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Oh the many ways to say the most basic phrases in Mandarin Chinese.

(So sorry I haven't posted in a bit, exams are killing me slowly.)

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3•10•22 (I'm from Australia so we put the day, month, then year btw)

Got a Mandarin Chinese exam coming soon. Please wish me luck on this, I'm really stressed out at the moment 🥲👍.

Hope you're all doing well, ily, cya soon! 💗

Mandarin resources (free) Beginner.

Index for this post:

HSK word list

Tones

Pinyin

Web courses

Flashcards

Dictionaries

Sentences

Extensions (Chrome-Firefox)

Book recs

Input (Reading/Videos/TV shows and Films)

Other

Last edited/updated:  19 / Feb / 2022 = (edit 16)

HSK word list

HSK 1 Hsk.Academy Simplified and Traditional (with pinyin), exercises and sentences examples.

HSK 2-6

1500 Most Common Chinese Characters (edit 17): Definitions and audio pronunciations + search in the dictionary link.

TONES

Digmandarin *Tone explanation (but with words with more than 1 syllable, which is great because the hard part is when a word has 2 o more syllables) 

Sinosplice More tones! (pair drills)

*Youtube vid explaining tones and exceptions (like tone modification and the half 3 and 4 tones) Link Link2  (edit 1)

** Tone pairs youtube vid by Yoyo Chinese (Individual tones 0:00-8:30 // Tone pairs 8:30-27) Link (edit 10)

Tone pairs chart + Exercises from said chart (edit 9)

Tone pairs + audio for all the tone combinations  Link (Edit 11)

*Exercises: (edit 7)

which tones do you hear (tone pairs)

another which tones do you hear (single syllab or tone pairs) 

match pinyin + tone to the sound

match the sound to the pinyin + tone

differenciate between tones

tone speaking practice (listen and repeat recording yourself)

Seguir leyendo

[语序] Phrase order in Mandarin

大家好！最近我再用MMCG的书复习汉语。 这本书的文字非常简单！

让我们来看看它！ ☆ ～('▽^人)

4.2. The position of direct and indirect objects In neutral sentences, the direct and indirect objects of the verb may follow it (verb phrase). Most verbs take only a direct object. If there`s an indirect object, it precedes the direct object.

他给我一本书。 Tā gěi wǒ yī běn shū.

Subject + main verb + indirect object + direct object

老师教我们中文语法。 Lǎoshī jiào wǒmen zhōngwén yǔfǎ.

4.3. The position of prepositional phrases Prepositional phrases (phrases that start with prepositions, such as 在， 跟，前 etc.) generally come right before the verb and its object. It also works for location phrases.

他跟他的朋友吃晚饭。 Tā gēn tā de péngyǒu chī wǎnfàn.

Subject + prepositional phrase + verb + direct object

我在家吃饭。 Wǒ zàijiā chī fàn.

4.5. The position of ~time when~ phrases A phrase that indicates the time when a situation takes place comes at the beginning of the predicate. It also comes before the location or prepositional phrase.

我每天喝咖啡。 Wǒ měitiān hē kāfēi. Subject + time when + verb + direct object

我每天在家吃饭。 Wǒ měitiān zàijiā chī fàn. Subject + time when + prepositional phrase + verb + direct object

他每天跟他的朋友吃晚饭。 Tā měitiān gēn tā de péngyǒu chī wǎnfàn. Subject + time when + prepositional phrase + verb + direct object

4.6. The position of adverbs Adverbs also occur at the beginning of the predicate, before the prepositional phrase and after the time when phrase.

我每天只在家吃饭。 Wǒ měitiān zhǐ zàijiā chī fàn. Subject + time when + adverb + prepositional phrase + verb + direct object

4.6. The position of duration phrases Phrases that indicate the duration of an action usually come after the verb with no use of preposition.

我在中国住了三年。 Wǒ zài zhōngguó zhùle sān nián Subject + prepositional phrase + verb + duration phrase

非常有用呢！

Source: Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (2nd Ed.)

