Watch it you lunatic!! When you’re not freaking out about inhaling gallons of exhaust on China’s roadways, you’re dodging everything with wheels and spitting out phrases like the one above—with a liberal sprinkling of curses thrown in for good measure of course. You’re rickety, outdated road bike can hardly handle looming garbage trucks backing towards…
I provide the full list here for everyone – I hope you all find it useful. This can also be used as preparation for the IELTS speaking exam or even the HSK. A-Level (Beginner) A001 Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì? 你叫什么名字？ What’s your name? A002 Nǐ zài nǎr chūshēng de? 你在哪儿出生的？ Where were you born? A003…
Although a debate currently rages amongst Chinese academics, linguists and lexicographers over English’s place within the Chinese dictionary, English speakers all over the world continue to use bits and pieces of the Chinese language on a daily basis, through various phrases and loanwords previously “borrowed” from Chinese. Here are the top 10 Chinese phrases that…
Chinese civilization stretches back at least to the 3rd millennium BC. It is the source of many of the world’s great inventions, including paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing, not to mention china (porcelain) itself. But maybe the greatest contribution that the country and its language have made to the Western world is tea. The…
In ancient China, there were Four Great Beauties－Diaochan, Lady Yang, Xi Shi and Wang Zhaojun [*note] － who was so famed for their beauty that, like Helen of Troy, they could overthrow states and cities(倾国倾城qīngguó qīngchéng). Their beauty has been depicted in countless traditional paintings, but unlike the art that came much later, ancient painting…
University of Canberra, Summer Program Shanghai 2017. The 12 students took online Chinese class with Miracle Mandarin on Survival Mandarin Program before they arrive Shanghai. For their two weeks stay in Shanghai, they will do their face to face Chinese class, culture experiences, field trips.
It can be hard deciding what to take back from China for yourself, or for others. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the top ten different China souvenirs to take home for friends and family. Tea 茶叶 Cháyè Because tea plays such a big role in daily life, tea quality varies throughout different shops…
New Intensive Chinese course for Beginners The fastest way to learn Mandarin Chinese is to take an intensive Chinese course in China. The most popular program at Miracle Mandarin is the 4 to 12 months program with half day classes, half day free time for students to explore the local culture, join events, meet people,…
Teachers and students at English department of Hebei University visited Miracle Mandarin Chinese Language School on November 21st, 2016. Teacher Shen introduced the Chinese learning materials, tools and teaching videos which are made by Miracle Mandarin on the welcome meeting.
The biggest comedy series on television is getting an offshoot. I’ve learned that CBS is in negotiations for The Big Bang Theory spinoff titled Sheldon, after one of the main characters on the original series played by Emmy winner Jim Parsons. Details of the new series are being kept under wraps, but I hear it…