷 and 躺平. It's an interesting way to observe Chinese society, right? I have more to share in the future! Stay tuned!

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All you need to know about 劳动节 - Labour Day(2022年)

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Labour Day - 劳动节 Láodòng jié, also known as International Workers' Day and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of all the working classes and their achievements. It occurs every year on May 1st. Nowadays, It's celebrated in over 80 countries worldwide.

In this article, let's talk about everything you need to know about Labour Day (劳动节/Láodòng jié) in China!

Labour Day

The origin of International Labour Day

In the 19th century, to maximize profits, workers in the US were forced to work 14 to 18 hours a day.

The heavy oppression stirred up great anger among the workers. In order to fight for basic survival conditions, workers united and fought against business owners through a strike movement. The strike slogan was the demand for the "three-eight system".

Labour Day

"three-eight system"

On May 1st in 1886, strike movements broke out throughout the United States to force the business owners to implement the "eight-hour workday". In Chicago alone, 45,000 workers participated in the strike, paralyzing the major industrial sectors of the United States. The U.S. government finally announced the implementation of the "eight-hour workday" a month later, showing that the workers' movement achieved an initial victory.

To commemorate the strike movement of American workers, May 1st every year was designated as International Labour Day, the common holiday of labourers all over the world.

Labour Day

Labour Day in China

China is one of the countries that celebrates Labour Day on May 1st, since the date is "5/1", Chinese people also call Labour Day as "五一节/Wǔyī Jié" and sometimes just simply as "五一/Wǔyī".

Labour Day was introduced into China in 1918, along with the rising of working class in the country. On May 1st in 1920, workers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other industrial cities held a huge march to appeal for "three-eight system" and chanted slogans such as "Long live labour/劳工万岁" and "Long live the Chinese industrial world/中华工界万岁".

Labour Day

Meanwhile, more and more progressive thoughts such as "Labor is sacred/劳工神圣" emerged. Articles such as "History of the May Day Movement" and "The Problem of Hunan Women Workers in Shanghai Hou Sheng Yarn Factory" were published spreading in the whole country.

All this happened on May 1st of 1920. It was the first time that Chinese people celebrated Labour Day.

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Labour Day was officially designated as a national holiday and has been celebrated since then.

Labour Day

996, the old dilemma in our times

May 1st was initially set for working class to celebrate their victory of the strike. However, to fight for work life balance, every generation has their mission. In China at this time, the problem is called 996.

996 is a popular work schedule practiced by a number of Chinese IT companies such as Byte Dance, Tencent and Huawei etc. In recent years, it's very common for many employees in that industry to work from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days per week. 996 is a trending topic in Chinese society over last few years.

I bring up this topic here as it's ironic to see that workers were fighting for "three-eight system" 1880s and now in 2020s we are still troubled by the same issue.

Labour Day

What's interesting to mention here is, in 2019, Chinese tech tycoon Jack Ma defended the culture of 996, calling it a "blessing". He also argued that China's economy was "very likely to lose vitality and impetus" if the system wasn't there. His view was backed by Richard Liu, the CEO of another Chinese giant e-commerce company JD, who called people against "996" as "slackers".

Different from 1880s, in China's IT industry of 2020s, these arguments made by the company's founders as well as the self-made billionaires are partly convincing to many young employees. They themselves have chosen to sacrifice their life quality in pursuit of higher income and a consequent class transition.

In 2021, with more and more critics stating that the 996 working hour system is a violation of Chinese law and have called it "modern slavery", 996 was deemed illegal by China's Supreme People's Court. But in reality, it's still a long way for many young employees in this competitive society to achieve an ideal work life balance.

Labour Day

A Chinese phrase you must know for 五一

After living in China for a while, you will definitely be impressed by all kinds of service that you can get easily. This convenience is built by millions of people's extreme hard work.

In Chinese, we have a special expression to thank people for their help or hard work. It's:

辛苦了！
Xīnkǔ le!

It literally means "to go through trouble". In other words, "you've worked hard".

On this special day, let's learn to say "辛苦了/xīnkǔle" to show your appreciation to all the people who have worked to help you, especially the 阿姨/āyí who helps you cleaning your house and 师傅/shīfu who helps you to fix the floor!

大家辛苦了！劳动节快乐！
Dàjiā xīnkǔ le! Láodòng jié kuàilè!
Thanks for your hard work, everyone! Happy Labour Day!

I hope this article will help you know more about Labour Day in a Chinese context and may the power and spirits of Labour Day be always with you!

Have a great holiday!
May Shanghai people resume normal life every soon!

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All you need to know about 清明节 - Qingming Festival(2022年)

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At the time point between the end of March and beginning of April, most places in China are dampened by the continuous drizzle. Meanwhile, the booming plants and increasingly warm breeze are reminding people 清明节/Qīngmíng Jié is approaching.

清明节 Qīngmíng Jié - Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day or Chinese Memorial Day, is a very important traditional Chinese festival in Chinese culture. It falls on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar every year. This year, it is on April 5th.

Some certain customs are witnessed during this festival. In this article, let's walk through all you need to know about 清明节!

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What is the meaning of 清明？

As one of the solar terms, the meaning of 清明 is closely related to the weather. In Chinese, "清/qīng" means clearness and "明/míng" means brightness. 清明/qīngmíng together means it's the season that spring atmosphere is in the air and the weather is clear and bright. Everything is full of vitality from 清明 on.

