02/27/2015 Chinese President Xi Jinping has advised young people to avoid staying up (熬夜áoyè) late or becoming too stressed at work when meeting with the country’s county-level officials. It would be a good idea to follow Papa Xi’s…
02/25/2015 The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival…
02/16/2015 If you are a beginner of studying mandarin, some useful tips can help you to study. Try out these ideas: a) label objects in your dormitory or apartment, e.g. furniture, utensils, rooms, etc. b)…
02/15/2015 Confusius was a man who had many wise ideas and thoughts about nature, the world and human behavior. He was a great teacher whose wise sayings have influenced many people in derrerent countries. Miracle Mandarin will teach…
02/13/2015 Now many foreigners learn Chinese in Shanghai, most of them also like to learn some Chinese proverbs, here Miracle Mandarin will show you some Chinese sayings: 1. Hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ, tiān yá ruò bǐ…
02/11/2015 Shanghai attracts the world’s attention, as the World Expo have be held there. Is Shanghai travel on your schedule yet? Have you planned what to do in this highly cosmopolitan financial city of China? Here is…
02/10/2015 In the north of China, there lies a 6,700-kilometer-long (4,161-mile-long) ancient wall. Now well-known as the Great Wall of China, it starts at the Jiayuguan Pass of Gansu Province in the west and ends at the Shanhaiguan…
02/09/2015 The Chinese character “和” has many pronunciations and varies of meanings. Let me show you the pronunciations and the basic usage of it. hé (and) wǒ hé nǐ 我 和 你 You and me…
02/09/2015 Chinese New Year Celebration is the most important celebration of the year. Chinese people may celebrate the Chinese New Year in slightly different ways but their wishes are almost the same; they want their family members and…
02/09/2015 It was a great fun afternoon at Miracle Mandarin! Ahead of Chinese New Year and Spring Festival, we learned how to write “Wan Shi Ru Yi” (“May all your wishes be fulfilled”) in Chinese Calligraphy and how…