Mandarin Chinese

was born and partially raised in China. At the age of nine, I came to the U.S. along with my family. I had just finished second grade in my hometown, Taishan, where Mandarin was the primarily language taught in schools. As a result, growing up in China had exposed me to two different languages, Mandarin and Cantonese. I learned Mandarin primarily through school and Cantonese from talking with my family. In addition to Cantonese,…

the traditions and customs of its populace vary by geography and ethnicity. More than 1.3 billion people live in China, representing 56 minority groups. The largest group is the Han Chinese, with about 900 million people. Other groups include the Tibetans, the Mongols, the Manchus, the Naxi, and the Hezhen. The Chinese Communist Party that rules the nation is officially atheist. In recent years, they have become more tolerant of religions. Currently, China has five official religions of,…

heard of anything such as Shadow boxing. Before taking this Mandarin Class or listening from the presentations I never even heard anything called a Mid-Autumn festival even though I have heard of the Chinese New Year. I also learned about many new athletes and politicians. I learned more about famous people heard of and I also learned about new people I have never even heard of before. I also learned a ton of new things about the Chinese Government. I never knew that there was a People’s…

Top 5 Mistakes Made by Chinese Learners Whatever you do, it is inevitable to make mistakes, let alone learning something new, especially a foreign language. Learning Chinese is no exception. Further, even native Chinese speakers make mistakes when speaking or writing. So this often makes the language confusing for learners. So today, I share with you the top 5 mistakes made by Chinese learners. Author：Lilian 1. No-verb Sentences For Chinese language beginners, it is hard to accept the fact…

Chinese Canadians Chinese Canadians make up around four percent of the total population of Canada and around twenty one percent of the visible minorities. About one point four million people in Canada are of Chinese descent. This ethnic groups first settlers came over in seventeen eighty eight accompanied with captain John Meares. They were about fifty artisans who were brought over to design a trading post and to encourage otter pelt trade. One of the biggest reasons immigration increased…

language but instead Chinese Mandarin. Mandarin is the official language of China. How can he theorize that comment, when China has six different dialects? According to Britannica Encyclopedia “These languages include Mandarin in the northern, central, and western parts of China; Wu; Northern and Southern Min; Gan (Kan); Hakka (Kejia); and Xiang; and Cantonese (Yue) in the southeastern part of the country” (Egerod, p.1). He does mention relevant information such as how the Chinese economy and…

Narrative “May I help you?” said a shop assistant with fluent Mandarin as soon as my mom and I entered the store of Jurlique in Mongkok, Hong Kong. Although we replied that we only want to take a look, she insisted to follow us. Whenever we mentioned or pointed to a commodity that we were interested, she immediately took it out of the counter, held it like models in the advertisements, and introduced us its functions with flawless Mandarin. She passionately introduced us to a series of skin…

of the eunuch system and its political influence in the Chinese government during the 15th century. The eunuch system was the system where castrated men were responsible for carrying out assignments as servant for the Chinese emperor and government officers in the palace, also known as Ceremonial Directors in the Ming court (Scholz 129). Despite the conflict against traditional Confucianism, which was the founding belief in creating a Chinese virtuous government, the eunuch system continuously…

Mimi grew up in China and is able to speak both Mandarin and a local dialect. The fact that Hathaway Jones is opening up stores in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou her ability to speak these two languages could be highly beneficial as much of the business sector in all of these cities speaks Mandarin. Mimi has also successfully relaunched two different company brands, which Hathaway and Jones is in the need of doing in the near future. In addition to this she worked in the West Coast Regional…

understand me unless I spoke Mandarin. I've been to friend's homes where grandparents only spoke Spanish, Navajo, or even Tagalog; I relied on my host sister the same way I’ve learned to lean on friends. Chinese food didn't scare me, although it sometimes challenged me to a staring contest. I've seen people eat menudo, so I was brave enough to try pigeon and turtle. Spice wasn't intimidating; I got over that after a trip to New Orleans. Although I’ve never attended a Chinese high school or…