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A solar term is any of 24 periods in traditional Chinese lunisolar calendars that matches a particular astronomical event or signifies some natural phenomenon. The points are spaced 15° apart along the ecliptic and are used by lunisolar calendars to stay synchronized with the seasons, which is crucial for agrarian societies. The solar terms are also used to calculate intercalary months; which month is repeated depends on the position of the sun at the time.

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Originated from 寒食节

Except being one of the solar terms, 清明节 is also originated from an Ancient Chinese Festival called 寒食节 Hánshí Jié - Cold Food Festival. You must be wondering about the meaning of "Cold Food Festival".

There is a story behind it: Jie Zitui (介子推), a nobleman during the Spring and Autumn Period (B.C. 770 - B.C. 476). He was a loyal follower of the Duke Wen of the Jin Kingdom (晋文公). At one point when the duke was going through rough times, Jie Zitui cut some flesh from his own thigh and cooked it for the duke to keep him from starving.

When Duke Wen eventually came to power, he sent for Jie Zitui, who was living a lonely life as a poor man in the woods. In order to force Jie Zitui to respond, Duke Wen decided to set a forest fire to smoke him out from the woods. Unfortunately, Jie Zitui was killed in the fire. Feeling regretful for Jie's death, Duke Wen announced that the use of fire should be banned for days to commemorate his death.

With no use of fire, the commemoration days gradually become days with eating cold food. As the custom spread, it eventually became a festival called the Cold Food Festival - 寒食节. Over time, this tradition was gradually blended with 清明节's customs and the two festivals combined.
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What people usually do during 清明节?

Tomb Sweeping Ceremony - 扫墓 sǎo mù

The tomb sweeping ceremony is the most important activity during 清明节.

Chinese people believes that our ancestors have never left us, they are having their life continuously in another world. By visiting their tomb yearly during 清明节, it is a way to maintain the connection between the deceased and the living.

A traditional tomb sweeping ceremony includes many steps:

Firstly, remove the grass from the tomb. Chinese people think that if the tomb of the deceased is covered by grass, the family does not respect the deceased enough. So the first thing Chinese people do when they visit the tomb is to make sure it's nice and neat.

Next, they place joss sticks in front of the tomb, and paper money by the side of the tomb. As Chinese people believe that when you burn paper money into ash, the deceased can receive them in the other world. With this concept, some people are bringing this paper money burning custom to another level. They even buy paper houses, paper cars, paper clothes of the luxurious brands, and almost everything they can think of. This is to make sure that the deceased are having a cosy life in the other world.

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Paper money and Paper cars

While burning paper money, a nice meal is placed in front of the tomb. Usually people will prepare what the person's favourite food was when he or she was alive and the meal will also be served with Chinese white wine.

Lastly, the whole ceremony will be ended with the sound of firecrackers, giving it a grand closure.

Spring Outing - 踏青 tàqīng

Qingming Festival

As I mentioned earlier that 清明 means clear and bright, this season is the golden time in spring!

The wonderful weather and pleasant temperature make 清明 the perfect timing for hiking and spring outings. Chinese people usually seize this holiday for a family trip to enjoy spring and embrace nature.

Kite Flying - 放风筝 fàng fēngzheng

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Flying kites is another popular activity during 清明节. It's a very interesting custom that Chinese people like to cut the string of the kite while it's flying in the air, as they believe that flying kite away can help send away bad luck.

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What to eat during 清明节？

清明粑 qīngmíng bā & 青团 qīngtuán

To celebrate 清明节 in Southern China, people usually eat 清明粑 and 青团. They are both made with glutinous rice and Chinese mugwort. 青团 are round, sticky and slightly sweet green balls filled with sweet stuffing like red bean and jujube paste. Nowadays people like to use salted egg yolk and meat floss as stuffing for 青团, too. 清明粑 are usually dumpling shaped filled with salty stuffing like meat and vegetables.

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清明粑 qīngmíng bā

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青团 qīngtuán

馓子 sǎnzi

For Northern China, people like making 馓子. They are deep fried salty dough twists. Each crunchy twist is made with multiple thin strings of dough, which makes 馓子 look like a bunch of spaghetti. You can understand it like deep fried spaghetti.

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All these foods are special for this season, they can be hard to find after this festival. If you have a chance, make sure you try them all!

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A famous poem for 清明节

清明节 is a mourning day and the sentiment of this day is also reflected a lot in Chinese literature. Today I'd love to share one of the most famous 清明-themed poems with you:

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I hope this article can help you understand more about 清明节! Have a great holiday!
I'm also sending lots of positive thoughts to people in Shanghai now. Take good care of yourself and we are all here together with you to overcome this hardship! ❤

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All You Need To Know About yuanxiaojie - Lantern Festival(2022年)

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Happy New Year of the Tiger!

How has your Chinese New Year holiday been? I hope you had a great fun experiencing Chinese culture to the full! Today is Lantern Festival 元宵节 (Yuánxiāo Jié). It lies on the 15th day of the new lunar year, which is Feb 15th this year. 元宵节 marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations.

In this article, I would love to share some interesting knowledge of 元宵节 with you.

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What does 元宵 mean exactly?

Your first impression of 元宵 might be the white, round and sweet rice balls that you tried in a Chinese restaurant

All you need to know about 元宵节 - Lantern Festival

Yes! Chinese Northerners call this Lantern Festival specialty 元宵. Actually 元宵 has another meaning.

