by Ching | Mar 19, 2024 | Bilingual, Chengyu, Home
Funny Chinese-English Cross-Language Puns in Taiwan! In Singapore, English has been absorbed with local languages in the very creative Singlish form of speaking. In Taiwan, English has not been so completed absorbed and mixed but there are many English words that are...
by Ching | Mar 7, 2024 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Books, Chinese, Dim Sum Warriors, Home, Parenting
Back to School Must-Read: “UH-OH! 糟糕!” Read the story in the app here! One kid has overslept, the other one has forgotten her homework, and another his water bottle. Will you get the kids out the door in time so they don’t miss the bus? Does your...
by Ching | Mar 7, 2024 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Books, Chinese, Dim Sum Warriors, Home, Parenting
March Holiday Homework – “GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY!” Read the story in the app here! Are you worried about your kids sticking to their phones and tablets all day long during a holiday break from school. Do you know who else has a similar problem? Read...
by Ching | Jan 22, 2024 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Books, Child Development, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Comics, Creativity, Dim Sum Warriors, Diversity, Education, Events, Global Competence, Language, Parenting, Yen Yen
《庆祝好累人!》 Celebrating is Hard Work! Hot Off the Press! New Lunar New Year Book from the Dim Sum Warriors! Order a Book Now! Bundle @25% Off! In an exciting literary collaboration, three Singaporean storytellers, Woo Yen Yen 胡恩恩, Colin Goh 吴荣平 and Josef...
by Ching | Jan 22, 2024 | Bilingual, Blog, Books, Child Development, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Creativity, Diversity, Education, Events, Home, Language, Parenting
5 Fun Lunar or Chinese New Year Activities For Families Are you a parent trying to figure out what you can do with your kids during the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year—if you’re far away from relatives or if you’re just trying to avoid crowds? Fear not,...
by Ching | Jan 22, 2024 | Chinese, Bilingual, Blog, Books, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Comics, Dim Sum Warriors, Diversity, Education, Events, Language
Amazing Facts About the Hongbao(Chinese New Year Red Envelope) Growing up, the most exciting part of Chinese New Year for me was always the Chinese New Year Red Envelope or Red Packet—the 红包 hóngbāo! On the eve of Chinese New Year, it is a common practice for...
by Ching | Jan 22, 2024 | Home
THE 15 COMMANDMENTS OF CHINESE NEW YEAR 2024! Here’s a super fun chant for you for Chinese New Year 2024! Heard the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’? Well, here’s a Chinese equivalent. Though true to stereotype, it’s not about your true love giving you lords...
by Ching | Jan 15, 2024 | Home
Learn Chinese Through Funny Chinese Puns! We love puns, don’t you? How about Chinese puns? Do you know what puns are called in Chinese? Usually we talk about it as 双关语 (shuāng guān yǔ) or 押韵 (yā yùn) – you know you are an “insider” when you can play with puns in...
by Ching | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Home, Language
5 Essential Chinese Songs that Chinese Kids Know What are essential Chinese songs and rhymes that Chinese kids grow up singing, the equivalent of songs like “Wheels on the Bus”? Engaging in children’s songs and rhymes in a second language provides...
by Ching | Dec 29, 2023 | Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Home, Language, Parenting
New Year’s Resolutions in Taiwan and Chinese-Learning Activity The new year is coming. Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions? We’ve found that in Taiwan, “跨年” (kuà nián) or “stepping into the new year” marks an especially important moment to properly...