Category: Mandarin

Chinese New Year Visits

It seems that we have only just welcomed the New Year, and yet very soon, we are going to celebrate it again! This time, the Chinese New Year. With New Year close on the heels of Christmas,...

Chinese Family Relationship Terms

Family ties are of great importance to the Chinese, and huge emphasis is given to terms of family members, including relatives. However distant a relative may be, you can be almost sure that there is some specific...

Lucky and Unlucky Numbers

Let’s chat about a cultural quirk today – the love-hate relationship between the Chinese people and numbers. What are the numbers that Chinese people love, and what are those that we loathe? There are of course differences...