Study Abroad

The Ultimate Chinese Scholarship and Fellowship List

One of the biggest hurdles to continuing your Chinese studies abroad is finding enough funding.This is a list of scholarships and fellowships that I wish I had when I began my Chinese studies. There are many opportunities available for both undergraduate...

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Study Abroad

Study Abroad: Which Program Should I Attend?

At some point, every Chinese language learner wrestles with this question: should I go abroad and enroll in an intensive language program? Is it worth the money, time, and mental anguish? Could I get the same experience for a fraction of the cost by studying...

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All Chinese characters are made up of the same 200 Chinese radicals!

This is part of our How to Learn Chinese. Check out the How to Learn Chinese series to get a lot more...
Common Chinese Characters you’ve been Reading Wrong!

Kyle@Sensible: This is a guest post by John Renfroe of Outlier Linguistics. They are working on a very...
Tone Pair Drills: The Single Best Method for Learning Chinese Tones

If I was allowed to only use one practice method to learn Mandarin Chinese tones it would be this: tone...
Sensible Character Learning System – Welcome!

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Learning Chinese Characters | Different Methods

Other experts have come up with their own answers to the question of “how to learn Chinese characters”. There...