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Title: Learn-Chinese-For-Beginners.pdf
Description: This document provides tips and suggestions for beginners learning Mandarin Chinese. It discusses choosing between traditional and simplified characters, devoting proper time to learning foundations, making friends with other non-native learners, practicing listening skills through music and shows, browsing websites in Chinese, and taking standardized Chinese exams. It also debunks common myths about Mandarin being too difficult or only achievable when learning as a child.
Description: This document provides tips and suggestions for beginners learning Mandarin Chinese. It discusses choosing between traditional and simplified characters, devoting proper time to learning foundations, making friends with other non-native learners, practicing listening skills through music and shows, browsing websites in Chinese, and taking standardized Chinese exams. It also debunks common myths about Mandarin being too difficult or only achievable when learning as a child.
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Learn Chinese For Beginners
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Learn Chinese For Beginners
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Introduction
When you want to start learning Chinese, it can be hard to know where to begin
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So, we worked
out this guide which contains the information you need to know as a beginner
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This content will help you speed up quickly
for how to learn Chinese and start your own venture confidently!
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Before trying to learn some new words, you need to practice pronunciation for about 15 lessons
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When you learn English, you
need to learn the pronunciation of each word one by one, but in Chinese, after you have practiced
for about one month, you can read any word in the dictionary as long as there is Pinyin written
above it
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You
will learn words first, then grammar, then read passages
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#1: Choose whether you wish to learn the traditional or simplified characters
Mandarin writing is of two types
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For instance, let us see how the traditional characters differ from
the simplified ones for the word ‘guó’ which means “country”:
Traditional: 國
Simplified: 国
In the present times, we can see traditional Chinese characters in use in places like Hong Kong,
Macau & Taiwan
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These have gained a lot of popularity and have been accepted as the
official writing system in the mainland China & Singapore as well
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There are different viewpoints about both the scripts
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Basically, it is a matter of choice of each individual
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#2: Allot proper time and resources in a detailed Mandarin program to make your foundation
strong
This holds true for almost all language studies
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This is
because an English speaker will find the language completely alien and weird
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You need to put in endless hours trying to write, listen and speak the basics
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Despite having attended classes for more than eight months she was unable to master
the nuances of the language
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She used to undergo six hours of training every day for five days a week and within a
month there was a marked improvement
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This is indeed some progress to applaud
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She
still attributes her success to her intense program due to which she got her fundamentals in place
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#3 Make friends with similar non-native Chinese speakers
This is a great idea and you will surely benefit from interacting with people with similar language
disabilities:
As they too are not perfect, you will not hesitate if you make mistakes in front of them
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#4: Watch Chinese channels and listen to Chinese music
Listening to Chinese music and watching Chinese soaps is a fun way to master the language and
test your comprehension abilities away from the routine classroom
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It is not a bad idea to watch some cartoons if you enjoy them
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Once you are hooked onto the storyline then you are
motivated to continue to watch it
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#5: Browse the web in Chinese
Switching over to Chinese language social networks will force you to use Chinese characters
regularly
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Presently you will not be able to use Facebook or Twitter in China
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#6: Take the HSK, a standardized Mandarin exam for the non-native speakers
The HànyǔShuǐpíngKǎoshì (HSK) is basically a Mandarin proficiency exam administered in China &
abroad
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The most basic one tests you on
just 150 words while the toughest one will check your ability to more than 5000 words
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For those individuals who do not have any specific
reason for learning Mandarin I recommend considering the skill mastered as the final goal
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However,
hundreds of millions are still diverted from learning it by misconceptions and stereotyping
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It is not much more difficult than any other language
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Many
studies have consistently demonstrated that adults perform even better than kids under the same
conditions
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However, adults’
ability to build strong motivation for subject outweighs all disadvantages
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Just forget it and you will get the kids’ benefits
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Every Chinese character has its
meaning and then used as a part of other words
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Letters used in both words have no meaning on
their own
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In Mandarin they
say “苹果” for apple and ”芒果” for mango
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You don’t need to learn new characters every time you learn a new word
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Example:
冰箱 = ice + box = refrigerator
洗衣机 = to wash + clothes + machine = washing machine
手机 = hand + device = mobile phone
Moreover, you will probably love the beauty of some words and how logical is their etymology
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It is Mandarin that helps to improve
memory – whatever is your age!
