❤Thanks for your video. My tips: 1. Learning words in writing: I take a sheet of paper, fold it thrice or four times so I get sort of 8 or 16 columns which I can bend and hide words I learn or their translation. I write words down the first column, then I write translation down the second column; then I bend back the first column so I can't see words but can see translation, so I can write (translate back) down the third column and so on... And you can easily use the back side of the sheet. So it's both time and paper saving method to learn words on paper. 2. I watch short videos (there're many of them) that give extractions from c-dramas with frequently used phrases with subtitles, pinyin and translation. I can practice pronunciation and learn useful phrases.
For on the fly 'passive' reading you can also try out watching Chinese short form dramas. Many are available here on RUclips with the Mandarin subtitles hardwired to the video, with English subtitles available though your settings. This has several advantages: built-in native speakers in the audio, real-world contexts for the vocabulary and a highly repetitive version format which is likely to employ many of the same words and structure. This is a supplement, but once you are past the first phase of vocabulary acquisition it's a useful addition to the study toolkit.
The "old school" flash cards work for me because writing them down on the card helps me to practice my writing and I actually get the chance to read what I'm writing. So, for me the "old school" cards work.....
i find flashcards very useful. studying traditional 漢字，i find writing with understanding is key: simplify character often lose a lot of meaning, with traditional character though, it is easy to remember bc it shows the meaning better
That's so true! The traditional characters seem to carry more meaning. I tried to keep up with traditional for a while. Now, I learn to write simplified but at least be able to read traditional...which works out well because even the simplified version books of Integrated Chinese force you to read in traditional since the workbooks only have traditional characters most of the time...
@@themultilingualmind7296ice, did you know that the character/symbol “愛” has a symbol of heart “心” inside the symbol heart? That’s because we, Chinese, believe that you have to have a heart to love
For foreigners, using two L 7, to form 口，then try to write 曰 目白 由早 四回西 胃旧申...，then filled up to form 吕,串，石，check handphone software, using voice inputs together。 for 出 ，to write using two u, u and l,to form 出 凹 巾帼 离 山 巨 叵 匠 臣 革If forget use voice input Using ㄣ 乛 or use L to form 与与马写鸟与吗妈 勺 鸟乌鸦呜. ㄣ denote bird leg, or horse, pen .counter check with handphone keyboard
The tones just have to be memorized. I’d suggest saying the word out loud with the correct tone while you’re practicing and then it just starts to sound right to your ears.
Kinda surprised you didn't include LEARN THE KANGXI RADICALS DECOMPOSE THE CHARACTER INTO ITS CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS STUDY THE CHARACTERS EVOLUTION FROM ORACLE BONES THROUGH BRONZE SEAL AND SONG SCRIPT Once you know the characters components, their meanings, and especially it's evolution this game switches over to EASY LEVEL.
@@themultilingualmind7296 seriously, intensively decompose each character into its elements and play with it, every character has an inner logic, it's a combination of image, sound, and idea. I liked your points was surprised you omitted kangxi radicals, character decomposition, & etymology. Do those things and you WILL learn the characters more quickly and with greater understanding of their literal, extended, and metaphoric meanings!
@@themultilingualmind7296 thanks for the reply - I follow other linguists who post things like new chinese words, sentence structures, grammar or even just photos etc of china 😀
Nope, duolingo’s never good for learning Chinese, as a person from Hong Kong, duolingo has too many errors EVEN NOW, so don’t even think about it, missing character are already teasing my brain
❤Thanks for your video.
My tips:
1. Learning words in writing: I take a sheet of paper, fold it thrice or four times so I get sort of 8 or 16 columns which I can bend and hide words I learn or their translation. I write words down the first column, then I write translation down the second column; then I bend back the first column so I can't see words but can see translation, so I can write (translate back) down the third column and so on... And you can easily use the back side of the sheet. So it's both time and paper saving method to learn words on paper.
2. I watch short videos (there're many of them) that give extractions from c-dramas with frequently used phrases with subtitles, pinyin and translation. I can practice pronunciation and learn useful phrases.
For on the fly 'passive' reading you can also try out watching Chinese short form dramas. Many are available here on RUclips with the Mandarin subtitles hardwired to the video, with English subtitles available though your settings. This has several advantages: built-in native speakers in the audio, real-world contexts for the vocabulary and a highly repetitive version format which is likely to employ many of the same words and structure. This is a supplement, but once you are past the first phase of vocabulary acquisition it's a useful addition to the study toolkit.
