How Students in China Actually Learn to Write in Chinese (Real School Essays) | Slow Chinese Podcast

I found my old Chinese school essays from age 7 to 17… and apparently 8-year-old me already had a lot to say. 😅 In this video, we’ll read real essays written by a student in China (me), see how my Chinese writing changes through different school years, and pick up useful Chinese vocabulary, expressions, and writing patterns along the way. If you’re learning Chinese and curious about how native speakers are actually taught to write, this is a little time capsule of Chinese school life: red-pen corrections, teacher comments, awkward childhood opinions and all. ❤️ 00:00 how chinese school essays worked 02:29 first essay: watermelon 04:26 second essay: my "annoying" cousin 09:01 writing chinese by hand (until it hurt) 10:13 my very serious survey on pocket money 12:28 my favorite chinese teacher 14:25 fourth essay: copying punishment!? 16:34 high school me got fancy 🌐 Subtitles available in multiple languages - turn them on! Simplified Chinese: 'Chinese' CC Traditional Chinese: 'Chinese (Traditional)' CC Chinese with Pinyin & English: 'Chinese (Simplified)' CC Chinese with Pinyin: 'Chinese (China)' CC Chinese with English: 'English' CC Chinese with Pinyin & Spanish: 'Spanish' CC Chinese with Pinyin & Vietnamese: 'Vietnamese' CC Chinese with Pinyin & Portuguese: 'Portuguese' CC Chinese with Pinyin & Russian: 'Russian' CC 💕 Want to connect with me? Find me on:   / chinese_at_dawn   🎙️ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0cRPNS4... ☕️ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/chinese_at_dawn 🙏 📝 Need transcripts? Get them here: https://ko-fi.com/s/9f27fc4248 #chinesepodcast #learnchinese #hsk4 #hsk5 #chinalife #studentslife #writing #hanzi