Myth 3: It is impossible to sound like Chinese due to the difficult tones
Truth: Mandarin is a tonal language
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The good news is that the number of syllables in Mandarin is very limited
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It is completely wrong!
In the chart below you can see pinyin transcription for all possible Chinese syllables
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Basic grammatical terms are the same
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The
sentence structure has much in common with other languages
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Example:
光阴似箭 – guāng yīn sì jiàn – How time flies! – Как летит время!
朵朵玫瑰皆有刺
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– There is no rose without a thorn
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水滴石穿
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– Constant dripping wears away a stone
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Myth 5: It takes years to be able to speak Mandarin on basic level
Truth: Mandarin grammar is much simpler than that of most European languages
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The verb
is not changed to express the tense
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Here is an example of reported speech in English and in Mandarin:
他说他的妈妈生病了
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Literally: He + to say + his + mother + to get ill + particle 了 indicating action in the past
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Nowadays, you don’t need to learn writing with a brush
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Typing with pinyin romanization is easy
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Learning via Skype and other
similar tools is very helpful since you can be guided by a native speaker
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Truth: I am pretty sure that English will retain its role as a global language but anyway the
knowledge of Mandarin gives you amazing career opportunities
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Knowledge of Mandarin is a great
foundation, especially when paired with other skills (business, computer science, design,
engineering, etc
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Just try it!
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At that time, I always
tell them that they are so right and I suggest finding a professional teacher to teach them if they
want to learn Chinese seriously
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This language asks for more effort and hours to achieve a functionally native
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proficiency, or the superior level according to ACTFL-OPI (American Council on the Teaching of
Foreign Languages- Oral Proficiency Interview)
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To reach the superior level, more hours are needed for a western learner to learn Chinese than one
who is learning Spanish
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The following scale
shows the duration of formal instruction (25 class hours a week) of these language programs for
English speakers
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It is not a smart idea to learn Chinese from
the Rosetta Stone or Chinese for Dummies
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Here are some standards
There are billions of Chinese native speakers in the world and finding a good Chinese teacher
doesn’t seem to be a difficult problem
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For
a long time, teaching Chinese was not seen as a professional skill until 1981, when the Beijing
Language and Culture University started to enroll college students who majored in teaching
Chinese as a second language (also known as Duiwai Hanyu,对外汉语)
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In short, their training goal is to teach foreigner
to speak Chinese in the most efficient way
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In 2007, the China National Office for Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language (also known as hanban
汉办) designed a criteria for international Chinese teacher qualification with 5 modules and 10
standards
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Here are some Checking References:
If power in your hand to choose a Chinese teacher, you may need to go through a simple checklist
rather than the general standards above
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Here are 10 Yes/No questions that I use for my own
evaluations
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However,
it’s your time and money so please choose as you believe is best
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How to Find a Really Good Approach to Guide Your Chinese
Learning
#1 The Natural Approach
In the second language-learning field, it’s puzzling why nearly all children can successfully learn
their mother language quickly while adult learners barely acquire language even if they learned for
a whole life
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The teacher teaches grammar rules incorrectly, they should just teach their
adult learners in a natural way as their mother did
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Speech production comes slowly and is never forced
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In other words, this theory believes that language should be learned naturally over time and
practice
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For students, he or she should try to guess and use the language rather than analyze it
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#2 The Classic Approach
Back to the old times, the Europeans widely learned classic literatures in Greek and Latin
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According this belief, students
only need is to learn grammatical rules and words and then apply those rules by translating texts
word-for-word
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Generally speaking, this approach follows a very straight procedure
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I bet your teachers
have asked you questions like “How do you say this in Chinese?” or “Could you translate these
sentences into Chinese?”
