I've collected up a bundle of useful Chinese language learning resources to kick start your learning or give a boost of momentum to a flagging study schedule. This is the Pack I wish I had had when I started learning Chinese!
This Chinese Language Learning Pack is constantly being upgraded with new content. Don't worry though as everyone who buys the pack now will get future updates for free (even when the pack price rises!).
Let's have a look at what's in the Chinese Language Learning Pack and see how it will help take your Chinese to the next level.
Kyle 白马楷
SensibleChinese.com
Learning Chinese Characters? Put them on your wall!
There's no need to know all 50,000 Chinese characters to read and write Chinese.
Just 1500 characters unlocks 95% of all written language.
Want to learn to read and write Chinese fast? Then make sure you are focusing on learning the right material!
In Chinese usage frequency matters.
The most common 100 characters make up ~70% of ALL written language.
The most common 500 characters, 80%+
If you want to be reading and writing Chinese fast, don't waste time learning the rare characters you won't use but instead focus on the most common
Numbers of Characters known against % of Written Language Mastered
Close up on the Hanzi WallChart Most Common Chinese Character Poster
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How to Use Your Hanzi Wallchart
Visual "passive" learning
Having the Chinese characters around you in a noticeable place is a great way to expose you to the characters.
Equally having a giant wall chart of the characters is a great way to give you a gentle nudge you need to study actively when feeling unmotivated.
Mark your progress
Hanzi WallChart is a really neat way to see how many more characters you need to master and (more importantly!) the ones you already know!
Visually track your progress through the written language and identify characters you need to study.
Learning Chinese Words?
Tricky question as some Chinese words are single characters!
However, the vast majority of Chinese words are 2 characters long.
In 2014, 5 million students sat the HSK test.
My kids are learning Chinese at school and I got them each a poster for their rooms. They love them! Their friends are very jealous!
Smaller posters contain the same characters and words in frequency order, but split over multiple smaller sized posters.
A4 Landscape
A3 Landscape
A4 Portrait
A3 Portrait
Original Size A0 Landscape Hanzi WallChart
Hanzi WallChart Most Common Characters
A4 Landscape | 16 Sheets |
A4 Portrait | 16 Sheets |
A3 Landscape | 8 Sheets |
A3 Portrait | 8 Sheets |
A0 Landscape | 1 Sheet |
Common Chinese Words Posters
HSK 1234 Beginner | HSK 5 Intermediate | HSK 6 Advanced | ||
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A0 Landscape | 1 Sheet | 1 Sheet | 2 sheets |
A4/A3 Versions of HSK 1,2,3,4 & 5 Common Chinese Words Posters included.
All Posters come in both Simplified AND Traditional Character Variants!
Save time with these ultra-condensed Chinese language and grammar CheatSheets.
18 Print-Ready CheatSheets including:
Pre-Built Anki FlashCard Decks of the 1500 Most Common Characters
With any purchase of our Complete Digital Download Package we'll include a copy of popular Characters to Words eBook.
Also available as a printed book on Amazon for $15
With any purchase of our Complete Digital Download Package we'll include a copy of popular Characters to Words eBook.
We've taken the most common characters (from our Hanzi WallChart) and put them alongside the most commonly used words that use these characters. The result? The ability to learn characters in the context of their common words.
Now with Videos from Mandarin HQ's Angel Huang - See and hear all of the content pronounced!
Having trouble actually speaking Chinese? This short eBook talks about the best (only?) way to really progress in spoken Chinese. More than this I'll walk you though the best resources, different options available and the next steps to get started.
Ever wanted to live and work in China? This short guide sums up all the commonly asked questions and provides brutally honest answers. Cut through the confusing information available out there and get some real answers.
Pronunciation is woefully under-taught in Chinese. It's considered a "beginners" topic that after a lesson or two can safely be ignored. No wonder first conversations with Chinese native speakers often go so badly! We've honed in on the 7 most common mistakes that learners make again and again and put together a set of quick, targeted fixes.
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This is a great course! I have learned more about Chinese characters in the first part of this course than in any of the courses I have taken over the last ten years.
I am really enjoying the course. So far it has giving me a whole different way of looking at the characters. I have never seen a course like this before. It's early but I think this is really going to help with learning the Chinese characters.
Full Lesson List:
What's Inside?
My kids are learning Chinese at school and I got them each a poster for their rooms. They love them! Their friends are very jealous!
