Need motivation to begin (or continue) studying Mandarin Chinese? Luckily, the language itself contains many inspiring sayings related to learning.<\/p>\n
The history of education in China can be tracked back to the 16th century B.C. In ancient times, learning Confucianism was the most efficient way to achieve higher social status for ordinary people. Scholars had to study very hard to prepare for government tests since only the high score let them to get a good governmental job. It looks like the tradition still exists somewhat. Nowadays, Gaokao (National Higher Education Entrance Examination) is considered to be one of the most difficult pre-entrance tests in the world.<\/p>\n
So, from Han dynasty until modern times, education was crucially important for Chinese people. Not surprisingly, the Mandarin language boasts so many proverbs and idioms about learning.<\/p>\n
I have picked 10 of my favourite expressions for you here:<\/p>\n
The Mandarin language is full of \u201canalogical\u201d proverbs and idioms. Learning is compared with something that is difficult to overcome and sometimes unpredictable.<\/p>\n
1. \u5b66\u5982\u767b\u5c71\u3002 – Xu\u00e1 r\u00fa d\u0113ng sh\u0101n. <\/strong>\u2013 Studying is like climbing a mountain.
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