The "old school" flash cards work for me because writing them down on the card helps me to practice my writing and I actually get the chance to read what I'm writing. So, for me the "old school" cards work.....
Your Chinese penmanship is really good! Even better than mine lol and I have been writing Chinese characters my entire life.
Haha! I doubt it but thanks for the nice compliment : )
Good advice.
Nice
i find flashcards very useful. studying traditional 漢字，i find writing with understanding is key: simplify character often lose a lot of meaning, with traditional character though, it is easy to remember bc it shows the meaning better
That's so true! The traditional characters seem to carry more meaning. I tried to keep up with traditional for a while. Now, I learn to write simplified but at least be able to read traditional...which works out well because even the simplified version books of Integrated Chinese force you to read in traditional since the workbooks only have traditional characters most of the time...
@@themultilingualmind7296ice, did you know that the character/symbol “愛” has a symbol of heart “心” inside the symbol heart?
That’s because we, Chinese, believe that you have to have a heart to love
爱☞爫冖友。受☞爫冖又。废☞广发。发现。爭。觅
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For foreigners, using two L 7, to form 口，then try to write 曰 目白 由早 四回西 胃旧申...，then filled up to form 吕,串，石，check handphone software, using voice inputs together。
for 出 ，to write using two u, u and l,to form 出 凹
巾帼 离 山 巨 叵 匠 臣 革If forget use voice input
Using ㄣ 乛 or use L to form 与与马写鸟与吗妈 勺 鸟乌鸦呜. ㄣ denote bird leg, or horse, pen .counter check with handphone keyboard
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Hello thank you for your tips..I've got a question..without pinyin how can you know the tone of the character? Thanks again.
The tones just have to be memorized. I’d suggest saying the word out loud with the correct tone while you’re practicing and then it just starts to sound right to your ears.
I am kind of stuck on memorizing. Thanks for the mandarin companion tip
No problem! I think you will love them!
May i know what tittle of book you used for practice write characters Chinese ?
Sure! It’s Integrated Chinese. I just put a video out reviewing it if you’re interested : )
@@themultilingualmind7296 Thanks Erin. i will view it. :)
Why do I keep forgetting 😢
Kinda surprised you didn't include
LEARN THE KANGXI RADICALS
DECOMPOSE THE CHARACTER INTO ITS CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS
STUDY THE CHARACTERS EVOLUTION FROM ORACLE BONES THROUGH BRONZE SEAL AND SONG SCRIPT
Once you know the characters components, their meanings, and especially it's evolution this game switches over to EASY LEVEL.
You're right! This is also super helpful. As the very first step of many textbooks is to teach the radicals, this step is implied in my mind.
@@themultilingualmind7296 seriously, intensively decompose each character into its elements and play with it, every character has an inner logic, it's a combination of image, sound, and idea.
I liked your points was surprised you omitted kangxi radicals, character decomposition, & etymology. Do those things and you WILL learn the characters more quickly and with greater understanding of their literal, extended, and metaphoric meanings!
@@themultilingualmind7296ddition to that, YOU FORGOT THE TRADITIONAL CHARACTERS USED IN TAIWAN AND HONG KONG
You use 井字格because it is better to navigate
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Hey, where are you from btw? 😊
Minnesota : )
Hi! Are you on Instagram?
Oh man, maybe someday haha! I don't know what I would even use Instagram for.
@@themultilingualmind7296 thanks for the reply - I follow other linguists who post things like new chinese words, sentence structures, grammar or even just photos etc of china 😀
我学习手写汉字
我懂得手寫繁體字😊
Duolingo 是好
Nope, duolingo’s never good for learning Chinese, as a person from Hong Kong, duolingo has too many errors EVEN NOW, so don’t even think about it, missing character are already teasing my brain
AHHH MY EYES, I CAN’T MEMORISE MY TRADITIONAL CHINESE CHARACTERS
I go to the nearest chinesse store and force myself into speaking Chinesse.
我想汉字是非常难！你好学习汉字吗？如果你使用併音都時间、你不可以知道意味
大radical 人。人modify into 大，天，太。大modify 头. 头modify买，卖，实在。人modify to 火。火modify to 灭火，灾
If I follow your method to learn Chinese, it will save 10 years. Where is my youth?🧐
"Chineasey, say what you want" how can you screw up pictograms? Yes.
Seriously, it's capacity to wreck the Chinese pictograms is remarkable.