In Chinese, 元 can mean "first" and 宵 usually refers to "night". So 元宵 literally means the first night that we can see the full moon in the lunar new year. It symbolizes the arrival of spring and the end of the Chinese New Year celebration.

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How was 元宵节 originated?

About how 元宵节 was originated, there are many different stories since ancient times. Here I would like to share two famous ones with you.

The first story indicates that 元宵节 is somehow related to Buddhism.

Ruling the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Hanmingdi was a loyal Buddhist believer. He heard that some monks light up lanterns in their temples to conquer darkness and show respect to Buddha on the 15th day of the first lunar month. He decided to do the same. Therefore, he stipulate that all the temples and houses should light up lanterns on that evening. This Buddhist custom gradually became a folk custom in China and a permanent festival for all the Chinese people.

The second story is based on a Chinese mythology.

The Jade Emperor's favorite crane was killed by villagers and he was furious. Then he decided to burn the village down on the 15th day of the lunar year. The Jade Emperor's daughter can't tolerate her dad's behavior, so she warned the villagers in advance. A wise man advised the villagers to hang lots of red lanterns outside to give the Jade Emperor the impression that the village was already on fire. The emperor was fooled by the lanterns and the village survived successfully. This tradition of hanging red lanterns on the 15th day of the lunar year was kept as a tradition since then.

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How do Chinese celebrate 元宵节？
So what do Chinese people do to celebrate 元宵节? Let's check out the customs one by one!

1. Appreciate beautiful lanterns

You will be able to see many beautiful lanterns during the festival, easpecially if you go to lantern shows. Apart from creating the warm festive atmosphere, Chinese people like lanterns bacause of its good implication. In Chinese, "灯/dēng/lantern" sounds like "丁/dīng/number of people". So lighting up lanterns symbolizes adding more people into the family. Also, lanterns represent brighteness and happiness in Chinese culture. Generally, all the good wishes are in this one little lantern.

All you need to know about 元宵节 - Lantern Festival

2. Solve interesting lantern riddles

During 元宵节, ancient Chinese people like to write riddles on the red paper and paste them on colorful lanterns for people to solve.

All you need to know about 元宵节 - Lantern Festival

Since solving riddles are fun and for enlightening wisdom, it has gradually become an irreplaceable custom of 元宵节.

Look at the lantern riddle above, "上上下下，不上不下"，can you guess what's the character it describes?

3. Enjoy watching lion dances

Lion dance is commonly performed during 元宵节 as Chinese people believe that it can bring them good luck and fortune. It's very similar to a dragon dance but lion dance is normally operated by only two dancers instead of a bunch of people, one of whom manipulates the head while the other is controlling the tail of the lion. The fundamental movements in lion dance can be found in Chinese martial arts, and it is commonly performed to a vigorous drum beat.

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4. Eat tasty 元宵/yuánxiāo

Eating 元宵 is another important tradition. 元宵 is made of glutinous rice. The stuffing includes bean paste, black sesame, hawthorn paste, various kinds of fruit and so on. It can be boiled, deep fried or steamed to enjoy.

As the most popular Chinese dessert for this season, 元宵 has its special meaning to Chinese people too. Its round shape implies unity and completeness. Its sweet taste symbolizes happiness and harmony.

元宵's another version 汤圆/tāngyuán sounds like 团圆/tuányuán, which means reunion in Chinese. It therefore perfectly fits the Lantern Fetsival's spirit - family reunion.

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元宵/yuánxiāo VS 汤圆/tāngyuán

You might be confused that some people call the rice ball 元宵and some call that 汤圆. What is the difference between them?

Well, basically we can distinguish them by where they are made. If it's made in North China, it's 元宵. If it's made in South China, it's 汤圆. North China 元宵 is rolled in a basket while South China 汤圆 is kneaded by hand. Since the way of making this dessert is different, the looks of them are different too. The surface of 元宵 is relatively dry and soft, while 汤圆 is usually smooth and glutinous

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Every year on Lantern Festival, there is a bustle on Chinese internet comparing 汤圆 and 元宵, as this is one of issues about North - South rivlalry in China. Have you tried both of them? Which one do you prefer? 元宵 or 汤圆?

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Another Chinese Valentine's Day?

Guess what! 元宵节 was actually a romantic Valentine's Day for ancient Chinese people.

As we know, in ancient China, women usually weren't allowed to go out freely. In addition, there was a curfew system to prevent criminal activity during night time, such as gambling and robbery. No one was allowed to travel from 7pm to 5am, but on the night of 元宵节, everyone could be on street freely.

By lighting up lanterns, solving lantern riddles, visiting marketplace, women were free to mingle with men and find their love of life on this very night. Just imagine, looking into the eyes of your sweetheart while standing underneath countless starry lanterns, how romantic is that! Don't you agree that 元宵节 should be the actual Chinese Valentine's Day?

Lots of romantic ancient poems were written on this night. Here I would love to share one of the most famous poems with you:

青玉案·元夕
【宋】辛弃疾
东风夜放花千树。更吹落，星如雨。
宝马雕车香满路。凤箫声动，玉壶光转，一夜鱼龙舞。

蛾儿雪柳黄金缕。笑语盈盈暗香去。
众里寻他千百度。蓦然回首，那人却在，灯火阑珊处。

The Lantern Festival Night-
to the tune of Green Jade Table
【A.D. 1140 - 1207】Xin Qiji

One night's east wind adorns a thousandtrees with flowers,

And blows down stars in showers.

