Tag: Learning Chinese
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Speaking Chinese Class
I’ve had a few Chinese teachers since I first arrived in China back in 2014 and just about all of them have been good for what I was looking for at the time. Some I studied with for only a few months, others I stayed with for longer. My current Chinese teacher, whom I meet…
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Some thoughts on learning Mandarin Chinese
While going through some old posts I came across the post I wrote almost two years ago in which I declared my intent to improve my Mandarin Chinese. That post, published on December 9th, 2018, stated that I would try to achieve the level of HSK 4 or 5 within a year and was inspired…
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Stepping up to HSK 5
As we enter into the second half of 2020 and a restart of work, I thought it would be a good time to step things up a little. And it’s with that that I finally ordered the HSK 5 books. The new target level is 2500 words TOTAL, which means I now have to learn…
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My Approach to Learning Chinese
You will recall that I recently completed my HSK 3 test and still waiting on the results. Since taking the test, however, it seems that there is more dialogue among my colleagues and I about studying Chinese, all of it very supportive. It’s with that in mind that I wanted to share with you the…
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Reading Chinese
I’ve been back in Beijing for about six months now and have finally gotten settled into my new apartment on the other side of town. Whereas before I was in the student district, now I’m very much in the expat district. This isn’t a problem insofar as food options is concerned, but it is a…