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Tag: Chinese characters

Posted on Aug 28, 2022

Four Things to Look For in a Good Chinese Tutor (and What to Avoid)

Searching for a Chinese tutor online can be a headache. Whilst there are plenty of online apps and websites pairing language learners with tutors it can take a while before…

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Posted on Aug 1, 2022

Watch this Beautiful Animated Short Story & Discover the Key to Persevering in Your Chinese Studies

In this post, language teacher and I’m Learning Mandarin blogger Lingo Geek reflects on the striking parallels between the classic tale, The Man Who Planted Trees, and his own Chinese…

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Posted on Jul 17, 2022Jul 18, 2022

I’m Learning Mandarin Summer Raffle: Win Nine Chinese Graded Readers!

Illustration by Esther Birts Following our giveaway last Christmas, this summer subscribers to the I’m Learning Mandarin blog will have the chance to win a collection of nine Chinese graded…

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Posted on Jul 10, 2022

Enter This Chinese Writing Contest & Become a Published Mandarin Author (Podcast)

On today’s episode I talk to April Zhang, an inspirational Mandarin teacher and founder of the Chinese teaching website MSL Master. April is also the brains behind the annual Chinese…

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Posted on Apr 10, 2022May 15, 2022

不敢当 Why I Hate it When Native Speakers Praise my Chinese

Last week a friend in the UK who is at a higher elementary level of Mandarin was telling me about an experience he had while walking the dog in the…

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Posted on Mar 4, 2022Jan 26, 2023

How to learn Mandarin with Chinese Netflix Shows

In my previous blog I wrote that over the past ten years an explosion of mobile apps and online learning programmes has revolutionised the way we learn Chinese. However, I…

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Posted on Nov 12, 2021Feb 14, 2022

Benjamin Zephaniah on Learning Mandarin (Podcast)

*This podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Pocket Casts and Breaker. Please subscribe on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review. For Today’s podcast I had…

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Posted on Nov 7, 2021Nov 7, 2021

Can you be Literate Without Writing Chinese Characters by Hand?

Recently one of my Tweets sparked a lively discussion among Mandarin learners, teachers and the wider language learning community. I recalled an encounter with a beginner Mandarin learner who told…

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