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Oct 10, 20212 min read
Learning through songs: 听我说谢谢你 (Mandarin)
听我说谢谢你| Listen to me say Thank You 李凯稠 Here's another simple and beautiful song by Li Xin Rong (李凯稠) which we hope you will like as much...
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Bilingualbees
May 16, 20211 min read
The Overlooked Struggle of Bilingualism.
Bilingual children are often mistakenly diagnosed with early learning disabilities because the standardised tests for academic competence...
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Bilingualbees
May 9, 20211 min read
Ping Pong - 乒乓球 (pīng pang qiú)
Did you know that Ping Pong originated from 1880s Victorian England? It was invented by the upper classes as an indoor alternative to...
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Bilingualbees
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Are native Chinese-speaking children better at math?
Numbers are surprisingly easy to learn in Chinese because they are simply logical. Once you have learnt how to count from 1 to 10 in...
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Bilingualbees
Feb 10, 20211 min read
年糕 (nián gāo) - New Year Cake
年糕 (nián gāo), New Year Cake, is one of our favourite traditional dishes that we would eat during Chinese New Year. It’s a simple sweet...
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Bilingualbees
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Learning through songs: 你笑起来真好看 (Mandarin)
你笑起来真好看| It’s really pretty when you smile 李昕融 | 樊桐舟 | 李凯稠 作词| Lyrics：周兵 作曲| Music：李凯稠 We spent the October half term learning this...
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Bilingualbees
May 31, 20201 min read
Why are traditional Chinese chopsticks 7.6 inches long?
Since ancient times the length of a pair of chopsticks has been 7.6 Chinese inches long, representing our 7 emotions and the 6 senses.
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Bilingualbees
Apr 30, 20201 min read
Top 10 Must Know Chinese Radicals
Chinese radicals or 部首 (bùshǒu) help us to understand the correct meaning of characters in the Chinese language. They are graphical...
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Bilingualbees
Feb 2, 20201 min read
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - 减用，重用，再利用
The ban on ozone-destroying chemicals such as CFCs in products like aerosols cans in 1987 has resulted in the hole shrinking, and is the...
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Bilingualbees
Jan 15, 20201 min read
Hotpot Hotpot Hot diggity pot - 火锅 (huǒguō)
Hotpot is a Chinese cooking method similar to fondue, is a very popular Chinese New Year dish. Find out why!
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Bilingualbees
Jan 2, 20201 min read
What kind of animal are you?
Do you know the meaning or significance of the Chinese zodiac system and what each of the 12 animals represent?
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Bilingualbees
Nov 15, 20192 min read
Eat; Sleep; Football; Repeat.
Our children have started playing football matches in the local school league and as you can imagine it's now Eat, Sleep, Football,...
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Bilingualbees
Nov 10, 20191 min read
Learning through songs: Bolt – Barking to the Moon (Mandarin)
Barking to the Moon 对月高昌 | Bolt 闪电狗 (2008) | Chinese Mandarin Singing makes learning fun and easier to remember. What better way to...
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Bilingualbees
Oct 2, 20193 min read
Learn languages in 3 simple steps
Learning languages can be easy as 1,2,3 if you break it down to simple steps.
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Bilingualbees
Sep 9, 20191 min read
Tang Poem (唐诗) -《静夜思》李白 Thoughts on a Tranquil Night
Li Bai, 李白, one of China's most prolific poets, used 4 lines of 5 Chinese characters while he reminisced about being with his family.
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Bilingualbees
Aug 15, 20192 min read
Ghost Festival 鬼节
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, 鬼节 (guǐ jié) is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in certain...
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Bilingualbees
Aug 4, 20191 min read
Learning through foods: Fast Food (KFC)
Useful vocabulary: KFC or 肯德基 (Kěn dé jī） Set meal - 套餐 (tào cān) Fast food - 快餐 (kuài cān) Ketchup or 番茄酱 (fān qié jiàng） French...
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Bilingualbees
Feb 10, 20193 min read
Demystifying My Little Pony - 小马宝莉 (xiǎomǎ bǎo lì)
I spent quite a bit of time getting my head around the characters of My Little Pony whilst writing descriptions of the books on our...
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Bilingualbees
Oct 11, 20181 min read
Learning through songs: Coco – Remember Me 请记住我 (Mandarin)
Remember Me 请记住我 | Coco 寻梦环游记 (2017) | Chinese Mandarin Disney Coco follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who is accidentally...
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Bilingualbees
Aug 22, 20171 min read
Learning through songs: Frozen 冰雪奇缘 - Let It Go! 随它吧! (Mandarin)
Let it Go 随它吧| Frozen 冰雪奇缘 (2013) | Chinese Mandarin Singing makes learning fun and easier to remember. Think of how we remember our...
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