General Study Advice and Discussion

2250 topics in this forum

1. The 2024 Aims and Objectives 1 2

   By Jan Finster, December 17, 2023 at 02:48 PM
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   • lordsuso
   • February 21, 2024 at 02:34 PM

2. Why Chinese? 1 2 3 4 12

   By roddy, March 4, 2014 at 03:26 PM
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   • Flickserve
   • December 14, 2023 at 01:09 AM

3. Support Chinese-forums.com! 1 2

   By roddy, May 3, 2009 at 03:32 PM
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   • feisima
   • June 10, 2022 at 09:48 AM

4. Learning Chinese – advice for the new and independent student 1 2 3

   By roddy, May 4, 2009 at 06:17 AM
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   • MTH123
   • April 28, 2022 at 08:37 PM

5. Links to all 問我anything topics, and suggestions

   By oceancalligraphy, November 9, 2014 at 12:25 AM
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   • suMMit
   • February 20, 2021 at 03:07 AM

6. Some advice for beginners 1 2 3 4

   By wushijiao, June 23, 2005 at 01:43 AM
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   • TaxiAsh
   • March 16, 2020 at 12:03 PM

7. Got any good podcasts where they just chat about Chinese?

   By vellocet, March 26, 2024 at 07:52 PM
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   • cncorrect
   • April 4, 2024 at 10:30 AM

8. About HSK 0 to HSK3 -> 1 month Challenges to learning mandarin

   By Denemelik, March 21, 2024 at 02:08 AM
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   • lordsuso
   • March 22, 2024 at 09:48 AM

9. Starting with the Cheng & Tsui Integrated Chinese 1 - Is paying for the FlencyLink Student account worth it?

   By Babs, March 17, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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   • Babs
   • March 17, 2024 at 11:10 PM

10. Using both Anki flashcards and Pleco at the same time

    By Laban, February 24, 2024 at 03:08 PM
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    • suMMit
    • March 16, 2024 at 07:25 AM

11. Italki teachers getting pricey? 1 2

    By suMMit, February 4, 2024 at 06:29 AM
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    • lordsuso
    • February 19, 2024 at 03:37 PM

12. New to the Chinese language

    By careysjohnston, January 5, 2024 at 02:28 PM
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    • careysjohnston
    • January 16, 2024 at 04:27 PM

13. Reflections on 5 years of daily Anki

    By jannesan, December 31, 2023 at 08:14 AM
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    • Johnny-5
    • January 3, 2024 at 09:15 AM

14. Translation/interpreting studies online?

    By MadmaxxxMaSiDe, December 31, 2023 at 01:04 PM
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    • MadmaxxxMaSiDe
    • January 2, 2024 at 03:16 PM

15. Learning characters and learning words

    By Xiaowang, December 28, 2023 at 06:40 AM
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    • Ledu
    • January 2, 2024 at 12:08 PM

16. The 2023 Aims and Objectives 1 2 3 4 8

    By Jan Finster, December 16, 2022 at 11:59 AM
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    • Ledu
    • January 2, 2024 at 11:31 AM

17. What brand of device do you use to read Chinese books or do you read paperbacks?

    By Ledu, April 15, 2023 at 06:52 AM
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    • 杰娃娃
    • November 26, 2023 at 02:59 PM

18. The 'Share Your Shelves' Thread - post a photo! 1 2 3 4

    By Elizabeth_rb, February 18, 2014 at 11:30 AM
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    • suMMit
    • November 26, 2023 at 11:10 AM

19. Study holiday in Taiwan - notes

    By wibr, November 18, 2023 at 11:06 AM
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    • suMMit
    • November 23, 2023 at 04:22 AM

20. Where to start learning Chinese?

    By chongjasmine, November 2, 2023 at 05:25 PM
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    • Flickserve
    • November 3, 2023 at 12:25 AM

21. Consecutive translation note taking techniques: where to begin?

    By 歐博思, June 2, 2020 at 11:01 AM
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    • Kamille16
    • September 14, 2023 at 02:54 PM

22. Best way to pick up Chinese

    By tobyiana, August 25, 2023 at 12:33 PM
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    • TheBigZaboon
    • August 29, 2023 at 11:41 AM

23. Meaning and tones of wei (为)

    By Jan Finster, August 21, 2023 at 05:06 AM
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    • EnergyReaper
    • August 27, 2023 at 02:57 AM

24. Seeking Questionnaire Participants (Chinese learners in Sino-foreign Relationships)

    By CommandarinChief, July 16, 2023 at 11:25 PM
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    • suMMit
    • August 15, 2023 at 02:31 AM

25. Anyone joining the September 2023 Fudan Chinese Language Program?

    By qwertng, August 11, 2023 at 08:35 PM
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    • qwertng
    • August 11, 2023 at 08:35 PM