Fine steeds and carved cabs spread fragrance en route.

Music vibrates from the flute,

The moon sheds its full light,

While fish and dragon lanterns dance all night.

In gold-thread dress, with moth or willow ornaments,

Giggling, she melts into the throng with trails of scents.

But in the crowd once and again,

look for her in vain.

When all at once I turn my head,

I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.

(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)

Do you understand more about the 元宵节 - Lantern Festival now？We wish you can enjoy a warm reunion with your beloved ones tonight!

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5 Facts That You Must Know About New Year of The Tiger(2022年)

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Chinese people don't have a particular interest in December 31st / January 1st. What the whole country is excited about is the Chinese New Year! Chinese people call the whole celebration-过年guònián. The importance of this celebration can be compared with the importance of Christmas in most western cultures.

The general duration of "过年" is 3 weeks, including the preceding preparing week, the New Year holiday week (the national public holiday of this year: Jan 31st to Feb 6th) and the third week ending up with the Lantern Festival (Feb 15th). People will plan their holidays accordingly from 1-3 weeks.

In this article, we would like to give you an all-round guide to understand the upcoming 虎年/Hǔnián (Year of the Tiger). As we summarize below, we believe there are 5 facts that you can't miss about Chinese New Year. Let's check them out one by one!
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The 12 Zodiac Calendar
You must know that most Chinese national holidays are set according to the lunar calendar. Chinese people didn't use the solar calendar (Western calendar) until 1912. But why "Tiger" this year? What do the animals stand for each year?

The Chinese Zodiac is a classification scheme that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle. The 12-year cycle is an approximation based on the 11.85-year orbital period of Jupiter.

The 12 animals and 12-year cycle start from the rat, followed by ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat/sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. That's why Chinese people call 12 years "one round/cycle"- "一轮yìlún".

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"12 Chinese Zodiacs", which one is yours?

The coming new year, in the name of the tiger (虎/hǔ), is the third year of the 12-year cycle. You might wonder why the tiger is chosen as one of the Chinese Zodiacs？Why not lion?
Here is one of the famous stories that explains why tiger has the privilege of being included in the Chinese Zodiacs：

As tiger is known as the king of all animals in China, the zodiac sign "Tiger" is a symbol of strength, exorcising evils, and braveness. So during Chinese New Year, elders often prepare tiger shoes and tiger hats for kids, hoping to bring them good luck and tiger spirits.

5 Facts That You Must Know About New Year of The Tiger

And just like their eponymous zodiac animal, people born in Years of the Tiger tend to be vigorous and ambitious, daring and courageous, enthusiastic and generous, self-confident with a sense of justice and a commitment to help others for the greater good. Therefore, many Chinese couples hope to have a baby in the Year of the Tiger, wishing their kid inherits tiger's temperament.

There are many celebrities were born in the years of the Tiger, here I listed a few:

1. Elizabeth II
2. Marilyn Monroe
3. Lady Gaga
4. Leonardo DiCaprio
5. Drake
6. Victoria Beckham
7. Robert Pattinson
8. Jimmy Fallon
9. 杨紫琼 (Michelle Yeoh)
10. Bradely Cooper

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Chinese New Year's Eve

One of the most important routines for Chinese people in the New Year's Eve is the dinner - 年夜饭niányèfàn. This meal is comparable to Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. and relatively similar to a traditional Christmas dinner.

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Dumplings play a very important role on the table of Chinese New Year Eve's dinner especially in the north

Chinese people try very hard to "save" luck for the whole year during CNY celebration. So all the food on the dinner table can symbolize fortune and luck.

Dumplings/饺子/jiǎozi, symbolize wealth because their shape resembles ancient Chinese money.
Sometimes people will hide a coin inside the filling while making the dumplings, and whoever bit that coin later will be the most lucky person in the family!

Rice cake/年糕/niángāo, equals progress because "niángāo" has a homophonous meaning of "increasingly prosperous year in year out".

Fish/鱼/yú, means abundance because "yú" sounds the same as "surplus".
Traditionally, people stay up for the whole night after the feast to welcome the New Year. Lots of people will choose to go out to set off firecrackers in midnight. You probably won't hear firecrackers at midnight in Shanghai now, as the government in the past few years has forbidden firecrackers for a variety of safety reasons.

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Some people buy electronic firecrackers to add some CNY vibe to the house

However, if you go to other smaller cities to celebrate the New Year, you will see the whole city is lit up by tons of the firecrackers and fireworks to scare away evil spirits for the New Year.

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The Spring Festival Gala
of China Central Television

If you don't feel like going out on New Year's eve, watching the CCTV New Year's Gala is also a great option.

Beginning in 1982, CCTV held this Gala to accompany Chinese people who practice the tradition of staying up late "守岁shǒusuì". This tradition of going to bed late on New Year's Eve, or staying awake the whole night is thought to add on to parents' longevity.
The CCTV New Year's Gala is broadcast in China four hours before the start of the New Year and lasts until early morning the next day. Watching it has gradually become a tradition in China.