HSK3 WORDS LIST (600 words)

阿姨 āyí aunt

啊 a ah

矮 ǎi short

爱 ài love

爱好 àihào hobby

安静 ānjìng be quiet

八 bā eight

把 bǎ hold

爸爸 bàba dad

吧 ba a particle forming a leading question which asks for confirmation of supposition

白 bái white

百 bǎi hundred

班 bān class

搬 bān turn; pull

半 bàn half

办法 bànfǎ way

办公室 bàngōngshì office

帮忙 bāngmáng help

帮助 bāngzhù help

包 bāo package

饱 bǎo full

报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper

杯子 bēizi glass

北方 běifāng north

北京 běijīng Beijing

被 bèi cover

本 běn book

鼻子 bízi nose

比 bǐ than

比较 bǐjiào compare

比赛 bǐsài match

必须 bìxū must

变化 biànhuà change

表示 biǎoshì express

表演 biǎoyǎn perform

别 bié other

别人 biéren Others

宾馆 bīnguǎn hotel

冰箱 bīngxiāng refrigerator

不客气 búkèqi You are welcome

不 bù No

才 cái just

菜 cài food

菜单 càidān menu

参加 cānjiā participate in

草 cǎo grass

层 céng layer

茶 chá tea

差 chà difference

长 cháng long

唱歌 chànggē sing

超市 chāoshì supermarket

衬衫 chènshān shirt

成绩 chéngjì achievement

城市 chéngshì city

吃 chī eat

迟到 chídào Late

出 chū come out

出现 chūxiàn appear

出租车 chūzūchē taxi

厨房 chúfáng kitchen

除了 chúle except

穿 chuān wear

船 chuán ship

春 chūn spring

词语 cíyǔ terms

次 cì second

聪明 cōngming clever

从 cóng from

错 cuò wrong

打电话 dǎdiànhuà phone

打篮球 dǎlánqiú play basketball

打扫 dǎsǎo clean

打算 dǎsuàn plan

大 dà large

大家 dàjiā everybody

带 dài belt

担心 dānxīn Worry

蛋糕 dàngāo cake

但是 dànshì however

当然 dāngrán of course

到 dào reach

地 de used after an adjective

的 de used after an attributive word or phrase

得 de used after a verb or on adjective to introduce a complement of result or degree

灯 dēng lamp

等 děng etc.

低 dī low

弟弟 dìdi Younger brother

地方 dìfang local

地铁 dìtiě metro, subway

地图 dìtú map

第一 dìyī first

点 diǎn spot

电脑 diànnǎo computer

电视 diànshì television

电梯 diàntī elevator.

电影 diànyǐng film

电子邮件 diànzǐyóujiàn E-mail

东 dōng east

东西 dōngxi thing

冬 dōng winter

懂 dǒng understand

动物 dòngwù animal

都 dōu all

读 dú read

短 duǎn short

段 duàn paragraph

锻炼 duànliàn physical exercise

对 duì Yes

对不起 duìbuqǐ I’m sorry.

多 duō many

多么 duōme what

多少 duōshao how much

饿 è hungry

而且 érqiě and

儿子 érzi son

耳朵 ěrduo ears

二 èr two

发烧 fāshāo have a fever

发现 fāxiàn find

饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant

方便 fāngbiàn convenient

房间 fángjiān room

放 fàng discharge

放心 fàngxīn don’t worry

非常 fēicháng very

飞机 fēijī aircraft

分 fēn branch

分钟 fēnzhōng minute

服务员 fúwùyuán waiter

附近 fùjìn nearby

复习 fùxí Review

干净 gānjìng clean

敢 gǎn dare

感冒 gǎnmào get a cold

刚才 gāngcái just

高 gāo high

高兴 gāoxìng happy

告诉 gàosu tell

哥哥 gēge brother

个 gè individual

给 gěi to

跟 gēn with

根据 gēnjù according to

更 gèng more

公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē Bus

公斤 gōngjīn kg.