Full details here : Sensible Chinese Language Pack
What's Inside?
The ultimate step by step guide to starting out in Chinese. Getting past the first week of Chinese can be tough. A strange pronunciation system, tones and characters just to say "hello"! Let me guide you through the first rocky week of Chinese and give you a firm foundation for moving forward.
I have studied for a year. I am working in Beijing and take (sporadic!) lessons here... I never really "got" the language until I went through your videos and the blog... my teacher here is good but not great at explaining to Westerners about the language...even though I have been "studying" for so long the videos helped me move towards speaking and practicing the language more."
Full details here : First Week in Chinese
Can't I work all this stuff out myself?
Maybe. It's taken me years of systematically thinking about the Chinese language and the best methods for learning the language. It's true that some of the patterns and strategies I discuss will reveal themselves as you progress in your study. However the real purpose of this course is to equip you with these strategies as early as possible.
Ideally you are on Day 1 of learning the characters - if this is the case then I can save you the most time, energy and lower the frustration of dead-ends.
More likely you've already started to learn the characters either using the traditional rote-memorization methods or maybe a hotchpotch of new techniques sewn together. If this is the case then what the course really offers is a way to tie everything together into a systematic whole, a day-to-day, month-to-month action plan.
Can't I get this stuff on such-and-such website for free?
As of yet the answer is no. I've extensively trawled the best Chinese language learning books, blogs and courses and no one has yet provided such a systematic approach to learning the Chinese characters.
It's true that other blogs may talk about individual components and these articles are very helpful. But often there's just too much information out there! This leads to paralysis - which technique should I use here, which strategy there?
I've gone through everything available, tested it, added a lot of my own material and then sewn everything together into an easily digestible video course for you.
The real saving here is time. You could trawl around for techniques, test them yourself and build up your own system but it will take a long time. If you value your time then this course can shortcut you to the end result of having a fully working learning Chinese character learning system.
Is this for Simplified or Traditional characters?
The lessons taught in this course are applicable for both Traditional and Simplified characters. That said, the examples are given in Simplified characters. The reason for this is that 80% of sensiblechinese.com readers are learning Simplified not Traditional and I want to make sure that the content is accessible for the majority of learners.
There are a couple of lessons dedicated to the differences between Simplified and Traditional and why there isn't really that much of a difference. These lessons include Traditional characters to show the difference and why the methods I'm teaching apply to both Traditional and Simplified characters.
I don't have the time to take this course.
If you are embarking on learning the Chinese characters you already know it takes a lot of time. The methods taught in this course will help you cut the process from several years down to several months, saving you huge amounts of time in the long term.
In the short and medium term you'll also save time. I've designed the course in such a way to ensure that the lessons can immediately be applied to your current learning. You don't need to wait to finish the course to start benefiting from these more efficient methods - in fact I encourage you to start using them ASAP.
I've also designed the course in bitesize pieces. Each lesson is chunked into short videos. The longest is ~10 minutes but the average length is 3-4 minutes. Everything is formatted to also be watchable on your phone so you can study on the go if that is more convenient.
Consider your small time investment in this course as an investment. If you sow a few hours now studying how best to learn the Chinese characters then you will reap hundreds if not thousands of hours of saved time during your character learning journey.
Is this a recurring payment?
Nope it's a one off payment. The content is then all yours to do with as you please - I've even opened it up for downloading if you prefer to keep the video content on your PC.
In fact, whenever the course is updated or new material added you'll also receive all of that for free too.
Can I watch this on my PC/MAC/iPhone/Android?
Yup - any device that can run a web browser and stream videos from the internet can access the content. Everything is formatted so that it'll show nicely on a phone/tablet so you should be covered whatever device you are on. The videos are also available for download if you have spotty internet connection and have trouble streaming.
Does this course cover XYZ?
I've had requests for additional content covering additional areas of the language. It's been a tricky toss up between comprehensive coverage of the language and not overloading students with too much information!
Therefore the main course is structured to be as streamlined as possible. If there's a topic I think is useful but doesn't fit into the main course itself I'll add in additional content and resources in a Bonus section. As people ask questions about the content I'll fill this Bonus section with new material to keep up with the most popular questions - as such the course will keep growing organically.
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"You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you only know one language you only live once.” - Czech Proverb
I hope we can take the next step in your Chinese journey and open up a new life together!
Kyle Balmer 白马楷, Sensiblechinese.com