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Today, after 40 years, even though the TV industry has been strongly impacted by Internet, this Gala remains a special element in Chinese people's cultural life. The gala this year will gather hundreds of the most popular Chinese celebrities, and this has already caused a bustle on the Internet.

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Greetings
during the CNY holiday

Chinese people love lucky words during CNY holidays and they hate to hear some negative things to break the whole year's fortune.

There're some general words you can use every year, such as:
过年好！

Guò nián hǎo!

Happy Chinese New Year celebration!

新春快乐/吉祥！

Xīnchūn kuàilè/jíxiáng!

Wish you a happy/auspicious Spring Festival！

恭喜发财！

Gōngxǐ fācái!

May you be happy and prosperous！

As every Chinese New Year has a zodiac, so Chinese people will make some special lines related to the animal. This year is 虎年hǔnián (Year of the Tiger), so you can also say:

虎年大吉！

Hǔnián dà jí！

Wish you a greatly auspicious Year of the Tiger！

There is another very cute one I would like to share with you:

爱老虎油！

Ài lǎohǔ yóu！

I love you!

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We are supposed to finish this article with 4 points, but you know, we hate 4 (Homophonic with death - 死sǐ in Chinese), especially during the festival celebration. So here's the last but not the least point:

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The CNY decorations

Spring Festival Scrolls 春联 Chūnlián

春联Chūnlián are composed of a pair of poetry lines vertically pasted on both sides of the front door and a four-character horizontal scroll affixed above the doorframe. The couplets express Chinese people's delight in the festival and wishes for a better life in the coming year.

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The red diamond-shaped
FU福 character

福 (Fú, blessings, happiness) is played in Chinese homes. This sign is usually seen hanging upside down, since the Chinese word 倒 (dào, upside-down), is a homophone with 到 (dào, arrive) in Chinese. Therefore, it symbolizes the arrival of happiness and prosperity.
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I hope you can enjoy the Chinese New Year celebration more with these explanations! It's definitely anexcellent opportunity to understand and experience Chinese culture during the Spring Festival. We wish you all have fun in the next few weeks!

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All You Need to Know About shuangshiyi Double 11(2022年)

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Is there any national wide event going on recently? Of course! It's the Double 11 (shuangshiyi, Shuāng shíyī) - the yearly online Shopping Festival! This year, it's the 13th shuangshiyi since it first came out.

Some of you might have heard of it already or even have been participating in it. But I still would like to share with you many interesting stories behind it to help you to know better about its development. In this post, let's have a closer look at shuangshiyi！

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The Origin of shuangshiyi

shuangshiyi is originally a festival called Bachelor's Day, also known as The Singles' Day (光棍节 Guānggùn Jié). On this day, many people on the Internet will play jokes whining about a lack of romance in their life.

The date, November 11th (11/11), was chosen because the numeral 1 resembles a bare stick (光棍 guānggùn), which is Chinese Internet slang for an unmarried man who does not add "branches" to the family "tree".

All You Need to Know About shuangshiyi - Double 11

There are many versions about who invented 光棍节. The widely recognized one is that it was born on the campus of Nanjing University in the 1990s. The four boys who were chatting in the dorm joking about that "11.11 should be 光棍节!" may have never thought that it would so popular today.

A fun fact about 光棍节: Paradoxically, this holiday has now become a popular date to celebrate relationships, many couples decide to get married and say goodbye to their single life on this day.

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A Humble Start of shuangshiyi in 2009

With all the Internet revelry, 光棍节 gradually became an opportunity for business.

In 2009, Chinese E-Commerce giant Alibaba ( the parent company of Tmall, Taobao, AliExpress, etc.) created a shopping festival named "Double 11" with the reason to celebrate 光棍节. Alibaba promoted the festival with the slogan: Even if you don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend, you can at least shop like crazy!

By emphasizing that singles who are often shamed over their status should treat themselves in this special day, Alibaba created a kind of party feeling for this festival.

All You Need to Know About shuangshiyi - Double 11

Over a 12-year period, this hyped-up shopping festival has been developed into the most important online shopping festival in China, attracting more and more companies and brands around the world to participate, even overshadowing Black Friday.

All You Need to Know About shuangshiyi - Double 11

A Huge Success in 2020

shuangshiyi's sales record break itself every year. The final sales volume in 2020 from November 1st to November 11th reached 498.2 billion RMB (74 billion USD). A new record of 583,000 transactions per second was witnessed too on the first day of Double 11, 2020.

31,766 overseas brands, 105 different industrial chains, 2.1 million offline retail stores were participating in this shopping carnival.

All You Need to Know About shuangshiyi - Double 11

(data and picture from Alibaba Cloud)

All You Need to Know About shuangshiyi - Double 11

Related Internet Vocabulary

Due to the popularity of shuangshiyi, there is a new internet vocabulary related to it emerged. Here I just list 3 of them to show you an example:

剁手 [duò shǒu]: chop hands off

People who are obsessed with online shopping and always regret after buying. They joke that they need to chop off their hands to stop buying.

E.g.: 今天我买了很多东西，我要剁手了。

Jīntiān wǒ mǎi le hěn duō dōngxi, wǒ yào duòshǒu le.

I bought a lot of things today, I need to cut my hands off.

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吃土 [chī tǔ]: eat dirt, be broken

If you spend all the money on shopping and have no money for food, there is only dirt left to eat for free then.

