This comprehensive 10-week course teaches the basics of stroke order, radicals and common characters. It's very useful for both beginners and those who want to improve their writing skills. It's a free course, unless you want to buy the certificate. Great for extra writing lessons and learning from home!
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Learn Mandarin - say 'what's the time in Mandarin. Sing this awesome song! Perfect for beginners.
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An entertaining Chinese TV series, with English and Chinese subtitles, aimed at advanced learners of the language. However, beginners and those with limited knowledge of Chinese will also be able to pick up a lot from the show, not least because of the subtitles, but because there are regular fun and engaging vocabulary, phrasal and grammar review points which cover all the basics that even the complete beginner would be learning in the first few chapters of a study book. This series has something for everyone.
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Learn Mandarin activities with this fun song! Use this song as a quick and easy way to learn important Mandarin activities. Sing Chinese and learn it so you don't waste time forgetting and re-learning.
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Join Fiona Tian as she continues to explore some of the sights of Singapore! In today's episode we visit the Singapore Flyer, a giant ferris wheel with spectacular views, the most famous swimming pool in the world, and a strange Merlion creature. Along the way, we will go over useful Mandarin superlatives, including "Most Famous", "Tallest in the World" and more!
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For non-natives`, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chinese written language may be less difficult. ShaoLan walks through a simple lesson in recognizing the ideas behind the characters and their meaning -- building from a few simple forms to more complex concepts. Call it Chineasy.
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The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside of China. As it turns out, the wall’s history is almost as long and serpentine as its structure. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen detail the building and subsequent decay of this massive, impressive wall.
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Here is a full movie in Mandarin with English subtitles. A very fun way to practise reading and listening!
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Another catchy song from Chinese Buddy.
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