PY Chinese Writing Contest
“文字的力量来自我们的思想和感情， 不来自从字典辞源找来的字汇词汇。”
“The power of words comes from our thoughts and emotions, not from dictionaries.”
- 老舍 Lao SheChinese novelist, Short story writer, Playwright
Concordian International School successfully hosted its 11th annual PY Chinese Writing Contest in March 2025, which aimed to inspire a love for writing and foster student creativity. We take great pride in the outstanding writing skills demonstrated by all participating students from Grades 1 to 5. It was truly a wonderful showcase of their writing abilities.
The following are the writing topics this year. Out of fairness, the topics were announced to both teachers and students on the day of their contest.
G1 had Picture Writing - In the Park 在公园
G2 had Expository Writing - A Person in My life 我身边的一个人
G3 had Expository Writing
- The Most Important Person to Me 对我最重要的人
G4 had Narrative Writing - On the Day of My Birthday 在我生日那一天
G5 had Narrative Writing - An Unforgettable Trip 一次难忘的旅行
On Friday, May 2nd, 2025, four different awards were announced in each class and grade level.
The Class Excellent Writer Award (1st place of the class)
The Class Great Writer Award (2nd place of the class)
The Grade Level Excellent Writer Award (1st place of the grade level)
The Grade Level Great Writer Award (2nd place of the grade level)
Congratulations to all the amazing young writers. Let’s hear what they want to share with the school community regarding writing, winning, and learning Chinese at Concordian!
Ms. Meiqin
G1C Bella: 我很高兴，因为这是我第一次的中文 写作比赛，我就得到第一名了，我好高兴啊！ I’m so thrilled because this is my first Chinese writing contest, and I won first place!
G1C Term: 我很开心，因为这是我第一次得到 奖杯。我想谢谢我的妈妈，因为她祝我好运！ I’m so happy because this is my first time receiving a trophy. I’d like to thank my mom because she wished me good luck!
G1I Kiri: 我真开心啊！因为我得到中文写作比赛的 两个奖杯。我也想谢谢老师们，因为他们教我 怎么写很难的汉字。我多么自豪啊！I’m so happy and proud because I won two trophies in the Chinese writing contest. I want to thank my teachers because they taught me how to write difficult Chinese characters.
G1I Layla: 我真兴奋啊！因为我得到奖杯。我想谢 谢我的中文老师，因为她教我怎么写一个故事。 It’s very exciting to win a trophy. I want to thank my Chinese teacher because she taught me how to write a story.
PYP
Head of Chinese Department
G1S Patton: 我很兴奋，我得到两个奖杯。加上英文 奖杯，我有3个奖杯了。我也很开心，我的朋友 也得到了奖杯。I’m so excited that I won two trophies in the Chinese writing contest and one in the English writing contest. I’m so glad my friend also won a trophy too.
G1S Paryn: 我没有想到自己会得到奖杯，所以我 感到很惊喜。下次我要更努力, 赢得大奖杯。
I didn’t expect to win a trophy, and it was a total surprise. Next time, I’ll work harder to win first place!
G1D Pim: 我很开心，这是我的第一个奖杯。我的爸 爸妈妈也很开心。我很喜欢这个奖杯，下一次我 要更认真, 拿到最大的奖杯。It is delightful to win my first trophy. My parents are also very happy. I will work harder to win grade-level first place next year.
G1D Chun: 我很开心，也很兴奋。谢谢我的老师，明 年我要多看书，努力拿到大奖杯。I’m very happy and excited, and want to thank my teacher. Next year, I’ll read more books and work harder to win first place!
G2C Proud: 我要感谢我的爸爸妈妈，还有爸爸的朋 友，他是中国人，他帮助我很多。I want to thank my parents and my dad’s Chinese friend, as he helped me a lot with Chinese.
G2C Pam: 我很开心这一次获奖，我想要感谢我的 老师们，希望明年我还可以拿奖。I’m very thrilled that I won. I’d like to thank my teachers and hope that I will win again next year.
G2I Elle: 我很开心，也很惊讶，我没想到我会获 奖。希望明年我还可以拿奖。It was such a joy and a surprise! I didn’t expect to win. I hope I can win again next year.
G2I Max: 其实我不是很开心，因为我没有拿冠军。 希望明年可以夺冠！Actually, I’m not pleased with myself because I didn’t win first place. I hope to win first place next year!
G2I Davin: 我又开心又惊讶，因为我根本不知道我 会得奖。I’m so thrilled and surprised because I had no idea I would win the contest.
G2S Vela: 我很自豪，也很开心。我要谢谢我的老 师，我也要感谢我的姐姐，因为他们给了我很多 帮助，教我怎么去写作。我希望我继续努力和多 多练习，然后能再次拿奖。I feel so proud and happy. I want to thank my teacher and my sister. They both taught me how to write. I will keep working hard and practicing so I can win again.
G2S Sanya: 我很自豪，因为我努力地练习了。我 希望下次能继续拿两个奖杯。I’m bursting with pride because I practiced with effort. I hope to win two trophies again next year.
