Practical guides on vocabulary, listening and daily habits, from the team behind antlang.
Learn essential Chinese food words with pinyin, plus useful sentences for ordering at a restaurant and talking about what you like to eat.
6 min readListeningUnderstand the four Mandarin tones and the neutral tone, with examples, tone-pair practice and simple drills to train your ear and your voice.
7 min readHabitsNo teacher, no problem. Set up a self-study system for Mandarin with clear goals, a weekly schedule, speaking practice and ways to check your progress.
7 min readMethodLearn Chinese characters without feeling lost: start with strokes and radicals, link each hanzi to a sound and meaning, and review with spaced repetition.
7 min readMethodLearn Chinese faster by focusing on pinyin, tones, high-frequency words and daily speaking. Here is a practical weekly routine you can start today.
7 min readMethodA beginner's guide to Mandarin: what to learn first, how to avoid common traps, and a four-week starter plan with pinyin, phrases and numbers.
7 min readMethodYou can learn Mandarin without paying: use free lessons, audio, flashcards and reading practice, and follow a simple plan from pinyin to conversation.
6 min readVocabularyPlan your HSK 1 study: which kinds of words to learn first, sample sentences with pinyin, and a four-week routine for memorising them.
7 min readMethodAn honest look at what is hard about Mandarin for English speakers, what is surprisingly easy, and how to plan your study around the real difficulties.
6 min readMethodChinese or Japanese: which is harder? Compare pronunciation, grammar, writing and vocabulary so you can choose the one that fits your goals.
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