--- title: JCU Chinese Culture Club description: This semester, at John Cabot University, the Chinese Culture Club was created. image: https://blog.johncabot.edu/hubfs/Chinese-Meeting-1.jpg --- [![JCULogo1](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/JCULogo1.png?width=300&height=80&name=JCULogo1.png "JCULogo1")](https://blog.johncabot.edu/blog?hsLang=en) [![JCULogo2](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/JCULogo2.png?width=300&height=82&name=JCULogo2.png "JCULogo2")](https://blog.johncabot.edu/blog?hsLang=en) - [Undergraduate](https://blog.johncabot.edu/tag/undergraduate) - [Graduate](https://blog.johncabot.edu/tag/graduate) - [Study Abroad](https://blog.johncabot.edu/tag/study-abroad) - [Italian](https://blog.johncabot.edu/it/blog) - [Website](https://www.johncabot.edu/) - Filter By Topics - Scegli Il Topic # JCU Chinese Culture Club February 9, 2016 SHARE [mailto:?body=https://blog.johncabot.edu/degree-seeking/jcu-chinese-culture-club](mailto:?body=https://blog.johncabot.edu/degree-seeking/jcu-chinese-culture-club) ![](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hubfs/Chinese-Meeting-1.jpg) SHARE [mailto:?body=https://blog.johncabot.edu/degree-seeking/jcu-chinese-culture-club](mailto:?body=https://blog.johncabot.edu/degree-seeking/jcu-chinese-culture-club) ![John Cabot University](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hubfs/JCUCrestWhiteonBlue-1.jpg) Written By [John Cabot University](https://blog.johncabot.edu/author/jcuadmissions) Topic [Club Spotlight](https://blog.johncabot.edu/tag/club-spotlight) This semester, at John Cabot University, the [Chinese Culture Club](http://www.johncabot.edu/student_life/clubs-organizations/chinese-culture-club.aspx) was created. The club was created for students and faculty members to understand the Chinese culture, to discuss the challenges of contemporary China, and to facilitate dialogue between Chinese students. As China grows at a fast pace, it is important to understand its culture and its role as a global power. Last Friday, the Chinese Culture Club held their first meeting at [Tiber Campus](http://www.johncabot.edu/about_jcu/campuses-hours.aspx#). There were three main sections during the meeting: Chinese language teaching lesson, ice breaker, and Chinese culture topic about gifts. 1. **Chinese teaching lessons** Valeria di Muzio, the treasurer of the club started to teach some basic Chinese words to participants. Here is the lesson: | 1.dà jiā hǎo! | 2. nǐ hǎo! | 3.nǐ hǎo mɑ? | 4.wǒ jiào \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. | 5. zài jiàn! | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1.大家 好！ | 2.你 好！ | 3.你好吗？ | 4.我 叫 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. | 5. 再见! | | 1. Hi Everyone! | 2. Hello! | 3. How are you? | 4. I am\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. | 5. Goodbye! | It is the basic greeting for when we meet a person and introduce ourselves. As you see, there are different signs above each word. It is the sound you will make when pronouncing that word. You can try and see if you can pronounce them! 1. **Ice breaker** After we learned about some Chinese, we played a game which helped us to learn everyone’s names and a couple of things about each other. Below is the picture of the people who participated. We really had fun together! 1. **Topic about Gifts** At the end of the meeting, students had learned a lot about Chinese gifts. In China, numbers are sometimes linked with gifts. The definition is: 1= lonely and stingy, 2= a pair, 3= random, 4= death (the fact that the number four sounds the same as the word for death), 5= too much. Now, a question for you: when people give wines or champagnes as a gift, how many bottles do you think the Chinese will give? ……The right answer will be at the end of the page. More information about gifts: 1. When you give a man a tie, it means…that you want to tie him. Basically, it means that you really love him! Mostly, girlfriends will give it to their boyfriends. 2. When you give a person a clock, especially an old person, it means that you want him to die. It is also because of the same sound for clock and ending in Chinese. 3. Please do not give a pair of shoes to someone you love, because it means that they will wear your shoes and run away from you! For more information, follow the Chinese Culture Club on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/chineseculture.club.5?fref=ts) or contact them at [chineseclub@johncabot.edu](mailto:chineseclub@johncabot.edu) Answer: Normally 2 because it is a pair but 3 is okay too. ![Lisa Cheng, JCU Class of 2017, Business Administration, China](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FullSizeRender1-225x300-Apr-20-2021-07-46-24-03-AM.jpg?width=225&height=300&name=FullSizeRender1-225x300-Apr-20-2021-07-46-24-03-AM.jpg) Lisa Cheng JCU Class of 2017 [Business Administration](http://www.johncabot.edu/academics/majors-minors/study-abroad-business-administration-degrees.aspx) China [Previous Post](https://blog.johncabot.edu/student-life/student-life-olive-oil-tasting-and-pizza-making-trip?hsLang=en) [View all posts](https://blog.johncabot.edu) [Next Post](https://blog.johncabot.edu/degree-seeking/doing-business-in-the-globalized-world-3-lessons-for-international-business-students?hsLang=en) ### Subscribe Here! ### Recommended Reading [Club Spotlight](https://blog.johncabot.edu/topic/club-spotlight?hsLang=en) ##### [Top 3 Student Clubs to Join at John Cabot University in Rome](https://blog.johncabot.edu/student-life-clubs-jcu-rome?hsLang=en) By [Elba Maria Peña](https://blog.johncabot.edu/author/elba-maria-peña) / May 8, 2026 [Continue Reading](https://blog.johncabot.edu/student-life-clubs-jcu-rome?hsLang=en) [Club Spotlight](https://blog.johncabot.edu/topic/club-spotlight?hsLang=en) ##### [Film Club at John Cabot University: Finding Community Through Film in Rome](https://blog.johncabot.edu/film-club-rome?hsLang=en) By [Eric Linari](https://blog.johncabot.edu/author/eric-linari) / February 27, 2026 [Continue Reading](https://blog.johncabot.edu/film-club-rome?hsLang=en) [Club Spotlight](https://blog.johncabot.edu/topic/club-spotlight?hsLang=en) ##### [Sustainability Month at JCU! 3 Reasons to Join the Grassroots Club](https://blog.johncabot.edu/why-you-should-join-the-grassroots-club-at-jcu-this-year?hsLang=en) By [John Cabot University](https://blog.johncabot.edu/author/jcuadmissions) / November 15, 2023 [Continue Reading](https://blog.johncabot.edu/why-you-should-join-the-grassroots-club-at-jcu-this-year?hsLang=en) ### Subscribe and stay up to date ### Subscribe and stay up to date - [Academics](https://www.johncabot.edu/academics/default.aspx) - [Admissions](https://www.johncabot.edu/admissions/default.aspx) - [Student Life](https://www.johncabot.edu/student-life/default.aspx) - [About JCU](https://www.johncabot.edu/about-jcu/default.aspx) - [Studenti Italiani](https://www.johncabot.edu/universita-americana/default.aspx) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/JohnCabotUniversity) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JohnCabotRome) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/school/john-cabot-university/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/JohnCabotUniversity) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/johncabotuniversity) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3067823/phone.svg) [+39066819121](tel:+39066819121) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3067823/email.svg) [admissions@johncabot.edu](mailto:admissions@johncabot.edu) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3067823/address.svg) Via della Lungara 233 00165 Rome, Italy [©](https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/11/?skin=oucampus&account=john-cabot&site=www&action=de&path=/default.pcf) 2025 John Cabot University ### Request Info »