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Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook – Yip Po-ching and Don Rimmington
Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook by Yip Po-ching and Don Rimmington is one of the first serious grammar books I bought for learning Chinese. I have been rereading through it since a few people...
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I want to compare a couple of paid streaming services for how efficient they are for learning Chinese. I plan to compare some of the more common streaming services including: Amazon Prime Video,...
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Free, Open-Source Software (FOSS) is one of my passions in general, but there are some great pieces of FOSS software which can be used to learn Chinese (or pretty much any other languages). There are...
View ArticleEssential Browser Plugins For Learning Chinese
I wrote an article about using FOSS tools to learn Chinese, but sometimes all you have in front of you is a browser. Let’s just assume everyone is using a full-fledged browser and nothing like Edge or...
View ArticleCommon Chengyu – Part 1
What Are Chengyu? Chengyu (成语 – Cheng2 yu3) are fixed phrases used in Chinese which typically (but not always) consist of 4 characters. Most of these phrases are based on stories from literature or...
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I had previously written about a couple common Chengyu (成语) and decided to follow up with some more which I have heard more commonly in speech. I plan to keep going with this series and add a few more...
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A Review of Paul Rouzer’s: A New Primer of Literary Chinese
Paul Rouzer’s A New Primer of Literary Chinese is pretty much the best book of its class that I’ve seen. It covers literary Chinese for English speakers looking to learn in a self-contained package....
View ArticleLearning Chinese: Using the HSK
The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (汉语水平考试, HSK) is a standard language test in the PRC for testing levels of standard Mandarin. While the test is largely accepted, it still has its critics and criticisms (such...
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A Review of Zhou Xiaogeng’s “Essentials of Chinese Lexicology”
Zhou Xiaogeng’s Essentials of Chinese Lexicology is a great vocabulary book for learning Mandarin. It focuses primarily on the rules and forms of word formation. This isn’t just a vocabulary book, and...
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A 2021 Review of Youdao’s Language Translator Device Multilingual Dictionary Pen
Youdao’s Dictionary Pen 3 is the most modern iteration of a smart way to increase your Mandarin learning. When I started this article a few days ago, the Dictionary Pen 2 was the only one you could...
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