Budaya Cina

The Chinese language is often called Mandarin, but where does the name Mandarin come from? Not from China, as you’ll see. China’s long history and culture attract numerous tourists from both home and abroad. Most foreign friends who come to China hear the name Mandarin a lot. Perhaps some of them are shocked by how […]

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Mandarin is no longer confined to just China, as it’s increasingly spoken all across the world. In the ‘Chinese is a World Language’ series, GoEast follows some native as well as foreign Mandarin speakers. Here we have four parts: Part one is about the Chinese language used in the United States Sarah Johnson (江 淼 […]

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There are many differences between the Cantonese and Mandarin language. When we talk about the Chinese language, we generally refer to Mandarin (Putonghua), the official language of China. Yet most words in the English language that originate from the Chinese language come from Cantonese, such as dim sum, wok, and lychee? Then, how come words from […]

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The Chinese language is the most spoken language in the world, with 1.3 billion native speakers. It’s also one of the six official languages of the United Nations. At GoEast Mandarin, our colleagues also have first-hand experience of speaking Chinese in the Netherlands, Canada, the USA, and Chile. How many languages are spoken in China? […]

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Bahasa Cina dan Inggeris adalah bahasa yang paling biasa digunakan di dunia dengan kira-kira 1.2 bilion penutur setiap satu. Kanak-kanak di China bercakap Mandarin dan kadang-kadang dialek Cina tempatan di rumah. Mereka kemudian belajar bahasa Inggeris di sekolah rendah tetapi ibu bapa sering membayar kelas bahasa Inggeris pada usia yang lebih muda di luar sekolah. Pada masa ini, bahasa Inggeris adalah [...]

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