So I have started Chinese lessons again, this time with the old elementary teacher from my school. She decided to quit working at the school and just tutor privately. It seems to be working out well for her.
She is not only teaching me how to speak, but how to write as well. It's really hard!! She is great though, teaching me like a child, which is totally what I feel like. Yesterday I learned the characters for "hao", which means good. There are 2 characters that are combined to make one word - the character for woman and the character for son. I thought that was interesting. Chinese, among other cultures of course, believe that it is good to have a son. So therefore, if the woman has a son, it's good - hao.
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I have a Chinese student named Hao. I'll have to ask him if his name means "good".
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