Chinese writing challenge, January 2025

This month's challenge is all about writing ability! Set a goal and write as much as you can, but remember that quality also matters. Make sure you get feedback so you know what you should improve. Please read the attached article for more information and inspiration.


Recent activities

95 minutes

我正在写我对视频的反应。 639 hz

Friday, Jan 17

janette raven
25 minutes

Responding to written prompts about 'instructing people to do things'. Then checked my writing with co-pilot for improvement/feedback. 明天我要出差两周,麻烦你帮我一下: (1)把我从老李接的书还给他。 (2)每周帮我浇一次花草。 (3...

Friday, Jan 17

Jazzie
85 minutes

听到了王先明面试对 《生命的真相》。 很有兴趣。 我写了他的生活故事。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJRjk8geHo I am writing faster, with more ease, I think I looked up 3 or 4 words. Out put doubled. 15 mins editing. 655 汉字

Friday, Jan 17

janette raven
45 minutes

that was for yesterday and today. Not great but ok.

Friday, Jan 17

Cliff Larsen
36 minutes

Friday, Jan 17

Jo437
412 minutes

I studied texts and expanded my vocabulary

Thursday, Jan 16

byestudando
120 minutes

logging before I forget but spent 11-1pm just making sentences from words I can recall. I have speaking templates I want to try out but still want to just make sentences from active vocab. use it o...

Thursday, Jan 16

Funmi
70 minutes

Writing in response to a 播客。 Philosophy and a strange experience when listening to 中文。in the demented language of a 2 year old. But got there, sort of, in the end. 391 hz

Thursday, Jan 16

janette raven
56 minutes

Thursday, Jan 16

Jo437
90 minutes

今天的故事, using a random topic generator, which asked for "canoes". Turns out I was able to write for 90 mins about something I encountered yesterday after swimming in the bay. Did not know canoe, 小小船...

Wednesday, Jan 15

janette raven
45 minutes

Worked on a lot.

Wednesday, Jan 15

Cliff Larsen
54 minutes

今天我在我的日记本里写了日记。

Wednesday, Jan 15

Jo437
20 minutes

Responded to a writing prompt from the book: Developing Writing Skills in Chinese. Wrote a note to tell a friend where to meet to watch a movie.

Tuesday, Jan 14

Jazzie
165 minutes

writing a couple short poems.

Tuesday, Jan 14

janette raven
44 minutes

got a ton done. YEAH!

Tuesday, Jan 14

Cliff Larsen
62 minutes

今天我描写了我的客厅。

Tuesday, Jan 14

Jo437
60 minutes

Constructing a disability narrative to help a beginning teacher/ speaker express simple and positive ideas about a dyslexic child....

Monday, Jan 13

janette raven
15 minutes

just made sentences around pimsleur sentences

Monday, Jan 13

Funmi
60 minutes

新词汇-写的东西。

Monday, Jan 13

janette raven
1 minutes

Reflecting on my output areas- 1 pedagogical- sentences and stories designed to reinforce 新词汇。 2 NARRATIVE AND PEDAGOGICAL 今天的古树 ... 3 NARRATIVE AND PEDAGOGICAL- translating my writing- exercis...

Monday, Jan 13

janette raven
120 minutes

Goals: 1. Any message I write in communication with Chinese speakers will use Chinese 2. Handwrite practice HSK vocab 3. Subscribe Chat RT chats to go with article topics

Monday, Jan 13

Cassandra Hafen

Cassandra Hafen joined the challenge!

Monday, Jan 13

Cassandra Hafen
30 minutes

Turning an amazing lesson with an incredible teacher, into little sentences and stories that teach me new vocab.

Monday, Jan 13

janette raven
45 minutes

tons of writing!

Monday, Jan 13

Cliff Larsen
105 minutes

今天的故事 是一个父母的故事。 350 characters First live use of 可怜 可怜的孩子们 poor children. First use of 2 Measure words for people. Had to learn 词汇 for nanny and nurse, and revise 词汇 for world.

Monday, Jan 13

janette raven

Leaderboard

RankScorePersonal goal progress
1.janette raven40.25100%
2.Cliff Larsen14.46144%
3.Cassandra Hafen11.5115%
4.byestudando6.870%
5.Jo4376.861%
6.Funmi5.6856%
7.Jazzie1.2531%
8.William_C0.338%
Linkhttps://www.hackingchinese....
Participants23
Hours reported87.14
DurationJanuary 10, 2025 to
January 31, 2025 (22 days)