Hello, readers. This pandemic continues to be very taxing, as I’m sure it is for everyone. My family is affected and there are times when I would like to give in to emotion. But I have many rocks to lean on, and one is Chinese. The language is like an immense mountain and I am…
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I am very busy studying Chinese. 我很忙学中文。
Hello everyone. I am working hard at Chinese. Here’s what I’m doing. Heisig. Each day I study 60 characters from Heisig’s famous book, Remembering Simplified Hanzi. 60 characters is a lot and it takes 2-3 hours every day all by itself, this is a big chunk of time if you have a full-time job. I’m…
Chinese is back on.
I know it’s been a long break. The last ten years have been like this. I get thoroughly stuck into Chinese, then something happens, usually work, and I could be away for two years. Then I come back to it and start again. Each time I re-start, it is quicker to catch up and then…
Learning resources, 2018
For me, studying Chinese has things in common with exercise. When you are in a routine of doing it every day, it is relatively easy to keep on doing it. The easiest time to go to the gym is when you just went yesterday. If you lapse and let the hours in your day fill…
The Hanyu You Want 