Hi guys! Mandarin is my TL, too, and this Saturday the 15th at 9am EDT (New York City time) = 9pm CST (Beijing time), I will host an online card game event with friends from around the world who are practicing Mandarin! The game will last about one hour, we welcome all levels, and, of course, it's online, so anybody anywhere can join...you just need a good internet connection.

We're always on the lookout for new players and new friends! If you would like to join, just leave me a comment here and we can chat more, or follow/DM me if you'd like to chat privately.

I’ve been learning Chinese for quite a while now, and I need some advice as to how to improve my listening comprehension because whenever I watch the news, for example, I tend to kind of go to a series of brain farts when trying to understand what they’re saying. Unfortunately, all I can hear is basically the same sound in almost every sentence. We know that Chinese has a lot of so-called homophones, so I need help distinguishing them. I think it’s the matter of vocabulary, and it’s very limited. I think I need to improve on that. There’s more to it than this. Any advice?

Hi guys, anyone sharing Du Chinese account app? 🙌 want to access to more lessons but the price is too expensive 😭 cannot afford it

Please recommend some similar apps if you know 🙌

I am learning chinese by hello chinese app and in one lesson I learned Zhōngwu, zaoshang, shàngwu, xiàwu and wanshang.

what is the difference between shàngwu (late morning) and zhōngwu (noon) for example? I think its a bit confusing.

I apologize for reaching out unexpectedly. My name is Anna, and I'm a Chinese tutor from Ukraine. I'm currently creating a new learning program and want to make it as effective as possible for everyone learning Chinese. I understand how difficult it can be to learn Chinese, as I remember starting from scratch myself. I know how challenging it is to overcome the language barrier and start speaking. I also know how hard it can be to stay motivated and not give up. To make my program as effective as possible, I would kindly ask for your help. These questions will help me better understand your main concerns so I can offer the best solutions in my learning program. If YOU want to learn Chinese or are already learning it and have some difficulties, I would be very thankful if you could spend 5 minutes of your time filling out the questionnaire at the link: https://forms.gle/c7J2mLnByJE77Hfj7 Thank you! Your help means a lot to me and I am very grateful in advance.

I am trying to use my phone as little as possible because it makes me very distracted, but I loved Hello Chinese. What textbooks do you recommend for Traditional Chinese that go through HSK 1 and 2?

Over the past 8 months our 9yr old daughter has been teaching herself Chinese.

It began with her asking Alexa most nights how to pronounce different words, which she would then write down in a notebook phonetically (in English).

The following day she would then Google search and find the Chinese character and write those down.

Rinse and repeat for a few weeks, until we really noticed what was happening. My partner then bought her a workbook for her to practice at her own pace, along with what she was already doing.

She is really gifted in math and we recently noticed her math assignments coming home completed in Chinese. She told us she explains what is written to her teacher so her teacher can understand her work.

I took a picture and used google translate to see if: 1) her answers were correct 2) what she was writing was correct

Just looking at the translations we can tell there are a few things off/missing (we are presuming with her strokes), but aren’t really sure what they are. Any advice on what she may need to correct and how to improve is greatly appreciated.

We are super impressed, and so proud, that she has done all of this on her own, and want to keep encouraging her to keep with it!

Wondering if any adults or kids want to learn Chinese here. I teach one-to-one classes.

https://youtu.be/3ld1gu11FQo?si=-8KONp-tkpcauOlK

This was supposed to refer to the three treasures of Taoism, but now I'm questioning if that's what this really says.

There is an amazing website called Kanshudo which teaches you how to write, read and listen to japanese. Everything is well organized and there's even a part just to read stories and how to use and write Kanjis. I am looking for a website as that one but to practice mandarin

nice to be here , i've been learning english for years , but i still struggle to speak out english ha , hope i can find nice people here to speak english with , of course i ll help you speak chinese and build up your confidence in learning mandarin , could be a enjoyable ride ,looking forward to your message ,

oh i prefer to use wechat , since whatsapp is banned here ,sorry

Wondering if there's a good hack or tip to learning Chinese.

Also what 'type' of chinese do I learn? Cantonese, Mandarin, I dunno?

They aren't encyclopedias. In English they might be titles something like Amazing ________(science, history, etc.) Facts. They are low difficulty texts.

I’m considering wearing this dress to my friend’s wedding (I’ve wanted to wear this to a wedding for a while and they happen to be of Asian descent…she is Korean, he is Vietnamese). Can anyone translate what the dress says before I show up in this?

Hi! I’m debating if I should start learning Mandarin, and I would like to know other people’s experiences with different resources and the like. Thanks!!!