This approach is acknowledged as a classic and even a work of art because of its simplicity
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#3 The Audio-lingual Approach
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chances to travel to foreign countries or talk to foreigners
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A Russian psychologist
named Pavlov claimed that human learning is no difference from a dog
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Meanwhile, the outbreak of World War II created the need of soldiers that could speak and listen
certain target language speeches
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This approach emphasizes the skills of listening and speaking
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The way to acquire these sentence patterns is repetition of dialogues about daily situations
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The correct answer got the rewards, the wrong answer got the punishment
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Surprisingly, lots of students enjoy this type of learning
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Foreign language study
ceased to be confined to the elite academies or to serve certain aims in specific situation
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They learned
foreign languages in order to communicate with their classmates, the community, and the foreign
society that they live in
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Different person has different pieces of the
picture
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This process is also
how the language education experts now see the nature of second language learning: language
should be treated as a tool to communicate rather than a system of signs and rules
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Some techniques
recommended by the communicative approach include:
Role-play/Pair-work
Interviews/Surveys
Games
Information gap activity
Language exchanges
A thorough application of this approach is to assign students perform real tasks in life in foreign
language rather than merely stimulated practice in classroom
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#5 The Post-method Approach
In the history of teaching modern languages formally in school, researchers and curriculum
designers keep trying to find and apply more effective methods
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In fact, a particular
aspect of language, such as writing or speaking requires a unique way to teach while an individual
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learner prefers a personalized learning stretegy
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Alternatively, Kumaravadivelu (2003) proposed the conception of “Beyond Method” with
a frame of 10 macro-strategies that are helpful to learn language in the post-method era
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Maximum learning opportunities
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Minimize common mistakes
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Foster language awareness
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Integrate language skills
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Ensure social relevance
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Though there is no right way to learning the language, you can take
strategies from multiples approaches that best suit your learning style
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It can serve as a syllabus
It provides ready-made teaching contents and learning tasks
It is a cheap way of providing learning materials
It allows learners to review material and preview other lessons
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A learner without a textbook is often out of focus and teacher-dependent
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Topics and materials in a textbook may not be
relevant or interesting to all
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How to Choose a Good Chinese Textbook?
While the quantity of Chinese textbooks has increased dramatically in recent years, it is difficult to
select a good textbook
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Hutchinson and Waters defined criteria based on the aspects of audience, aims, content,
methodology and others to total to 21 items
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The common-core criteria and analysis questions can be summarized as following:
Does the Textbook Follow a Specific Teaching Approach?
Sharing of a vision (theory or approach) about:
The nature of language
The nature of learning
How the theory can be put to applied use
How is the Content Presented?
Stating purpose(s) and objective(s)
For the total course
For individual units
Selection and its rationale
Coverage
Grading
Organization
Sequencing
Satisfaction of the syllabus
To the teacher
➢ Providing a guide book
➢ Giving advice on the methodology
✓ Giving theoretical orientations
✓ Key to the exercises
✓ Supplementary materials
To the student
Unit-by-unit instruction
Design (relevant, free from unnecessary details, colorful, etc
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I cannot say which specific one is the best because
it is situation-sensitive
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《汉语会话 301 句》 Conversational Chinese 301
This book claims it is “the most popular textbook for foreigners all over the world”
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The main reason for its popularity was how well it fit the need of a short-term
course
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Learners could master simple Chinese sentences in a short period of time
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《快乐汉语》 Kuaile Hanyu
Kuaile Hanyu literally translates to Happy Chinese, is a set of Chinese teaching materials specially
compiled for teenagers
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Therefore, it suits the psychological level and learning requirements of young
learners
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The entire set consists of a student’s book, a teacher’s book, a workbook, flash cards, wall
charts and CDs
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《当代中文》 Contemporary Chinese
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This teaching book set consists of 4 volumes, each of which includes a textbook, teacher’s guide,
workbook, practice test book and additional reading materials
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It is a balance between basic
listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as the ability to communicate effectively in
Chinese
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This textbook widely used among Confucius Institutes and overseas
Chinese schools
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Accompanied with this textbook are hours of
video materials, comprising dramatic episodes, cultural segments, and animations all shot in China
by Hollywood producers
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Chinese Pronunciation
Pronunciation is the basic part of mastering mandarin Chinese
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No matter which level are you in, making sure your pronunciation correctly is definitely necessary
and never too late
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With this guide, you can learn
Chinese pronunciation easier in a correct way
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The pronunciation is not related to the writing of Chinese
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words (characters)
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Pinyin transcribes the Chinese characters so people can pronounce it
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The writing of Pinyin is similar to English alphabet
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However, you should aware that the Chinese pronunciation and spelling of
pinyin letters are different from English letters
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So, you can`t
pronounce pinyin as if they were English
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There are three parts in a pinyin syllable, which are the Initial, Final and Tone
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Chinese PinYin Chart with Audio (click here)
Part 2: What is Tones?
Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language, which means that the way a sound is pronounced directly
affects the meaning of what is said
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There are four main tones and one neutral tone in mandarin Chinese (or, as some say, five tones)
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First Tone
Second
Tone
Third Tone
High and level sound, naturally prolonged
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g
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This idea is mixing up two different concepts
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However, in Chinese, even with the same initial and final, different tones
represent different characters and meanings
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Common Tone Rules
Third Tone Sandhi
When a third tone followed by another third tone, it should be pronounced as a second tone
automatically
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For example:
你好 (nǐ + hǎo) à 你好 (ní hǎo)
我很好 (wǒ + hěn + hǎo) à 我很好 (wó hén hǎo)
Tone sandhi of “不”
“不” becomes a second tone when followed by a fourth tone character
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Tone sandhi of “一”
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“一” is pronounced in first tone when it`s by itself, at the end of a word, or used as a number
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It is pronounced in the second tone when it precedes a fourth tone
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And there are also many embarrassing situations you will encounter when communicating with
Chinese people
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They told me that they did want to learn mandarin
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” As a result of spending too little time on mastering the tones and proper pronunciations,
the subsequent overload of similar vocabulary ruined their confidence, so they had to quit
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Once you go through this essential part, you will lay an unbreakable foundation for your
Chinese learning
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Common Difficulties You Might meet
The purpose of this section is to clarify some common mistakes and difficulties you might meet
when learning mandarin Chinese pronunciations
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Let`s conquer them one by one, thus there is less barrier in your
pronunciation path
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zh Like “j” in “jerk”, but with the tip of the tongue curled farther back
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ch Like “ch” in “church”, but with the tip of the tongue curled farther back
sh Like “sh” in “ship”, but with the tip of the tongue curled farther back
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Like “ts” in “cats”
c
Like “ts” in “cats”, with aspiration
s
Pronounced as in English, e
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“s” in “see”
j
As “j” in jam and jump, but softer and the tongue touches the lower front teeth
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Always pronounce the Chinese “r” sound with a nice smile
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Key:
There is a pinyin “i” sound in it, and you need to make your mouth shape as the pinyin “u”, then
the “ü” sound comes out
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Master the basic rules of pronunciation and tones
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As a beginner, the most important thing is be
familiar with all pinyin sounds, spelling rules and tone changing rules
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There are many learning experiences sharing about how to improve your Chinese pronunciation
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If you can`t follow them at the beginning, don`t feel
embarrassed or upset
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What you need to do is at least distinguishing
the words you`ve learnt and be more familiar with the intonation Chinese language make
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If you don`t have the language environment, make it yourself! There are tons of online learning
resources (well, surely you can find them at Dig Mandarin
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Sometimes, the learning content is a
little bit tedious, afterwards you can find some Chinese songs to perfect your accent
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Practice in words, phrases and sentences
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Don`t just practice the individual characters
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When you first begin to study Mandarin Chinese pronunciation, it is beneficial
to practice pairs of tones
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This phrase uses the second then the third tone
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Studying this natural rhythm of the language will help you
pronounce new words you come across
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The start is of course tough, however
after going through it; the longer sentences will be much easier for you
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Slow down and be clear
Pay attention that you do not speak too fast
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But you are just a beginner who might not pronounce the standard sound
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Just SLOW DOWN! Make your sounds clear and
correct
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Some when you are practice by yourself and not with others, you are creating the illusion that you
are speaking Chinese well
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So the only key is practice, practice and
practice
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Confidence is necessary, but their kindness is not your
reason to ignore the mistakes and your foreign pronunciation
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Of course, it can`t be better if the one friend is
a professional teacher
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This process will help you conquer your problems
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You also can observe if other people understand you
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In addition, you can try to prepare a paragraph on a specific topic, then record
your own speech
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Then ask your
Chinese friends or teacher help you checking it
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It`s very clear to hear the differences of sounds, rhythms and
intonation
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Focusing on
the difficulties and repeat it slower
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Don`t be naïve as if you can master the
authentic pronunciation in one shot
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Review your notes from time to time
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One day you will finally master them all
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Video Lessons