公司 gōngsī company

公园 gōngyuán park

工作 gōngzuò work

狗 gǒu dog

故事 gùshi story

刮风 guāfēng windy

关 guān shut

关系 guānxì relationship

关心 guānxīn care for

关于 guānyú about

贵 guì expensive

国家 guójiā country

果汁 guǒzhī fruit juice

过去 guòqù go over

过 guo too

还 hái still

还是 háishì still

孩子 háizi children

害怕 hàipà fear

汉语 hànyǔ Chinese language

好 hǎo good

好吃 hǎochī yummy

号 hào number

喝 hē drink

和 hé and

河 hé river

黑 hēi black

黑板 hēibǎn blackboard

很 hěn very

红 hóng red

后面 hòumiàn behind

护照 hùzhào passport

花 （动） huā spend (verb)

花园 huāyuán garden

画 huà painting

坏 huài bad

欢迎 huānyíng welcome

还 huán still

环境 huánjìng environment

换 huàn change

黄 huáng yellow

回 huí return

回答 huídá answer

会 huì can, be able to

会议 huìyì meeting

火车站 huǒchēzhàn train station

或者 huòzhě perhaps

机场 jīchǎng airport

鸡蛋 jīdàn egg

几乎 jīhū almost

机会 jīhuì opportunity

极 jí extremely

几 jǐ several

记得 jìde remember

季节 jìjié season

家 jiā home

检查 jiǎnchá inspect

简单 jiǎndān simple

件 jiàn piece

健康 jiànkāng healthy

见面 jiànmiàn meet

讲 jiǎng speak

教 jiāo teach

角 jiǎo horn

脚 jiǎo foot

叫 jiào call

教室 jiàoshì classroom

接 jiē meet

街道 jiēdào street

结婚 jiéhūn marry

结束 jiéshù end

节目 jiémù program

节日 jiérì festival

姐姐 jiějie sister

解决 jiějué Solve

借 jiè borrow

介绍 jièshào introduce

今天 jīntiān Today

进 jìn enter

近 jìn near

经常 jīngcháng often

经过 jīngguò after

经理 jīnglǐ manager

九 jiǔ nine

久 jiǔ long

旧 jiù used

就 jiù exactly, precisely, as soon as

举行 jǔxíng hold

句子 jùzi sentence

觉得 juéde Think

决定 juédìng decision

咖啡 kāfēi coffee

开 kāi open

开始 kāishǐ start

看 kàn see

看见 kànjiàn seeing

考试 kǎoshì examination

渴 kě thirsty

可爱 kě’ài lovely

可能 kěnéng probably

可以 kěyǐ sure

刻 kè moment

课 kè course

客人 kèrén guest

空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner

口 kǒu mouth

哭 kū cry

裤子 kùzi trousers

块 kuài block

快 kuài fast

快乐 kuàilè happy

筷子 kuàizi chopsticks

来 lái come

蓝 lán blue

老 lǎo old

老师 lǎoshī teacher

了 le a particle indicating that the situation has changed

累 lèi tired

冷 lěng cold

离 lí leave

离开 líkāi leave

里 lǐ in

礼物 lǐwù gift

历史 lìshǐ history

脸 liǎn face

练习 liànxí practice

两 liǎng two

辆 liàng car

了解 liǎojiě understand

邻居 línjū neighbor

零 líng zero

六 liù six

楼 lóu floor

路 lù road

旅游 lǚyóu tourism

绿 lǜ green

妈妈 māma mom

马 mǎ horse

马上 mǎshàng right off

吗 ma a particle used at the end of a question

买 mǎi buy

卖 mài sell

满意 mǎnyì satisfied

慢 màn slow

忙 máng busy

猫 māo cat

帽子 màozi Hat

没 méi no

没关系 méiguānxi No problem

每 měi each

妹妹 mèimei Younger sister

门 mén door

米 mǐ rice

米饭 mǐfàn steamed rice

面包 miànbāo bread

面条 miàntiáo noodle

明白 míngbai clear

明天 míngtiān tomorrow

名字 míngzi name

拿 ná take

哪 （哪儿） nǎ(nǎr) where

那 （那儿） nà(nàr) there

奶奶 nǎinai grandma

南 nán south

男人 nánrén man

难 nán disaster; blame

难过 nánguò sorry

呢 ne rhetorical question

能 néng can

你 nǐ you

年 nián year

年级 niánjí grade

年轻 niánqīng young

鸟 niǎo bird

您 nín you

牛奶 niúnǎi milk

