1 Having your first small conversation in Mandarin…although there is a long way to go
2 Accomplishing small tasks in Mandarin- getting a haircut without looking like Kim Jung Un, telling a taxi driver where to go and actually getting there, ordering food and receiving the very thing you ordered.
3 Hearing someone talk about you in Chinese while you are standing there and confronting them in Chinese or laughing secretly.Them: 阿，阿，外国人，看一下，看一看！ You：我不是动物！
4 Texting solely in Chinese
5 Having a good Chinese comeback for something
6 Having a complete phone call in Chinese
7 Picking up a new word from a conversation by just understanding the two characters in the word 学学+费=学费
8 Having a conversation about a very niche topic like crime, the environment, technology, the differences between living in China and your home country
9 Chinese people who you are close to (not strangers) saying that your Chinese is good
10 Impressing a member of the opposite sex with your language abilities
11 Watching Rush hour and understanding the Chinese parts
12 Watching Chinese TV shows and being able to read the subtitles
13 Walking on the street and being able to read all the signs
14 When someone hears you speaking Chinese and thinks you are smart and hard-working (mistakenly naturally)
15 Getting your way in a situation using Chinese
16 Interviewing seamlessly in Chinese
17 Writing your CV in Chinese
18 Overhearing a Chinese conversation and understanding 大部分 of it
19 Using a new word that you have learned in class
20 Living in China and no longer having frustrating language experiences
21 That moment where everything you have learned in Chinese clicks and you feel confident in your Chinese
