Singapore twins on TikTok want to help kids ace Chinese

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ST journalist Jan Lee gives learning Chinese a go with TikTokers 'Chinese Hackers'.
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SINGAPORE - How do you say Spain in Mandarin? What are some ways to start a Primary 6 composition or end it? And what are some common idioms to describe a crowded place?

These are things followers can learn from 25-year-old twins Austin and Ashley Soon on their TikTok account Chinese Hackers (@chinese_hackers). It offers bite-size Chinese edutainment content for primary school pupils and secondary school students and has garnered more than 100,000 followers.

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