G2D Serene: 我很开心，因为这是我第一次拿到班级 第一名。我希望明年还可以拿到奖杯。I’m very happy because this is my first time winning the class first place. I hope to win a trophy again next year.
G2D Davin: 我觉得很兴奋，这是我第二次得到奖 杯。我的妈妈一定很开心，因为她可以收集我的 奖杯。我为我的头脑感到自豪。I feel so excited to win my second trophy. My mom must be thrilled because she collects my trophies. I’m proud of my brain!
G3C Kitty: 今年我拿到2个奖杯，我吃惊极了, 兴奋 极了啊！谢谢老师教我和要多用关联词。
I was so shocked and excited that I won two trophies! Thank you, teacher, for teaching me and encouraging me to use more conjunction words.
G3C Pryn: 这是我第三次得奖,我很开心！我想谢谢 努力的自己和教我的老师!希望明年能拿第一！
This is my third time winning the writing contest, and that makes me so thrilled. I want to thank myself for my hard work and thank my teachers for teaching me! I hope to win first place next year!
G3C Anna: 我感到很高兴！我要谢谢家人对我的鼓 励和支持。我觉得阅读帮助我更好的写作，我以 后要读更多的中文书。I feel so happy! I want to thank my family for their encouragement and support. Reading helps writing, so I am going to read more Chinese books.
G3I Ty: 这是我第一次得奖，我又惊讶又兴奋！我 觉得我得奖是因为我用了很多超级词语！ This is my first time winning an award! I’m so surprised and excited! I think I won because I used a lot of juicy words!
G3I Tyra: 我感到很惊讶我可以得奖，因为我觉得我 的朋友们的写作都很厉害。我也想感谢爸爸、妈 妈对我的支持。I was very surprised that I won, considering that my classmates are all good at writing. I want to thank my parents for their support.
G3S Kiki: 我超级开心，心里很激动，这 是我第二次得奖了！我也要谢谢我的中 文老师们和爸爸妈妈，我希望明年还可 以得奖！I’m absolutely thrilled! This is my second time winning the writing contest! I want to thank my Chinese teachers and my parents. I hope I can win again next year!
G3S Morris: 我很激动！我觉得我为了作文比赛付出 了很多努力，我要感谢我的妈妈和我的老师，我 希望明年我还会得奖！最好每年都能得奖！ I’m so excited! I put in a lot of effort into this writing contest. I want to thank my mom and my teacher. I hope I can win again next year or even every year!
G3S Anya: 我很开心，首先我要谢谢我们班的中文 老师，第二我要谢谢我的爸爸妈妈！明年我要更 加努力和专心！Winning the contest makes me so happy! First, I want to thank my Chinese teacher, and second, I want to thank my parents! Next year, I’ll work harder and stay focused!
G3D Punn: 我很开心，因为我和我的哥哥都得奖 了。我想谢谢我的老师们，我的妈妈，还有我 的哥哥。希望明年我们还可以一起得奖！My heart is bursting with joy because both my older brother and I won this year. I want to thank my teachers, my mom, and my brother. I hope we can win together again next year!
G3D Chompu: 我很开心，很激动！我要谢谢我的 中文老师，她教我们很多写作的方法，我自己也 付出很多努力，我希望明年我还可以得奖！I’m so excited! I want to thank my Chinese teacher. She taught us many writing techniques. I also put a lot of effort into this writing contest. I hope I can win again next year!
G4C Stephanie: 我本来就喜欢写作文，我能够拿到 奖我想要感谢我的老师，因为她们在课堂上帮 我修改我的作文，教我怎么写得更好；我也要 感谢我的家人，感谢他们一直陪伴我的学习和 成长。I’ve always enjoyed writing. I thank my teachers for helping me revise and improve my writing. Also, I thank my family for always supporting my learning and growth.
G4C Fah: 我很开心，因为我得奖了。我要感谢我 的中文老师，因为她们的教导让我进步很多， 我也要感谢我的家人，因为她们一直鼓励我。
It is delightful to win the Chinese writing contest. I want to thank my Chinese teachers. They help me improve my writing. I also want to thank my family for always encouraging me.
G4C Nico: 我感到很开心和激动，也觉得很不可思 议，我要谢谢我自己的努力学习，也要感谢我的 妈妈和老师们，我会一直尊敬老师和认真听他们 的反馈。It is unbelievable! I am so thrilled! I want to thank myself for working hard, as well as my mom and teachers. I will always respect my teachers and listen carefully to their feedback.
G4C Anya: 我很开心，因为我拿到了奖！我想要感 谢我的老师和家人，因为有他们帮助我，所以 让我的写作变得越来越好。以后我会继续努力 的！Winning this award has filled me with so much happiness. I want to thank my teachers and family.Thanks to their help, my writing has improved. I’ll keep working hard in the future!
G4I Anya: 我很意外我拿到了第一名，我要感谢我 的中文老师教我中文，以后我会继续努力，好 好学习！Winning first place is completely a surprise. I want to thank my Chinese teacher for teaching me Chinese. I’ll keep studying hard in the future!
