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WaiChinese
Listen to native speakers, mimic the audio while recording, receive instant feedback on spoken phases. Then submit your recording to be evaluated by real native teachers. Read more.
waichinese.com
电猫 – over 9 years
Learning the third tone in Chinese (Hacking Chinese)
The third tone is an essentially low tone. The only time it's pronounced with a high element is in front of another third tone (when it turns into a second tone) and when in complete isolation (whi... Read more.
hackingchinese.com
Olle Linge – over 9 years
How to find more time to practise listening (Hacking Chinese)
When it comes to learning to understand spoken Chinese, there are few shortcuts. The more you listen, the more you will understand. But how can we fit more listening into our lives without cutting ... Read more.
hackingchinese.com
Olle Linge – over 9 years
Using Audacity to learn Chinese (speaking and listening) (Hacking Chinese)
Audacity is a marvellous piece of software that allows you to record audio (yourself, other people or whatever is playing on your computer), mimic native speakers, edit and enhance the audio, as we... Read more.
hackingchinese.com
Olle Linge – over 9 years
Process of creating a Chinese font
Just you try designing 13,000-plus intricate character shapes that all have to balance one another. Read more.
qz.com
stefanwienert – over 8 years
Tones are more important than you think (Hacking Chinese)
Tones are more important than most people think. Just because native speakers reduce tones and speak quickly, it doesn't mean that you can do the same and get away with it. Don't be fooled by peopl... Read more.
hackingchinese.com
Olle Linge – over 9 years
A guide to Pinyin traps and pitfalls (Hacking Chinese)
My article about various common problems students have with Pinyin. These problems mostly exist because people read Pinyin as if it were a phonetic alphabet instead of a transcription system. Read more.
hackingchinese.com
Olle Linge – over 9 years
40 Terms Commonly Used in Chinese Academic Writing (一步一个脚印)
This is an excellent list of useful terms for writing academic texts in Chinese, compiled by Carl Gene Fordham. Best of all, it comes with examples, which is essential for using these words correct... Read more.
carlgene.com
Olle Linge – over 9 years
Asking the experts: How to bridge the gap to real Chinese (Hacking Chinese)
Many students of Chinese think that it's hard to bridge the gap from textbook Chinese to the Chinese used by native speakers in the real world. This article contains useful insights and hands-on ad... Read more.
hackingchinese.com
Olle Linge – over 9 years
Character Pop
Explode Chinese characters into their building blocks; visualize and remember how they are formed. Read more.
characterpop.com
stefanwienert – almost 10 years
凤凰FM - 中国第一音频平台!(app for streaming of programs, audio books etc.)
This app, which is available for free both on Android and iOS allows you to access tons of programs and audiobooks for free. Some of them aren't free, but it's clearly written which are, so you don... Read more.
diantai.ifeng.com
Olle Linge – almost 10 years
10 Simple Phrases for Improving Your Conversational Skills (Skritter Blog)
Every textbook should contain these (and some more) phrases. By learning some common sentences such as "how do I say this in Chinese", "can you please say that again" and so on, you can increase th... Read more.
blog.skritter.com
Olle Linge – almost 10 years
Language Power Struggles
This article discusses the language power struggle that most learners are very familiar with. "Given a conscious choice between a number of languages to use for interaction, speakers will naturally... Read more.
sinosplice.com
Olle Linge – over 10 years
The Cozy Study
A blog written and managed by an advanced Chinese featuring reviews of books, TV dramas and games. Additionally, the blog also features recommendations for utilising media in Chinese language learn... Read more.
thecozystudy.com
花谢月令 – 4 months
edsko.net - Handwriting samples for the HSK curriculum
This site collects calligraphy references for HSK vocabulary. Most other resources for writing cursive script uses much less frequent characters and aren't suitable for second-language learners. If... Read more.
edsko.net
Olle Linge – 11 months
All the resources you need to learn and teach Chinese stroke order | Hacking Chinese
Stroke order for Chinese characters is something most beginners struggle with to begin with, but it's also a problem that quickly fades away over time. This article collects all the resources you n... Read more.
hackingchinese.com
Olle Linge – almost 4 years
@HanpingChengyu Twitter account (animated Chinese Idiom per day)
Follow this Twitter account to get a new animated Chinese Idiom (Chengyu) in your Twitter feed every day. Characters are Simplified Chinese, pronunciation is Pinyin (coloring is [Hanping's](http://... Read more.
twitter.com
hanpingchinese – almost 8 years
Iteration marks in Chinese (Wikipedia)
Have you ever wondered what a small 二 or weird symbols that look like 〻 or 々 mean in Chinese handwriting? These aren't characters you normally find in printed books, but they do exist in handwritin... Read more.
en.wikipedia.org
Olle Linge – about 9 years