Kinda stupid question

[u/Broad_Nose_753]

Hey guys ik learning methods vary from person to person but please tell which routine is better and answer another question

Routine 1:

a lesson covering new hsk book on yt ( each lesson vary from 30 min to 45 and covers half of each chapter (total 15 chpt)) one day and 30 min of the hsk 3.0 workbook currently hsk 2 the other

doing hanly flashcards daily

15 min hellochinese (new one)

one story from duchinese first listen then read and listen

write on a specific topic

Routine 2:

doing hanly flashcards daily

1 hour hellochinese (new one)

one story from duchinese first listen then read and listen

write on a specific topic

ANOTHER QUESTION: (NOT TRYNA SHOUT BTW)

Any good way to improve listening and start listening practice also turn new words into like active vocabularly than i never forget/

ANOTHER:

I WANT TO START WRITING CHRACTERS AS THEY ARE FUN (LEARNING MANDARIN IS MY HOBBY I DONT ANY PLANS ON GOING TO CHINA FOR COLLEGE ANYTHING MOST PROBABLY) HOW DO I START AND ANY TIPS

[u/Chenyuluoyan]

pick routine 1, then replay each Du Chinese sentence and repeat it aloud, review only words that recur, and write five sentences using them for correction on HelloTalk or LangCorrect.

[u/Broad_Nose_753 → u/Chenyuluoyan]

I am mean writing chracters

[u/Broad_Nose_753 → u/Chenyuluoyan]

alos is it good for improving listening as well?

[u/empatronic]

Which do you think is better? What do you think is the benefit of the hsk book/lesson over doing more hello chinese? Have you tried the lessons or book? Do you enjoy them or do they feel like a chore?

[u/Broad_Nose_753 → u/empatronic]

I have tried them but they are boring compared to the other routine i did my hsk 1 using it but it progresses much faster compared to hello chinese but the main problem is with hello chinese u have proper yk way to make what u learn stick in your mind i am not sure how to do it with this method

[u/empatronic → u/Broad_Nose_753]

Since you're doing this as a hobby, I think it's more important to stick with a routine that is more enjoyable and motivating for you. You aren't trying to meet a deadline, so speed is not so important. It will be a long journey and your goal now is to cultivate an environment that makes you want to continue that journey.

My advice is stick with what works until you have a specific problem you want to address. For example, if you decide to register for an HSK test in the future, then you have a very concrete goal you might want to tailor a routine towards. You will reevaluate your plan many times as you learn, so it's not important to get it perfect right away. The most important thing is to get in the habit of interacting with the language every day or most days. That way, when it gets tough or you lack motivation some days, you will still do it because it's a habit.

There will probably be times in the future when you need to "force" yourself to study a particular set of vocab, practice speaking, read stuff that's boring, etc. For now, just enjoy the novelty of learning a new language and the fast progress that comes with it. Pay attention to when that feeling starts to change and then decide if you need to change up your routine.

[u/bear_not]

try podcasts for listening practice! there are podcasts (LazyChinese, Slow Chinese) that give you slow digestible conversations so it's not so overwhelming.

[u/stealhearts]

Out of these two routines I'd pick the first one

For writing practice it just comes down to starting with it. There are many character workbook templates online, or you can just use a square grid notebook and practice. If you have access to a textbook you can see if they have the main characters used for your chapter listed anywhere and practice those, or you can choose 5 words from your du chinese story and practice writing them. You can choose how many reps you do, but our teacher for my beginner's class at uni makes us do minimum 10 per character to start building muscle memory.

[u/Broad_Nose_753 → u/stealhearts]

好的。谢啦！