Learning Chinese pays good dividends

The Star

Mastering Mandarin has not only given the non-Chinese who had gone to Chinese schools an advantage in their career but also broadened their horizons and outlook with the rich Chinese culture.    This segment is part of the Media in Arms’ “SJKC: Reality for Non-Chinese students” series.   Media in Arms is a media collaboration comprising five mainstream media – Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily, Malay daily Sinar Harian, local news broadcaster Astro Awani, Tamil newspaper Malaysia Nanban and The Star – which got together in February 2022 to share resources and collaborate on diversified news content.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 When I was a kid, my dad was a telephone technician

00:05 He had a missile

00:07 He called me "missile"

00:09 I can understand a bit of Hokkien

00:12 But I can't understand the ASL

00:14 Because I work in a company

00:16 I use a lot of Mandarin

00:18 I rarely use Chinese on my daily basis

00:20 I think Chinese has helped me a lot in my career

00:24 I think I have a lot of opportunities

00:27 In comparison to others

00:29 In terms of the great advantage

00:33 This is my graduation certificate

00:36 How do you feel about graduating?

00:38 I'm very proud

00:42 Deep inside my heart

00:45 Even though I've already returned back to the teacher

00:49 I do actually feel connected and relatable

00:55 In Chinese and in Chinese language

00:58 Hello everyone, I'm Assistant Superintendent Police ASP Hamidzad Bin Ismail

01:04 I'm from the Perisole, Sijiao Park

01:08 I studied in Central China University

01:11 I studied in South China High School

01:13 I work as a police officer in Malaysia

01:17 It's been 11 years since 2013

01:21 As a non-Chinese, I've learned a lot of good things about Chinese

01:25 Not only have I learned the meaning of the word "Li Yi Lian"

01:28 I've also gained a lot of advantages in my career

01:33 For example, when I was a police officer

01:36 I learned a new language

01:37 I got a good grade in the interview

01:39 I was also easily selected

01:42 In terms of work

01:43 If I have to report a case during an investigation

01:48 It's easier for me to use the common language

01:52 And it's easier to understand the case

01:57 I'm also sending my children to secondary school in Central China University

02:02 At first, I would face some problems

02:05 For example, when it comes to language communication and Chinese homework

02:08 So we have to work harder to teach them

02:12 To teach them to practice more Chinese words

02:14 And to communicate in simpler Chinese

02:18 I'm a police officer in South China High School

02:20 I'm a police officer in South China High School

02:22 I'm a police officer in South China High School

02:24 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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