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Mandarin Chinese (autonym 中文) is a Sino-Tibetan language that is spoken natively by an estimated 960 million people[1] predominantly in mainland China.[2]
Input methods[]
Main article: Guide to keyboard layouts and input methods
Pinyin input methods[]
Pinyin is a phonetic romanization of Mandarin Chinese that is also widely used for inputting Chinese characters. Pinyin input methods generally let the user type a word or phrase in pinyin and show the user a list of possible words or phrases using Chinese characters (Hanzi) that match that pinyin, from which they can choose the correct one. This last step is often necessary because many Chinese characters (Hanzi) share their pronunciation, and therefore their pinyin representation, with other characters. For example, the characters 是 (to be) and 事 (thing, matter) are both pronounced the same and written in pinyin as shì.
There are a variety of pinyin input methods and implementations available. Major operating systems include their own pinyin input methods, which can be installed using these instructions. Pinyin input is also available using some Google Input Tools and via the Google Pinyin Input app for Android devices.
Grammar tips[]
Note that many characters have the same pronunciation or same meaning
External resources[]
Courses[]
- maayot - Very helpful Chinese reading practice by level.
- Hack Chinese - Vocabulary building, spaced repetition built for Chinese
- Ninchanese - A gamified app to learn Chinese
- Hello Chinese - A Duolingo-like course
- ChineseSkill - Also Duolingo-like lessons, free games and exercises
- Skritter - Vocabulary and character study via apps and website, many different features
- Learn Yu - An adaptive online course
- Chinese for Beginners - A free Coursera course by Peking University
- CRI English - Learn Chinese
- Lingotopia - Learn beginner chinese for absolutely free.
- Several Chinese courses hosted at edX
- Mandarin is Awesome - A Mandarin course hosted on YouTube
- Shawn's Mando Chinese - Another Mandarin course hosted on YouTube
- Growing Up With Chinese - Another Mandarin course hosted on YouTube
- Lingodeer - an app like duolingo that is great at teaching asian languages up to an intermediate level.
- Chinese Voyage - A conversational Chinese course for beginners
- Chinese AI Chat - Free personalised chats on the web and on Telegram with AI agents
Learning characters[]
- Chinese Voyage - 200 basic Chinese Character, from story to stroke, from reading, recognizing to writing.
- Chineasy - A course on the Chinese writing system
- Du Chinese - Another course on the Chinese writing system
- HSKabc - Very helpful for people learning Chinese characters and trying to pass HSK test (similar to TOEFL or IELTS). Trying a playful approach with games available, characters and words
- HSK Academy - Also helpful for those learning Chinese characters. Aimed mainly for those seeking the HSK (similar to TOEFL) tests, but still good to learn new words, phrases. There is a short introduction to Chinese grammar also.
Learning Pinyin[]
Dictionaries[]
- Zhongwen.com - Online Chinese dictionary
- MDBG - Online Chinese dictionary
- Zhongwen: The Popular Chinese Learning Tool - Popup dictionary for Firefox
- Zhongwen: A Chinese-English Popup Dictionary - Popup dictionary for Chrome
- Chinese-English Dictionary - Popup dictionary for Chrome
- Soba Talking Chinese Popup Dictionary - Popup dictionary for Firefox
- Pleco - An app that not only lets you lookup words, but also learn characters with flashcards and much more.
Grammar references[]
General/multiple resources[]
- Chinese stackexchange - Resources for learning Mandarin Chinese.
- Chinese Learning Resource - Antosch and Lin Mandarin Learning Resource
- Chinese Language Flashcards
Chinese-language content[]
- Chinese Wikipedia
- Sublearning - Movie subtitle flash card quiz in Chinese and many other languages
- WeChat - a free Chinese app for smartphones that you can use to find native Chinese speakers to talk to. Can type using characters with a downloaded keyboard or use it as a walkie-talkie where it saves messages to be listened to and replied to. Basically a delayed phone call but will give practice speaking and listening.
References[]
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| Chinese Skills | Greeting 1 • Numbers • Name • Greeting 2 • Food 1 • Occupation • Contact • Nation • Greeting 3 • Location 1 • Phrases 1 • Family 1 • Phrases 2 • Greetings 4 • Drinks • Location 2 • Time 1 • Family 2 • Telephone • People 1 • Time 2 • Location 3 • Hobbies 1 • Routine 1 • Payment • Entertain • Location 4 • Restaurant • Market • Hobbies 2 • Dining 1 • Health 1 • Transport • Shopping 1 • Languages 1 • Time 3 • Dining 2 • Existence • Sports 1 • Invite 1 • Health 2 • Invite 2 • Dining 3 • Shopping 2 • Body Parts • Travel • Weather • Shopping 3 • People 2 • Celebrate • Sports 2 • School • Family 3 • Gourmet 1 • Time 4 • Location 5 • Shopping 4 • Routine 2 • Food 3 • People 3 • Location 6 • Routine 3 • Travel 2 • Language 2 • Feelings • School 2 • Future • Environment • Work • Culture • Hobbies 3 • Health 3 • Travel 3 • Language 3 • House • Exam • Travel 4 • Communication 2 • Work 2 • Festivals • Gourmet 2 • Net Slang • Business 1 • Business 2 • Emergency • Work 3 • Weather 2 • Duo • |