Comments on: My Top 5 Favorite Tools for Learning Chinese in 2025 https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/top-5-ways-learn-basic-mandarin-chinese Travel China the smart way! Expert tips and travel advice for China tourists and expats. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 06:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Josh Summers https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/top-5-ways-learn-basic-mandarin-chinese#comment-26335 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 03:03:21 +0000 https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/?p=28#comment-26335 In reply to Dariya.

Very interesting, Dariya. I’ve never used them before.

]]> By: Dariya https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/top-5-ways-learn-basic-mandarin-chinese#comment-26281 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 18:15:38 +0000 https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/?p=28#comment-26281 Hi Josh, thank you for the post.

I’ve been learning Chinese for a while and you gave me some new ideas. As per your recommendation, I started listening to the ChinesePod podcast and now it’s one of my favorite things to do when I’m walking or driving.

As for my personal tips, I find it helpful to use online apps for practicing my vocabulary. I currently use https://www.hackchinese.com/ as it lets me create my personal vocabulary lists and review them a few times a day in quick sessions. This turned out to be a great way to memorise vocab.

]]> By: Gilbert C Remillard https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/top-5-ways-learn-basic-mandarin-chinese#comment-5897 Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:09:02 +0000 https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/?p=28#comment-5897 For learning and remembering Chinese characters, may I also suggest the Chinese Blockbuster Series, a comprehensive and fun method to help anyone read simplified and traditional Chinese characters and pronounce them in Mandarin. The series goes beyond the ‘top few Chinese characters you need to know to get by,’ as people too often realize that they don’t get anywhere with such a limited number of characters. The Chinese Blockbuster Series is comprehensive and covers what is necessary to reach reading fluency in modern Chinese.
You can visit their website and download the first 130 pages of Chinese Blockbuster 1 for free, if you wish to have a better understanding of the method.

]]> By: Josh Summers https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/top-5-ways-learn-basic-mandarin-chinese#comment-5214 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:34:52 +0000 https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/?p=28#comment-5214 In reply to Mark H.

I agree, Mark. Whether or not it becomes the “lingua franca”, it’s still one of the top languages in the world and worthy of learning!

]]> By: Mark H https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/top-5-ways-learn-basic-mandarin-chinese#comment-5202 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 04:40:06 +0000 https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/?p=28#comment-5202 Thanks for the informative Article. Mandarin Might become the lingua Franca of the future and it would be very good to learn it (at least to learn some basic stuff)

]]> By: Josh https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/top-5-ways-learn-basic-mandarin-chinese#comment-3120 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 02:25:46 +0000 https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/?p=28#comment-3120 In reply to MC.

Thanks for sharing, MC! I have seen Chairman’s Bao and definitely think it’s a great resource.

]]> By: MC https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/top-5-ways-learn-basic-mandarin-chinese#comment-3092 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 07:45:49 +0000 https://www.travelchinacheaper.com/?p=28#comment-3092 Hey there,

I think The Chairman’s Bao is one to add to your list of resources. Wiki grammar is also quite good!

Thanks,

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