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Top language learners swear by it. It’s scientifically proven to be the best way to memorize anything. So why hasn’t spaced repetition learning gone mainstream – in language learning and elsewhere? How come people are still studying words in the order they wrote them down in their notebooks? In case you’re unfamiliar with SRS (spaced [...]
In the fourth installment of our Chinese Learner Interview Series, we interviewed Sara Jaaksola of Living A Dream In China. Sara has been a Chinese learner for as far back as her middle school days. What started as an interest, has developed into a full-on passion that has led her to where she is now [...]
For the first in our interview series we had a conversation with Kellen Parker of Sinoglot. Kellen is a published linguist with a background in linguistics and philosophy. He spent time wrestling with languages like Albanian and Arabic before coming to China and re-focusing his efforts on Mandarin, as well as more than one Chinese dialect. He’s the [...]
There’s no doubt that people like to talk about language learning – we should know! The blogs, forums, comment sections, and tweets that make up the internet’s Chinese language “learnosphere” are alive with discussions about learning Chinese. From every corner of the web, every learner has their own tips, tricks, tools and experiences that make [...]
Our friend Steven Daniels of 3000 Hanzi gave me the opportunity to check out his new product called Reader. What we love about Reader is that helps you save time through annotation-assisted reading. But it also has significant improvements on top of existing options like Wenlin or MDBG Reader. Some of these include a built [...]
To become fluent in Chinese, a large vocabulary is obviously key. And for a strong vocabulary, there’s no substitute for hard work. But if you’re studying hard, why not also learn more effectively? Here’s a simple tip for learning vocab faster: themed Chinese vocab word lists. A themed Chinese vocab word list is basically a [...]
The hardest part of Chinese is that it feels arbitrary. It has its own logic, but it takes trial and error to figure it out. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a shortcut? A way that you could almost learn from your mistakes before even making them? The good news is that you can. Have [...]
As part of our Embrace the Embarrassing Moments series, we feature a reader’s story about an embarrassing moment from when they were learning Chinese. Today’s story especially hits home for me – I’ve definitely made the same sort of mistake more than once! Enjoy! During the first time I was working in China (when my [...]
I have a secret to share with you. It’s embarrassing, but I want the best for our readers. It’s how I broke through Chinese learning plateaus. What’s my secret? Hours upon hours of Chinese dating shows and the Chinese version of “Sex and the City.” My point? Not that you should watch those shows, but [...]
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