E.g.: 这个月没钱了，我只能吃土。

Zhè gè yuè méi qián le, wǒ zhǐ néng chītǔ.

I don't have money left this month, I have to eat dirt.

种草 [zhòng cǎo]: plant grass

Recommend a product and attract people to like it too.

Example: 我今天种草了朋友的一双鞋！

Wǒ jīntiān zhòngcǎo le péngyou de yì shuāng xié!

I like a pair of shoes which my friend recommended to me today!

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What's New This Year?

shuangshiyi is constantly expanding and updating itself every year. So what is new about it this year? We can see it from the time for shopping, the platform and the way of purchase.

When to buy?

This year the scale of pre-orders is getting even bigger than before as Alibaba applied new strategies like giving away free samples and early bird discount to expand their sales. Although the shopping festival is branded as "Double 11", the sales actually starts on October 20, thus making the Double 11 shopping journey a month long "marathon" instead of a one day shopping thing.

Some people even started planning what to buy in early October while doing research about all the products that they are interested in. In this case, they don't miss any good deal. So, if you are also planning to enjoy the discount of shuangshiyi，do your "homework" in advance.

Where to buy?

Live-streaming e-commerce has received lighting speed growth from the stay-at-home economy which accelerated by the outbreak of COVID-19. In this year's Double 11, live-streaming is playing a more significant role in the whole sales process than ever before. About 400 companies and 300 celebrities will hold individual livestreaming sessions on Taobao Live, ranging from luxury goods to daily necessities.

Except Taobao as the main shopping platform, Douyin (Chinese TikTok) is also becoming a popular place for people to watch live-steaming and purchase goods.

All You Need to Know About shuangshiyi - Double 11

(Li Jiaqi in his shopping livestream of Taobao)

When we talk about live-streaming in China, we have to mention the Queen and King of Chinese livestream industry: Viya and Li Jiaqi. Both of them started their first live-streaming on October 20 this year as a grand opener for the festival. Together, they generated about 18.8 billion RMB worth of sales in only one night. And this is just the beginning!

All You Need to Know About shuangshiyi - Double 11

How to buy?

To successfully get the goods you want with the best deal on shuangshiyi, you need to know about the purchasing rules, which might be complicated for you if you are a newbie on Taobao.

The whole process has 3 steps:
1) Pay a deposit（定金, dìngjīn）and pay it early (October 20th - 31st)
Early birds usually get more free gifts or better discounts, and some of the products are in limited in amount.
2) Get the coupons of each item（优惠券, yōuhuìquàn)
You can usually get extra coupons through live-streaming.
3) Pay the balance（尾款, wěikuǎn）(November 1st - 3rd)
Early payment (at midnight) is also encouraged as you might receive extra gifts.
All You Need to Know About shuangshiyi - Double 11

There is a joke on Chinese internet saying that understanding the preferential policy of shuangshiyi is sometimes even more difficult than working out a math problem

(People shopping on Double 11 are like...)

All in all, shuangshiyi is a triple-win. By bringing customers, companies and online shopping platforms together, it has created a brand new form of business mode and it offers all sides benefits. As a result, you can see it has been keeping booming for over a decade now in China.

I hope this post will help you know more about shuangshiyi. Enjoy your online shopping in this year's shuangshiyi!

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Some New Chinese Buzzwords You Must Know (1)(2022年07月23日)

silkmandarin — 2022-07-13T11:12:59+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/some-new-chinese-buzzwords-you-must-know-1.html

Statistics showsthat in the first half of 2021, the total number of applicants for the civilservice exam in all provinces

nationwide exceeded 152,500. But the number of people that eventually got employed was less than 3% of the total

applicant number.

USE OF 内卷 ↓↓↓

别内卷了，我太累了！
Bié nèijuǎn le, wǒ tài lèi le!
Stop this pointless competition. I am so tired!

卷王

juǎnwáng

the king of involution

我们公司很卷。

Wǒmen gōngsī hěn juǎn。

There are endless cut-throat competition dramas going on in my company.

躺平/tǎngpíng: Lying flat

The public outrage on the internet towards "内卷" gives rise to the popularity of another buzzword - "躺平", the opposite attitude to "内卷".

Some New Chinese Buzzwords You Must Know

It's interesting to see that, just over a decade, 躺平 lifestyle is threatening the Chinese core value of diligence which has been rooted in China for over thousands of years.

USE OF 躺平 ↓↓↓

干嘛这么拼？躺平有什么不好的？
Gànmá zhème pīn, tǎng píng yǒu shénme bùhǎo de？
Why do you work so hard? Will it hurt you to just lie down?

That's all for today. We talked about 内卷 and 躺平. It's an interesting way to observe Chinese society, right? I have more to share in the future! Stay tuned!
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3 Facts That You Must Know For Your Chinese Learning in 2022(2022年07月20日)

silkmandarin — 2022-07-13T11:12:09+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/3-facts-that-you-must-know-for-your-chinese-learning-in-2022.html

As a Chinese teacher in Silk Mandarin I once believed that most expats in China were already learning Chinese. Surprisingly, however, I was told by some students recently that many of their friends have never tried to learn Chinese after living in China for such a long time!

It's 2022 now - do you still believe in the old expat rumour that "learning Chinese is very difficult (or even impossible)?"

I'm writing this article to tell you that things have changed.

