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66 - Should you enrol in a Chinese course or are you better off learning on your own?
Season 1 Episode 66
Some people think enrolling in a course is the best way to learn Chinese, but others say that courses are useless, and swear by the effectiveness of …
4 years, 11 months ago
65 - Learning to read handwritten Chinese
Season 1 Episode 65
Everybody struggles with writing Chinese characters by hand, even if handwriting can often be avoided in a modern, digital society. But what about re…
4 years, 11 months ago
64 - Why your Chinese isn't as good as you think it ought to be
Season 1 Episode 64
Sooner or later, most students realise that their Chinese isn't as good as they think it ought to be. Why is that and what can you do about it?
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5 years ago
63 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 4: Learning and remembering compound characters
Season 1 Episode 63
The key to learning Chinese compound characters is to learn the building blocks and how they fit together, including both the function of each compon…
5 years ago
62 - The building blocks of Chinese, part 3: Compound characters
Season 1 Episode 62
A vast majority of Chinese characters are compounds, and understanding how the components fit together and which function they have, will make learni…
5 years ago
61 - The beginner's guide to Chinese translation
Season 1 Episode 61
People who have't spent a lot of time with different languages sometimes think that learning a new language is mostly about relabelling the world wit…
5 years ago
60 - Using voice messaging as a stepping stone to Chinese conversations
Season 1 Episode 60
Being able to have a conversation is a goal for most students of Chinese, be it with loved ones, for professional purposes or for travel, but what if…
5 years, 1 month ago
59 - Can you use your phone's speech recognition to practise Chinese pronunciation?
Season 1 Episode 59
Speech recognition has improved immensely in recent years and talking to one's phone has become more common. Some apps also rely on this technology t…
5 years, 1 month ago
58 - A smart method to discover problems with Mandarin sounds and tones
Season 1 Episode 58
It's often hard to assess one's own pronunciation when learning Mandarin. People around you might understand what you are saying, but that doesn't ne…
5 years, 1 month ago
57 - 7 ideas for smooth and effortless Chinese listening practice
Season 1 Episode 57
Understanding spoken Chinese can be hard, but the solution is simple: listen more. That is not always easy to do, though, because it's hard to both f…
5 years, 1 month ago