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1) Learn Complete Chinese Pronunciation in 16 Days! - This pronunciation course is produced by
DigMandarin
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Understand the phonetic alphabet (Pinyin) and how it relates to pronunciation
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Learn each of the basic 6 Finals, as well as the 30 compound Finals
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Learn and understand the trickiest letters that trip up most beginners, including the
dreaded Mandarin tones
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There are numerous lessons in it and the topics cover from the beginning to advanced level
about grammar, conversations and discussions with interactive exercises
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b) ChineseClass101 – ChineseClass101`s lesson number is pretty big
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It basically covers the main idea of mandarin Chinese
pronunciation
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Tools & APP
a) Pinyin Tools – If you want to learn about how to use Pinyin to aid your Chinese verbal language
acquisition, Dig Mandarin recommends for apps: pinyin chart, tone chart, Pinyin to Chinese
character converter app
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You can search by either the Chinese character or pinyin spelling
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There is a premium version as well which includes audio pronunciations
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Book
New Practice Chinese Readers – This Mandarin Chinese textbook is my personal favorite
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The lessons include vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and
sentence structure and even cultural information
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With good grammar, people can then express themselves with
proper meaning
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Mandarin Chinese grammar is not as difficult as you would think
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In Chinese, the sentence words order is especially important, partly as a consequence of its lack of
case endings for nouns
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A slight difference in the
words order may result in a completely different sentence and meaning
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Also, the Chinese sentence words order is very
different from English, like this example:
English: who are you?
Chinese: 你是谁?(nǐ shì shéi?)
So, a word-by-word translation from English to Chinese would result in meaningless sentences in
Chinese
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The aim of this
article is to explain clearly and intuitively the rules of the Chinese sentence structure and point out
some important exceptions
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) + Verb + time duration + indirect object + Object
Here are some tips you can follow to better remember the sentence structure
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The subject can be located after the time
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Sometime the duration of time word is an adverb phrase, which describes a verb or an
adjective phrase describing a noun
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Pay attention not to let it confuse you
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自从来到中国,我和妹妹每天在北京大学努力学三个小时的中文
Time
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Location
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(zì cóng lái dào zhōng guó,wǒ hé mèimei měi tiān zài běi jīng dà xué nǔ lì xué xí sān gè xiǎo shí
de zhōng wén)
My dog lies in the couch of living room all day
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There are
some special verbs, which seem to be allowed to break the rules
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For these verbs, we have the structure:
Subject + Time (when) + verb + Place
Which verbs are breaking the rules? There are two kinds of these verbs:
1
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2
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Here are several exception examples:
The food is put in the stove
食物放在炉子上 (type 2)
(shíwù fàng zài lú zi shàng)
Bananas grow on the tree
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不要扔在地上 (type 1)
(bú yào rēng zài di shàng)
Kids always like sitting on the ground
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If you
continue to listen and read as much real Chinese as you can, it will let you get a natural feel for
these exceptions and put them before the place word naturally
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For example:
I live in US
我在美国住。
(wǒ zài měi guó zhù) (not in China)
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) and say it to yourself for some days until you will be
able to recite it fluently
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For more structures or uses, you can check here to get an e-book about grammar points collection
of Chinese
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Chinese Characters
Chinese characters (汉字, hànzì) comprise the oldest continuously used system of writing in the
world, but their complex structures and formations often terrify many modern learners
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But have no fear: If you are determined to learn Chinese and master the writing of Chinese
characters, we have the tools and techniques for you here to help you overcome your anxiety and
achieve success in your learning journey
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This aspect makes it
quite different from most other languages
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Some individuals decide not to learn the language at all because they
think they could never master it
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Every year I get students who ask me the same question: “Should I learn characters?” So
first we will talk about learning characters
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Obviously, you only need some survival phrases
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You might think you don’t need to master the language 100% if you just plan to spend
1-2 years in China, so do you really need to learn characters? The answer is still “yes”
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A few reasons here:
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Although we all learn pinyin, you seldom
see anything written in pinyin in China
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致癌(zhì’ái) and 治癌
(zhì’ái) are exactly the same in pinyin, but one means “to cause cancer” and the other means “to
treat cancer”
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If you know characters,
you can guess the meaning of new words
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If you only know
pinyin, there are six characters marked as “mǎ”; it will be hard for you to figure out which one is
relevant
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So, I suggest you learn characters from the very beginning!
