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Practical Mandarin Student Reviews
Among our hundreds of reviews from our students, we love reading each one of them. These are some that really feel close to heart for our teachers. We would like to share them here to commemorate the experience we share with these students. During the difficult months of lockdown, we circulate these reviews to motivate our teachers again, so every teacher can log online to give our students a fun lesson with lots of positivity and laughters. Our community [...]
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4 Quick Tips for Networking with Chinese People
Here we highlight some quick tips for you: 1. Guanxi – In the west, we say ‘It’s not what you know, it’s who you know’. This captures the essence of Guanxi in Chinese. In English, the term means having [...]
What are the milestones in learning Chinese?
We love the milestone concept for learning Chinese. Why? Physiologists say goal oriented learning is important to stimulate adaptive motivations and behaviours. In our words, students simply feel more oriented, and more enthusiastic to learn harder to achieve their [...]
Shen Ma‘s Diary 5 – A British Gentleman’s Journey
8th June, 2016 Guang Dong [...]
Shen Ma‘s Diary 4 – A British Gentleman’s Journey in Beijing
03-June-2016 Beijing Raining My colleague is a real local Beijing person. Whilst at work, [...]
Shen Ma‘s Diary 3 – A British Gentleman’s Journey in Beijing
26-May-2016 Beijing [...]
Shen Ma‘s Diary 2 – A British Gentleman’s Journey in Beijing
19-May-2016 Beijing Sunny My most favorite food is Beijing roast duck. Today, I with my Beijing friend and his [...]
Shen Ma‘s Diary 1 – A British Gentleman’s Journey in Beijing
16-May-2016 Beijing Sunny Intervals Today, I arrived from London to Beijing. Beijing is very large and there are a lot of people. The people in Beijing are very friendly and warm hearted. A [...]
6 Essential Chinese Sentences to Win Chinese Woman’s Heart
Dating Chinese women is not as easy as you think - so to learn some Chinese would be an useful and effective way to make an deep impression and to her heart. 1、没有杯子……咖啡是寂寞的……没有你……我是孤独的…… méi yǒu bēi zi ……kā fēi shì [...]
Introducing HSK Standard Courses
Finally they published the course books, and it totally makes sense. Now with our courses in line with HSK levels, using the HSK course material published by Beijing Foreign Language Institute in 2014 and 2015, endorsed by Hanban Institute, [...]