Sensible Chinese

Learning Chinese in China

I’ve found this excellent infographic about learning Chinese in China. I wanted to share it with everyone who has been thinking about how to learn Chinese in China. It’s a long infographic so be sure to bookmark this page or download the image...
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sensiblechineseMay 07Comments Disabled

Learn Mandarin Now Podcast Review

I want to introduce and discuss the Learn Mandarin Now Podcast and provide a short review of how and why this podcast series can help your Chinese progress. At the same time I want to talk generally about the use of audio podcasts. The Basics Learn Mandarin...
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sensiblechineseJun 05Comments Disabled

How to Speak Chinese – Video Blog

I want to speak to you about the best way to learn how to speak Chinese. Here’s the big secret, the thing that holds people back from learning a foreign language: To learn to speak Chinese you need to speak Chinese. Huh? That sounds obvious right?...
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sensiblechineseFeb 12Comments Disabled

How to Write in Chinese – Video Blog

The video above and article below both walk you through  how to write in Chinese the Sensible Chinese way. Watch or read (or both!) depending on your preference. How to Write in Chinese Hi, 你好 My name is Kyle and I run sensiblechinese.com, a blog...
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sensiblechineseFeb 11Comments Disabled

How to Learn Chinese

Getting started in Chinese is hard. How to learn Chinese is a question a lot of people ask me. Here are a few things I wish I had known about when I started to learn Chinese! This is a BIG article! Or a small book – take your pick! Therefore it’s...
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sensiblechineseNov 06Comments Disabled

Chinese Listening Resources

Hopefully by now you have found a speaking partner and started to speak a little Chinese. The “problem” is that now people will speak back to you!And you might not understand what they are saying – shock horror. Today I want to talk...
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sensiblechineseOct 30Comments Disabled

How to Type in Chinese

A question that comes up a lot is how to type in Chinese. I’m a big fan of Chinese typing as it allows you to start communicating in written Chinese really fast. Getting to a similar level of communicative ability using handwriting can take many...
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sensiblechineseOct 06Comments Disabled

Speak Chinese: Step by Step

Today we’re going to take three tiny but important steps to rapidly improving your spoken Chinese. Here’s a video to go along with the ideas in the article: All three of these steps are totally free and will form the foundation of a great...
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sensiblechineseAug 11Comments Disabled