努力 nǔlì strive

女儿 nǚ’ér daughter

女人 nǚrén woman

爬山 páshān mountain climbing

盘子 pánzi plate

旁边 pángbiān side

胖 pàng fat

跑步 pǎobù run

朋友 péngyou friend

啤酒 píjiǔ beer

便宜 piányi cheap

票 piào ticket

漂亮 piàoliang beautiful

苹果 píngguǒ apple

葡萄 pútao grape

普通话 pǔtōnghuà mandarin

七 qī seven

妻子 qīzi wife

其实 qíshí actually

其他 qítā other

骑 qí ride

奇怪 qíguài strange

起床 qǐchuáng get up

千 qiān thousand

铅笔 qiānbǐ pencil

钱 qián money

前面 qiánmiàn front

清楚 qīngchu clear

晴 qíng sunny

请 qǐng please

秋 qiū autumn

去 qù go

去年 qùnián last year

裙子 qúnzi skirt

然后 ránhòu then

让 ràng give way

热 rè heat

热情 rèqíng enthusiasm

人 rén people

认识 rènshi know

认为 rènwéi think

认真 rènzhēn earnest

日 rì day

容易 róngyì easily

如果 rúguǒ If

三 sān Three

伞 sǎn umbrella

商店 shāngdiàn shop

上 shàng upper

上班 shàngbān go to work

上网 shàngwǎng surf the Internet

上午 shàngwǔ morning

少 shǎo less

谁 shéi who

身体 shēntǐ body

什么 shénme what

生病 shēngbìng fall ill

生气 shēngqì get angry

生日 shēngrì Birthday

声音 shēngyīn voice

十 shí ten

时候 shíhou time

时间 shíjiān time

使 shǐ send

是 shì yes

世界 shìjiè world

事情 shìqing thing

手表 shǒubiǎo watch

手机 shǒujī mobile phone

瘦 shòu thin

书 shū book

舒服 shūfu comfortable

叔叔 shūshu uncle

树 shù tree

数学 shùxué mathematics

刷牙 shuāyá brush one’s teeth

双 shuāng double

水 shuǐ water

水果 shuǐguǒ fruits

水平 shuǐpíng level

睡觉 shuìjiào sleep

说话 shuōhuà speak

司机 sījī driver

四 sì four

送 sòng give

虽然 suīrán although

岁 suì year

所以 suǒyǐ therefore

他 tā he

她 tā she

它 tā it

太 tài too

太阳 tàiyáng sunlight

糖 táng sugar

特别 tèbié especially

疼 téng they hurt

踢足球 tīzúqiú play football

题 tí topic

提高 tígāo increase

体育 tǐyù sports

天气 tiānqì weather

甜 tián sweet

条 tiáo strip

跳舞 tiàowǔ dance

听 tīng hear

同事 tóngshì colleague

同学 tóngxué classmate

同意 tóngyì agree

头发 tóufa hair

突然 tūrán suddenly

图书馆 túshūguǎn library

腿 tuǐ leg

外 wài abroad

完 wán finish

完成 wánchéng complete

玩 wán play

碗 wǎn bowl

晚上 wǎnshang night

万 wàn ten thousand

忘记 wàngjì forget

喂 wèi feed

为 wèi by

为了 wèile in order to

为什么 wèishénme why

位 wèi position

文化 wénhuà Culture

问 wèn ask

问题 wèntí problem

我 wǒ I, me

我们 wǒmen we

五 wǔ five

西 xī west

西瓜 xīguā watermelon

希望 xīwàng hope

习惯 xíguàn Habit

洗 xǐ wash

洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom

洗澡 xǐzǎo take a shower

喜欢 xǐhuan like

下 xià lower

下午 xiàwǔ afternoon

下雨 xiàyǔ rain

夏 xià summer

先 xiān before

先生 xiānsheng sir

现在 xiànzài now

香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana

相同 xiāngtóng identical

相信 xiāngxìn believe

想 xiǎng think

向 xiàng towards

像 xiàng image

小 xiǎo small

小姐 xiǎojiě miss

小时 xiǎoshí hour

小心 xiǎoxīn look out

笑 xiào laugh

校长 xiàozhǎng principal

些 xiē some

鞋 xié shoes

写 xiě write

谢谢 xièxie thank you

新 xīn new

新闻 xīnwén news

新鲜 xīnxiān fresh

信 xìn letter

星期 xīngqī week

行李箱 xínglixiāng trunk

姓 xìng surname

兴趣 xìngqù Interest

熊猫 xióngmāo panda

休息 xiūxi rest

需要 xūyào need

选择 xuǎnzé choice

