The Chinese media reports that the Gāokǎo (高考, literally the "high competition"), the standardized entrance exam at the University, which took place today, would be the most severe of all time! There are in total 10.31 million students who attended this year's Gāokǎo ! This is the most dreaded and important contest for Chinese students, because it may change one's life if he/she can enter a good university! Among those 10.31 millions students, 8.2 millions of them will be enr

#learnchinesewithlinglong Today, let's learn a very important Chinese word : 好 hǎo, which means "good, well". This character “好 hǎo” is composed of “女 nǚ” on the left and “子 zǐ” on the right. Chinese combine “女 (woman or daughter)” with “子 (child or son)” to form a character for goodness and excellence. This character shows family’s importance for Chinese people. A Chinese man must find his greatest good in the possession of a wife and a child or a son and a daughter. #linglo

春节 chūn jié, the spring festival is the real name of the Chinese New Year, which celebrates the beginning of spring. This is the most important holiday for all Chinese people in the world. This year the New Year falls on February 5, but preparations begin well before. On this first day, Chinese people usually go to the father’s parents’ house. The kids don’t even need to say 红包拿来，hóng bāo ná lái, « Red envelop please! », to receive 压岁钱，yā suì qián, the money that will protect