Learn to Write Chinese Characters! Learning to write Chinese characters is one of the most difficult aspects of learning MandarinChinese. There are thousands of different characters, and the only way to learn them is bymemorization and constant practice. All Chinese characters consist of strokes which should be written in a specific order. Learning the stroke...
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A Guide to Online Mandarin Tools
A Guide to Online Mandarin Tools Thanks to the popularity of Mandarin there are plenty of learning resources available. Mandarin students can use online tools for translating, converting traditional characters to simplified characters (and vice-versa), adding phonetics-Pinyin, and making Hanzi flash cards. Here below are some software tools for Mandarin learning. Translating Tools: There are...
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The Problems and Good Things about Learning Chinese in China
The Problems and Good Things about Learning Chinese in China Problems with learning Chinese in China: A lot of people speak English. The urgency for learning Chinese is reduced because you can usually find English-speaking people who will help you accomplish whatever it is you need to do. People want to practice their English at...
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A Fun Game to Play in Chinese Learning
A Fun Game to Play in Chinese Learning If you’re a beginner level student learning Chinese with New Concept Mandarin, you may have heard your teacher saying “sì shì sì , shí shì shí ,shí sìshì shí sì, sì shí shì sì shí”, which means “4 is 4, 10 is 10, 14 is 14, 40 is...
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Squeeze Time to Study Chinese like Facebook CEO
Squeeze Time to Study Chinese like Facebook CEO Many Chinese learners complain that they are too busy to find time to study Chinese. You really do not have time to study Chinese or you just have not tried hard to find time to do it? You must have heard about Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and...
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Should I Learn Mandarin or Cantonese in Hong Kong?
Should I Learn Mandarin or Cantonese in Hong Kong? "Should I learn Mandarin or Cantonese if I live in Hong Kong" is the question asked by many expats. Hopefully this article will give you some guidance. Cantonese, a Chinese spoken variant originating from Guangzhou city in Guangdong province is the native dialect in Hong Kong....
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How to Learn Chinese Characters in an Effective Way
How to Learn Chinese Characters in an Effective Way Most of the people that I have come across trying to learn Chinese in China have all said similar things: "Oh, I just want to be able to speak Chinese.", "Learning Characters is too difficult and not necessary.”, "I will leave China soon and never use...