How should I learn characters?
Now you make your decision
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Even Chinese kids
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need to learn for several years before they master it
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Learn rules and strokes for handwriting first
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For example: always write
from left to right, from top to bottom, and from outside to inside
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Learn radicals and components second
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For example: the radical “氵” (three drops of water) is always on the left side of
a character and it usually implies the character is somehow related to water
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Two reasons
here:
1) Before you can write, you need to know how to read
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2) You can type characters if you can recognize them
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Even Chinese people type characters more than they
handwrite nowadays
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Of course, handwriting is still useful for memorizing what characters look like, so having a piece of
paper and a pencil around is still a good idea
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For further learning, you can
start from here to download the complete guide e-book of characters learning
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Resource & Materials
Online Chinese Video & Audio Courses
Learn Complete Chinese Pronunciation in 16 Days!
Your China Adventure - Survival Chinese & Culture Tips
750 Commonly Used Chinese Sentences in Conversations
Hands-on Writing Course: How to Write Chinese Characters
Mock Test Analysis - HSK Level 1
Mock Test Analysis - HSK Level 2
Tips & Suggestions:
Why It`s Important to Choose A Professional Mandarin Tutor
Learning with A Chinese Tutor
Checklist: Use All the Online Tools for Learning Mandarin Chinese
9 Tips to Help You Choose Chinese Lessons by Skype
Recommended Cool Games for Mandarin Learning
Using Topics and Scenarios to Make Your Chinese Learning More Efficient
Studying Mandarin Chinese: Flashcards Everywhere!
Top Ten YouTube Channels for Learning Mandarin Chinese
A Comprehensive Review of the Hottest Mandarin Blogs for Learners
Resources & materials:
Chinese Pinyin Chart (audio & PDF download)
All about HSK (Introduction; Information; Preparation; Mock Paper; Training; PDF download)
Learn Chinese Proverbs (PDF download)
Travel Chinese Conversations (PDF download)
Commonly Used Chinese Words Usage
Top 10 Most Common Chinese Characters
9 Useful Chinese Conversational Phrases You Need to Know
120 Daily Used Short Sentences (PDF download)
Chinese Culture:
How to Address People in Chinese
Chinese Greetings You Need to Know
5 Lucky Things in Chinese Culture
10 Cultural Shocks in China
How to Choose Your very Own Chinese Name
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Title: Learn-Chinese-For-Beginners.pdf
Description: This document provides tips and suggestions for beginners learning Mandarin Chinese. It discusses choosing between traditional and simplified characters, devoting proper time to learning foundations, making friends with other non-native learners, practicing listening skills through music and shows, browsing websites in Chinese, and taking standardized Chinese exams. It also debunks common myths about Mandarin being too difficult or only achievable when learning as a child.
Description: This document provides tips and suggestions for beginners learning Mandarin Chinese. It discusses choosing between traditional and simplified characters, devoting proper time to learning foundations, making friends with other non-native learners, practicing listening skills through music and shows, browsing websites in Chinese, and taking standardized Chinese exams. It also debunks common myths about Mandarin being too difficult or only achievable when learning as a child.