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The most popular articles
10 best free reading resources for all levels- Learning the third tone in Mandarin
- The most common characters and words
- My best advice on how to learn characters
- Improve your pronunciation with tone pairs
Beginners should start here
The beginner page contains an introduction for beginners, as well as all articles relevant to beginners. Here are a few examples:
How to learn characters as a beginner- The best reading resources for beginners
- Learning pronunciation as a beginner
- The building blocks of Chinese
- How to reach a decent level in 100 days
I also have a course aimed specifically at you: Unlocking Chinese: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners. You might also want to check out my pronunciation course.
How to improve a specific skill
I have separate pages for listening, speaking, reading, writing and vocabulary learning (which includes characters). If you’re looking for help with a more specific topic, you can use the search function in the sidebar (bottom on mobile) or just search this page. Here’s the most important article from each category:
Why is listening in Chinese so hard?- Improve your fluency with word games
- Extensive reading for Chinese learners
- 20 tipsto improve your writing ability
- The building blocks of Chinese
There are also additional category pages you can check out here: study hacks, self-studying, classroom learning, immersion, mentality research, resources, and planning.
I also offer several courses to help you level up your Chinese.