G4I Nana: 我没有想到我会得奖，我要谢谢我的家 人帮我练习中文，谢谢我的老师教我中文、鼓励 我，以后我也会继续努力的。I didn’t expect to win at all. I want to thank my family for helping me practice Chinese and my teacher for teaching and encouraging me. I’ll continue to study hard!
G4S Hana: 我觉得这次发挥得很好，是我平时的水 平，但我更要努力学习，下次一定要写出更优美 的句子，超越今年的自己。I did a great job this time, just like I usually do. However, I’ll study harder and write more beautiful sentences. I hope that next year, I will write even better than I did this year.
G4S Otto: 感谢老师们对我的严格要求，我才能在 这次的写作比赛中取得好成绩。但我觉得这次其 实并没有写得那么好，所以我一定要努力学习， 争取下次取得更好的成绩。I want to thank my teachers for being strict with me, which helped me achieve good results in this writing competition. I think I could have written better in the contest, so I am going to study harder to do even better next time.
G4D Lera: 我要感谢每个人，尤其是我的爸爸妈妈 和我的老师们，教给我很多知识。我觉得这次 我发挥得比较好，但我想我明年要更加认真学 习，会做得更好。 I want to thank everyone, especially my parents and teachers for teaching me so much. I think I did well this time, but next year, I’ll work harder and do better!
G4D Nenae: 谢谢我的爸爸妈妈，让我有机会来到 这所学校学习，也感谢我的中文老师们，教会了 我很多中文知识，让我在这次比赛中取得了这么 好的成绩。Thanks to my parents for giving me the opportunity to study at Concordian. I also want to thank my Chinese teachers for teaching me so much and helping me achieve such great results in this competition.
G5C Soda: 这是我第二次在中文写作比赛中获奖， 我非常开心，但是我特别开心的是这次我得到 了五年级的第二名。我想要感谢每个中文老师和 我的家人，因为他们一直支持我。This is my second time winning the Chinese writing contest. I am so thrilled, especially about winning second place in my grade. I want to thank all my Chinese teachers and my family for always being there, supporting me.
G5C Yuri: 因为今年的写作比赛是小学的最后一次 比赛，我知道我可以做得更好。我很开心我得奖 了，到中学以后，我会更加努力。我想要感谢所 有教我中文的老师。 This is my last elementary school Chinese writing contest. I knew I could do better. I will work harder in MYP. I want to thank all my Chinese teachers.
G5I Rin: 我特别激动，今年我不仅得了班级第一 名，还得了年级的第一名。Ms. Meiqin 叫我名字的 时候，我不敢相信是在叫我的名字。我想谢谢我 的每一个中文老师和每一个朋友，还有我的家 人。如果没有他们的支持，就没有我今天的成 功，我会继续努力学习中文。 I’m so excited as I not only won first place in my class, but also got first place in my grade. When Ms. Meiqin called my name, I couldn’t believe my ears. I want to thank every Chinese teacher, every friend, and my family. Without their support, I wouldn’t have achieved this success today. I’ll keep working hard to learn Chinese.
G5I Bhume: 今年的写作比赛让我感到非常激动！ 比赛当天，我非常着急，担心自己会写不完。最 后我完成了，并且还获奖了，我感到非常开心和 自豪！我想要感谢我的中文老师、家人和朋友 们，感谢他们一直支持和鼓励我。This year’s writing competition was very exciting! On the day of the contest, I was very nervous, worried I wouldn’t finish. In the end, I completed it and even won an award. I want to thank my Chinese teacher, family, and friends for always supporting and encouraging me.
G5S Poon: 特别开心可以得到第一名！因为三年级 和四年级时都没有得第一名。今年是小学的最后 一年了，终于又得到第一名，所以非常非常开 心！First place! I can’t contain my excitement! I didn’t win first place in Grade 3 and 4. This year, my last year of elementary school, I finally won first place again!
G5S Kwankao: 得到第二名很开心，因为这样六年 级就可以去到高阶中文班。本来以为自己不会得 奖，没想到最后得到了第二名。真是一个大惊 喜啊！It is delightful to win second place because it means I can be placed in a higher phase Chinese class next year. I never thought I would win anything, but to my surprise, I won second place. What a wonderful surprise!
G5D Khongkwan:
我很开心，因为我得了第一名！ 我三年级才来到这个学校，这也是我第一次在中 文写作比赛中得奖。我感谢我的朋友、老师和爸 爸妈妈。First place! I’m over the moon! I joined Concordian in grade 3, and this is my first time winning a Chinese writing contest. I want to thank my friends, teachers, and parents.
G5D Aya:
我觉得非常开心，因为我努力做到了！ 我要感谢我的老师和爸爸、妈妈，因为他们一直 给我加油。我觉得学好中文的秘诀是要认真听 老师给你的建议，改正自己的错误。I feel so happy because I worked hard and succeeded! I want to thank my teachers and my parents for always cheering me on. The secret to learning Chinese is to listen carefully to your teacher’s advice and correct your mistakes.