3 Facts That You Must Know For Your Chinese Learning in 2022

Many people thought that Chinese was difficult to master and this was mainly because of the old communication gap between China and the rest of the world. People in the past didn't know much about China, not to mention understanding how the Chinese language works! But after accumulating many years' of teaching experience, Silk Mandarin is confident to say that learning Chinese never is a dreary and hopeless job! Instead, once you unlock the principle, you can't help yourself falling in love with this captivating language.

I will explain to you how we "simplify" Chinese learning following next 3 aspects:

Slow Motion Technique

A ground breaking way to learn Chinese grammar

We have many students coming to us saying that they still can't speak in Chinese even though they remember all the words. They simply find it too hard to put the words into the right order and make a proper sentence, and this literally stops them from talking. Yes, they say there are too many grammar rules to remember, and no logic which helps them to see the bigger picture. But there is a logic! And we came up with it. It helps you to learn Mandarin with just one rule instead of dozens, and indeed boosts your speaking!
How simple it can be to learn Chinese grammar? Check it out in the video!

See? Just simply follow our one rule and you can start to speak instantly and always get the Chinese word order right!

Chinese Characters Are Actually Paper Tigers

Never believe the terrifying talk like "we only need 26 letters to communicate but they need to remember thousands of characters!"

3 Facts That You Must Know For Your Chinese Learning in 2022

First, Chinese characters work completely different from the Latin alphabet. Every character contains meaning. To build a word, we normally just put 2 characters together. With your level getting higher and higher, you will have less and less new characters to learn to make new words.

3 Facts That You Must Know For Your Chinese Learning in 2022

Yes! The growth of your vocabulary is much faster than characters! You can always build new words with characters you already know, which will save you loads of time to advance to a higher level.
Silk has the best intensive chinese language program to help you improve your level of chinese.
I know that at the beginning of character learning, it can be challenging being faced with a bunch of strange stroke-made signs, but once you overcome it with the professional systematic guidance (of course you need to review after class!), you will tremendously benefit from Hanzi skills.
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But how many characters on earth do you need to know to become literate in Chinese?

5 Chinese Movies that Help to Improve Your Chinese!(2022年07月17日)

silkmandarin — 2022-07-13T11:11:21+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/5-chinese-movies-that-help-to-improve-your-chinese.html

As we all know, there are plenty ways to practice Chinese listening skills: taking Chinese class, speaking to native speakers, watching TV shows...

However, today I would like to recommend you to watch some Chinese movies. Why do I recommend movies?

First of all, with many accents and dialects throughout China, learning mandarin alone is sometimes not enough. Getting used to many accents by watching Chinese movies from different parts of China will help a lot with encountering people across China! You might find your favorite accent, too.

What's more, It can help you understand better about the logic of how Chinese people behave. For example, what's Chinese people's reaction to certain things and what is considered as polite or rude, funny or boring. You will feel less confused while socializing with Chinese people in daily life. Meanwhile, it can improve your daily chinese.

Also, I know many of you are busy and prefer watching movies compared to TV dramas/shows, so here are the ones for you! I believe the comparatively short duration and pithy storyline can make it really efficient and educational at the same time! Just regard watching every movie as an entertaining and relaxing Chinese class!

5 Chinese Movies that Help to Improve Your Chinese!

So in this post, we have selected 5 of the highly rated Chinese movies for you.

The 5 movies cover different film genres including Comedy, Sci-Fi, Romance, Action, Detective and Mystery. We ranked them in terms of 3 standards below to meet different needs you might have.

Where to study chinese in shanghai？
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Difficulty level of speaking Chinese
Informing about Chinese culture
Entertainment Value

How to Say Perfect in Chinese?(2022年07月15日)

silkmandarin — 2022-07-13T11:10:11+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/how-to-say-perfect-in-chinese.html

完美 wánměi

完 is complete. 美 means beautiful. So 完美 literally means beautifully completed. For example,

There is no perfect person in the world. You are too demanding.
世界上没有完美的人，你的要求太高了。
Shìjiè shang méi yǒu wánměi de rén, nǐ de yāoqiú tài gāi le.

How to Say Perfect in Chinese

正好 zhènghǎo

正好 means "just right". For example,

-Will 2.30 be OK for you?
-Perfect, thanks.
-2:30 你可以吗？
-时间正好。谢谢。
-Liǎng diǎn bàn nǐ kěyǐ ma?
-Shíjiān zhèng hǎo, xièxie.

How to Say Perfect in Chinese

太棒了！Tài bàng le!

棒 means "excellent". 太棒了 is a very common way to stress your postive tone in spoken language. For instance,

The weather is perfect! Shall we go to beach today?

天气太棒了！我们今天去海滩，怎么样？

Tiānqì tài bàng le! Wǒmen jīngtiān qù hǎitān, zěnmeyàng？

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5 Chinese Reality Shows that Help to Improve Your Chinese(2022年07月13日)

silkmandarin — 2022-07-13T11:09:21+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/5-chinese-reality-shows-that-help-to-improve-your-chinese.html

You might have been wondering: besides taking classes, and of course doing my homework every day, what else can I do to keep improving my Chinese?

Let me tell you a little trick: you can Watch Chinese Reality Show!
There are reasons to learn chinese by watching chinese reality show.
Language input matters during the whole learning process. You may take Mandarin class, talk with your Chinese friends/colleagues and maybe even have a Chinese partner. But even if there is an almost perfect environment in your current life to get your fair share of Chinese, I still whole-heartedly recommend you to watch some Chinese reality shows. You will certainly further boost your Chinese conversational skill by immersing yourself into the plot!