学生 xuésheng student

学习 xuéxí study

学校 xuéxiào school

雪 xuě snow

颜色 yánsè colour

眼镜 yǎnjìng glasses

眼睛 yǎnjing eye

羊肉 yángròu mutton

要求 yāoqiú requirement

药 yào drug

要 yào want

爷爷 yéye grandpa

也 yě also

一 yī one

衣服 yīfu clothes

医生 yīshēng doctor

医院 yīyuàn hospital

一定 yídìng certain

一共 yígòng altogether

一会儿 yíhuìr a little while

一样 yíyàng equally

以后 yǐhòu In the future

以前 yǐqián before

以为 yǐwéi think, take for

已经 yǐjīng already

椅子 yǐzi chair

一般 yìbān commonly

一边 yìbiān one side

一起 yìqǐ together

一直 yìzhí always

意思 yìsi meaning

阴 yīn yin

因为 yīnwèi because

音乐 yīnyuè music

银行 yínháng bank

应该 yīnggāi should

影响 yǐngxiǎng Influence

用 yòng use

游戏 yóuxì game

游泳 yóuyǒng swimming

有 yǒu have

有名 yǒumíng famous

又 yòu also

右边 yòubian right

鱼 yú fish

遇到 yùdào encounter

元 yuán element

远 yuǎn far

愿意 yuànyì be willing

月 yuè month

月亮 yuèliang moon

越 yuè the more

云 yún cloud

运动 yùndòng motion

在 zài stay

再 zài again

再见 zàijiàn bye

早上 zǎoshang morning

怎么 zěnme how

怎么样 zěnmeyàng how

站 zhàn station

张 zhāng zhang

长 zhǎng long

丈夫 zhàngfu husband

着急 zháojí worry about

找 zhǎo look for

照顾 zhàogù look after

照片 zhàopiàn photo

照相机 zhàoxiàngjī camera

这 （这儿） zhè(zhèr) here

着 zhe means

真 zhēn really

正在 zhèngzài Is

知道 zhīdào know

只 zhǐ only

中国 zhōngguó China

中间 zhōngjiān middle

中午 zhōngwǔ noon

终于 zhōngyú finally

种 zhǒng species

重要 zhòngyào important

周末 zhōumò weekend

主要 zhǔyào main

住 zhù live

祝 zhù wish

注意 zhùyì be careful

准备 zhǔnbèi get ready

桌子 zhuōzi table

字 zì word

字典 zìdiǎn dictionaries

自己 zìjǐ own

自行车 zìxíngchē bicycle

总是 zǒngshì always

走 zǒu go

最 zuì most

最近 zuìjìn lately

昨天 zuótiān yesterday

左边 zuǒbian left

坐 zuò sit

做 zuò do

作业 zuòyè task

作用 zuòyòng effect

Guys look I made a cake 🎂!

I had a surprisingly productive day today! Besides completing my Mandarin Chinese lesson, I also made some yummy cake!

Good luck with your studies, everyone, I know you can do this!<3<3<3

I'm literally crying rn, thank you so much 😭 💗

Hey did you know I keep a google drive folder with linguistics and language books  that I try to update regularly 

i’m technically a mandarin chinese native speaker (general grasp of the language/characters and such but mandarin needs frequent practice 😅)

seeing people interested and happy to learn is so great! :) the way it contrasts to how i learnt mandarin is really interesting to! i wish you luck 🍀

Thank you, lovely 🥰

Yes, this absolutely is yet another back to basics study session post from the start of my Mandarin Chinese journey. Hope you find this useful, I love you all <3<3<3

Ayo this is how my Dad said he got to school

Swinging across a river

English added by me :)

Hey guys, look at this chinese poem I found!

Hanzi:

施氏食狮史

石室诗士施氏, 嗜狮, 誓食十狮。

氏时时适市视狮。

十时, 适十狮适市。

是时,适施氏适市。

氏视是十狮, 恃失势,使是十狮逝世。

氏拾是十狮尸, 适石室。

石室湿,氏使侍拭石室。

石室拭, 氏始试食是十狮。

食时, 始识是十狮, 实十石狮尸。

试释是事。

Pinyin :

Shīshì shíshī shǐ

shíshì shī shì shī shì, shì shī, shì shíshí shī.

