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Chinese reading practice for beginners: 7 resources to improve your Mandarin
The best way to learn to read Chinese is to read texts you can understand without constantly using a dictionary. As a beginner, those texts aren’t always easy to find, but let’s look at the best reading resources I know for beginners.
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How to not teach Chinese characters to beginners: A 12-step approach
This 12-step guide highlights common mistakes in teaching Chinese characters and explains how beginners should not be taught.
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Course open for registration: Unlocking Chinese – The Ultimate Guide for Beginners
Do you want to learn Chinese but don’t know where to start? Have you already started learning, but feel lost? Then Unlocking Chinese: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners is for you! The course is open for registration until midnight, February 7th, 2020.
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New course: Unlocking Chinese – The Ultimate Guide for Beginners
Do you want to make sure your Chinese learning gets off to a good start? Or have you already started, but feel a bit confused and need guidance? Then my new course, Unlocking Chinese: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners, is for you!
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Unlocking Chinese: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners
The ultimate course for beginners Get the most out of your learning ⚡ Buy now – $128 ⚡ Buy with professional feedback – $288 Member area Successful students take control of their learning Others just follow along, hoping for the best Learning Chinese is a fascinating journey. It opens doors […]
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Drills and exercises aren’t only for beginners
It’s commonplace to see workbooks used a lot in beginner courses, but the more advanced the students become, the less they are used. This is mostly for the better, but in this article, I argue that advanced students actually need more drilling than they (we) think. Being able to say or write what we want in one way isn’t enough, we need diversity and a bigger active vocabulary. Drilling is the only time-efficient way of achieving that.
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Chinese reading challenge, April 2026
It’s time for a Chinese reading challenge! It starts on April 10th, so enrol, set your goal and read as much as you can before the end of the month. This article contains more information about the challenge, as well as some advice about improving reading ability in Chinese.
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The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
Listening is the most important skill of all, because it accelerates learning and is crucial for social integration. What are the best free Chinese listening resources out there for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners?
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Chinese speaking challenge, March 2026
It’s time for a speaking challenge! It starts on March 10th, so enrol, set your goal and improve your speaking ability as much as you can before the end of the month. This article contains more information about the challenge, some important things to keep in mind as well as some advice about improving speaking ability in Chinese.
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Chinese New Year and New Semester Course Discount
To mark the Chinese New Year and the start of a new semester, I offer a time-limited discount for three of my video courses, valid until the end of the week!
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