But why do I recommend you to watch reality shows instead of movie or TV drama?

With usually more than one season and lots of episodes, reality shows are always more consecutive. And a continuous series is so much more interesting to follow and will motivate you to keep watching. More importantly, reality shows can teach you those really spoken Chinese which you can never learn from textbooks. Without fixed scripts like in movies or TV dramas, all the conversations you hear are really authetic ones that happen in daily life.

As more and more Chinese reality shows have been subtitled with English on the Internet and got popular internationally, I think it's time to give you some recommendations!

Here are 5 of the latest variously themed Chinese reality shows in this article for you to check out!

These 5 shows cover 5 different themes:

Travelling

Music talent

Cross cultural talk

Task-based game

Dating

We have ranked them in terms of 3 standards below to meet different needs you might have:

Usefulness of Chinese language for learning
Informing about Chinese culture
Entertaining level

If you want to study mandarin in shanghai, please contact us.

3 Ways to Boost Your Chinese Skill This Summer(2022年07月09日)

silkmandarin — 2022-07-13T11:08:12+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/3-ways-to-boost-your-chinese-skill-this-summer.html

There must be many people who have emphasized to you how learning Chinese can benefit your career and life here in China. As another non international traveling summer is approaching, here are some ideas about how to make the best Chinese study plan for your precious free time.
Silk is the best place to study chinese in china.
You can learn business chinese online in Silk mandarin course.
1. Choose the right path to start

Compared to many European languages, Chinese is a special one. If you don't receive the right guidance when you first start to learn the language, you will soon interpret "special" as "difficult", like many do.

Many students have questions like these:

"Should I also learn characters from the beginning?"
"Why can native speakers never understand my pronunciation?"
"How can I learn Chinese grammar more efficiently?"

You should have a clear idea about all these questions before you start this long term "project". Only with the right method will you get the most out of the time you invest. Each step will take you closer to your goal, thus you will always feel motivated and your learning will be more enjoyable, too.

At Silk Mandarin, they provide every student with a professional advice on how to reach their goal together with a practical study plan. If you've had a chance to try learning Mandarin before, take this summer to unlock your Chinese learning journey with them and enrich your life in China!

2. Adjust your learning method when you feel lost
When you first decide to learn Chinese, everything looks exciting. But two months later, you find this seemingly fascinating journey has become a bit difficult and frustrating. Before you know, you lose your motivation and stop your study.

Please remember that there is always a way for you to master the Chinese language. If you feel lost during the learning process, it's time for you to reflect on the problems encountered and adjust your learning method.

But it's never too late to adjust your learning method. Many students have found back their joy of learning using Silk Mandarin's solution. The ground-breaking teaching methodology Slow Motion Technique, the professional multimedia class set up, and the Magical Talking Cards & Pen as a useful study tool have helped thousands of students make a breakthrough in their Chinese learning.

Try a New Approach to Learn Chinese!(2022年07月06日)

silkmandarin — 2022-07-13T11:07:17+0900

https://www.silkmandarin.cn/try-a-new-approach-to-learn-chinese.html

Do you want to learn Chinese but don't know how to start?

Have you already started learning Chinese, but feel lost?

Are you worried you can't learn Chinese with a busy schedule?

how much does it cost to study chinese in china？

If you recognise one or more of these reasons above, you must try Silk Mandarin's Blended Learning Course!

This mandarin course has been designed for beginners or basic level students. It combines mandarin chinese online classes with our in-house-developed video material, which makes Chinese self-study as easy and convenient as it can be.

You can access our learning platform from any location at any time, giving you the utmost study flexibility to improve your Chinese.

Every week, you first access the online learning platform to preview the lesson.

Try a New Approach to Learn Chinese!

You can use the quizs to evaluate your self-sudy.

Try a New Approach to Learn Chinese!

You can write down all the questions that you may have during your self-study and let your teacher know.

Try a New Approach to Learn Chinese!

These questions will be answered and explained during the face to face classes. In addition, the face to face class will focus on practising speaking to improve your conversational skills.

Try a New Approach to Learn Chinese!

Each face-to-face class will be recorded and will be sent to you for learning and reviewing at your own pace, so don't worry if you have to miss one class sometimes.

After the class, there will be diverse learning materials such as homework, and more extensive listening practices ready for you to consolidate what you have learnt in your spare time during the week.

Try a New Approach to Learn Chinese!

You can also enhance your speaking skills with the bonus videos.

Try a New Approach to Learn Chinese!

Join us now!
For the blended learning course, it's available for HSK1 and HSK2.

Try a New Approach to Learn Chinese!

Learning Results:

- Build a solid foundation of the pronunciations, sentence structures and grammars for future study
- Use Chinese to complete the communicative tasks in the daily life
- Present daily topics such as personal information, family and activities
- Apply the learnt characters flexibly

This course is open for enrollment monthly, below are all the starting dates of 2022. Seats are limited! Check them out and make your study plannow!

Jun. 18th

Jul. 9th

Aug. 6th

Sep. 10th / 24th

Oct. 22nd

Nov. 19th

Dec. 17th

We also provide Blended Learning course with private 1on1 face to face classes, might you need a flexible schedule.