A great iPhone / Android Chinese dictionary app – Full Pleco review
Click here to download the app for your iPhone / iPad / iPod touch Click here to download the app for your Android phone or tablet Hi everybody this is Chris, and in this video I want to show you...
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It is better to learn Chinese ‘characters’ or ‘words’?
When you’ve just started learning Chinese, you realise that there are characters, and then there are ‘words’. For example, you might learn that 学 as a character means ‘study’ and 学习 is a word or a...
View ArticleChinese Character Bites – #19 –说
Our character for today is 说 Simplified Chinese character: 说 Traditional Chinese character: 說 (The radical on the left is different, in the traditional Chinese character it is 言, whereas in the...
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So, why are YOU learning Chinese?
Learning Chinese is not an ‘easy’ task, it takes time and effort, but it can be fairly straight forward if you have a good method and specific goals you are working towards. The thing is though, so...
View ArticleChinese Character Bites – #20 –们
Our character for today is 们 Simplified Chinese character: 们 Traditional Chinese character: 們 (The right hand side of the character has been simplified in the simplified character version)...
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2 Brits Speaking Fluent Chinese – Chris’ Learning Journey
[Video is in Chinese. Translation below ] George: My name is George Fleming,and i’m sitting here with my friend Chris Parker and I’d like to ask him a couple of questions about how he got into...
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Why people are speaking back to you in English, and what to do about it
You might have been in a situation before where you have gone to China or you start speaking to a Chinese friend in Chinese, and they reply: “Wow, your Chinese is SO GOOD. It must be so hard to learn...
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Sticking through: 6 ways I kept up the motivation to learn Chinese
I’ve been learning (or just simply using) Chinese for about 9 years now. When I first started, it would have been hard to imagine I would be able to persist for this long. Motivation is something that...
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15 of the best Chinese movies you won’t want to miss
Watching Chinese movies is a great way to relax if you’re learning the language. It’s also a great way to get more in tune with Chinese culture, and get into the rhythm of the language. BUT, it isn’t...
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Don’t just focus on the destination – love the Chinese learning journey
Have you ever been reading a book, and suddenly found yourself looking at the spine of the book at where your bookmark is to try to figure out how far through you are and how much you’ve got left to...
View ArticleLearn to Write Chinese – Chinese Characters For Beginners
In this video, I’m going to introduce you the four basic types of Chinese characters, talk about the different types of strokes, and get you practising a couple of characters. Chinese characters Type...
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14 of the best Chinese TV shows to improve your Mandarin
When I was studying Chinese at university I used to watch a fair number of Chinese TV shows, with the aim of improving my spoken Chinese and listening ability. It can be a pretty light-hearted way to...
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Learn Chinese Through Songs – #1: Teresa Teng – Sweet Honey Honey
Learning Chinese through music is a great way to unwind and study in a more relaxed way! Today, I want to try something new on the blog, and start to introduce some Chinese songs. I’ll be picking some...
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What to do when you feel that you can ‘barely understand anything’
Whatever language you’re learning, you’re always going to have times when your motivation is low and you feel pretty down. And one of the big causes of this is when you’re practising Chinese listening...
View ArticleLearn Chinese Through Songs – #2: Do You Love Me or Not?
After the success of the first post, I’m back today with another classic Chinese song for you! This time I’m bringing you a pop rock classic – Do You Love Me or Not? (你爱不爱我）by Lingdian Yuedui. This...
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Chinese Character Bites – #23 –和
Our character for today is 和 Simplified Chinese character: 和 Traditional Chinese character: 和 (This character is the same in simplified and traditional Chinese characters) Pronunciation: This...
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Is becoming ‘fluent in Chinese’ really a realistic goal?
When I ask Chinese learners what their goal is in learning the language, people often tell me that they would like to become ‘fluent’ in Chinese. It’s no coincidence that the name of this website is...
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Chinese Character Bites – #24 –你
Our character for today is 你 Simplified Chinese character: 你 Traditional Chinese character: 你 (The simplified character and the traditional character are the same) Pronunciation: This character is...
View ArticleWhy YOU CAN learn to speak Chinese
Hi everybody, it’s Chris again, and in this video I want to talk about some of the mental and psychological aspects of learning Chinese. I’m worried that a lot of people get put off because people say...
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Chinese Character Bites – #25 –地
Our character for today is 地 Simplified Chinese character: 地 Traditional Chinese character: 地 (The simplified character and the traditional character are the same) Pronunciation: This character is...
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