Shì shí shíshìshì shì shī.

Shí shí, shì shí shī shì shì.

Shì shí, shì shī shì shì shì.

Shì shì shì shí shī, shì shī shì, shǐ shì shí shī shì shì.

Shì shíshì shí shī shī, shì shíshì.

Shíshì shī, shì shǐ shì shì shí shì.

Shí shì shì, shì shǐ shì shí shì shí shī.

Shí shí, shǐ shí shì shí shī, shí shí shí shī shī.

Shì shì shì shì.

English translation:

Shi's history of eating lions

Shi Shishi, a poet in the stone room, was fond of lions and swore to eat ten lions.

It is always appropriate to see the lion in the city.

At ten o'clock, the ten lions are suitable for the city.

It's time for Shishi's market.

Shi regarded the ten lions as ten lions, and lost his power, so that the ten lions died.

Shi Shi is ten lion corpses, suitable for stone chambers.

The stone room was wet, so the clergyman wiped the stone room.

The stone room was wiped, and Shi Shi first tried to eat ten lions.

When eating, the first consciousness is ten lions, which are actually ten stone lion corpses.

Explanation is a thing.

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I am not ok-

好久不见!

I've been exceptionally busy the past week so I've missed you all! Going over a few essential Mandarin Chinese vocab because I realized I'd somehow forgotten to post something so important.

Happy studying everyone and good luck!!

<3<3<3

Dear Discord,

"Do not disturb" is a cool status and all but they should make a "Not interested" option. Like, it's not that I'm busy or anything I just think you talk too much.

(Does anyone actually acknowledge "Do not disturb"?)

Alright anyone got any last requests? I'll do my best to fulfill as many as I can!

Hello everyone!

Tomorrow I'll be starting a shiny new series of Mandarin Chinese vocab lists of your choice!

Please lmk in the comments what topics of phrases you'd like to learn.

Here are some suggestions of topics (although you're more than welcome to suggest anything else!)

Dating and friendship

Cooking terms

Asking for help

Inside the classroom

General conversation

Empathy, comfort, and feelings

Everyday phrases

Common sayings and expressions

Interests

Making plans

Questions

Food terminology

Don't give up, we've got this!<3<3<3

(This series will continue for a month)

I've briefly gone over one on the main reasons I study Mandarin Chinese in the past, as well as some of my personal study methods, however, this post really goes into a bit more depth about my motivation and reason to study as well as a few more of my main tips and strategies that I use to study and take notes.

Hi! I'm posting part 1 of the most common phrases heard in Mandarin Chinese dramas. I used a few YouTube videos to lesrn these if anyone is interested!

Cya in the next post, bye!<3<3<3

Hello!

i had my first mandarin lesson today and i'm so excited to finally start learning this beautiful language!!

please reblog this post if you're an active mandarin langblr/studyblr OR if you can recommend some blogs related to mandarin 💕

if you also have some recommendations for chinese shows/films/music i wouldn't be mad either 🙈

I'm back with more Mandarin Chinese lesson notes! Today's lesson is on making friends and hanging out. I thought this would be an appropriate topic as I had lunch with my Chinese friend today and many of these phrases came in handy!

A little light studying and exploring

Ok so my friend who I talked about in my previous post is celebrating her birthday tomorrow! Knowing she loves cake and flowers, I made her this mini sunflower cake that I gave to her after class! 生日快乐！ 🎂

I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!

So at my school, there is a Chinese girl in my baking class that I've been getting along with for a while. She just moved to Australia earlier this year and speaks very little English just like many other students here at my school. Ive calculated about a third of my entire school is asian (many of which are Chinese international students) and on the senior campus, just under 50% are asian. Many of the Chinese students can't speak much English and they sort of just keep to themselves in their ethnic groups in classes and during break due to the language barrier. This one girl however, is the only Chinese speaking student in my baking class, and me, studying Mandarin, finally built up the courage to attempt "breaking the ice" with her; I wanted to practice my Mandarin with her so that maybe she'd feel more comfortable. Guess what? it worked! Ever since then, we've been having conversations in every class together, with her broken English and my broken mandarin, helping each other out along the way, making jokes, and even walking home together after a long day at school. Today she gave me a big hug and told me I was a good friend for the first time. I'm so, so happy.