Articles tagged with ‘Sounds’

1. Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 6: Why is listening in Chinese so hard?

   

   Many people assume that the hardest part of learning Chinese must be the characters or the tones, but it turns out that most learners struggle more with listening comprehension. Why is that, and what can you do about it?

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2. Training and testing your ability to hear Mandarin sounds

   

   Learning to hear the sounds in a new language is a very important step, both to understand it and to pronounce it yourself. This article gives you methods and tools for training and testing your ability to hear the sounds of Mandarin.

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