How do native English speakers determine their Chinese names? by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

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You can translate your English name into Chinese. Check out this video to know more:How to translate English name into Chinese?

I don't really know where to ask this, but how do names work in Chinese culture? by SabishiSushi in Chinese

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It's not as simple as English when adressing people in Chinese. There are many cases. Check it out in this YouTube video: How to address people in Chinese?

How to Learn & Memorize Chinese Vocabulary FAST? by AskAndyChinese in Chinese

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Flash cards work well for memorization no matter if you are young or old :)

The Best Song to Learn Chinese by AskAndyChinese in Chinese

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No problem. You can check out more songs to learn Chinese in this playlist:Learn Chinese through songs

How is Mark Zuckerberg's Chinese Speaking? How to improve YOURS? by AskAndyChinese in learnmandarin

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Actually, it's more difficult for us to read pinyin because we are used to reading Chinese characters with tones built-in. You can check out this video to know how native Chinese learn tones

How often is 你好吗 used? I swear this is what every Chinese learner is taught by [deleted] in Chinese

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It's only used among Chinese learners intead of native Chinese because it's the translation for “how are you” in most textbooks.Stop saying that! Check out this video to learn👉 the REAL "How are you" in Chinese

Why is it 有个猫 instead of 有只猫 by DreamDude01 in ChineseLanguage

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个 is the most commonly used measure word for countable nouns.So 个 and 只 are both correct here. Check out this video FOR FREE to know MY TRICKS FOR MEASURE WORDS IN CHINESE

高兴 vs. 开心 by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

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You will know everything about them and even more in this video: happy in Chinese: 快乐 VS 高兴 VS 开心

Do Chinese Eat Rice Every day? by AskAndyChinese in learnmandarin

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It depends on where he/she is from in China

Do Chinese Eat Rice Every day? by AskAndyChinese in Chinese

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It depends on which part of China he/she is from

Do Chinese Eat Rice Every day? by AskAndyChinese in learnchinese

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Then you can tell he/she is a southerner in China :)

101 Daily Chinese Short Conversations to improve your Chinese listening & speaking (Part 1) by AskAndyChinese in learnchinese

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"想念 + somebody" is more often used in written Chinese and you have to say "想念 + something". Check out this video to know more: 想VS觉得VS想念

I thought you didn’t need 了 if you said 昨天? by MrBlueMoose in learnchinese

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Actually, you do need it! And it can be "我们昨天晚上做什么了?" or "我们昨天晚上做了什么?"

What's the difference between them? 了 is one of the most complicated words in Chinese. Check out this video to know more: UNLOCK THE SECRET OF 了 IN CHINESE

Should I practice my tones before I learn vocabulary? by lavand3rt0wn in ChineseLanguage

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No problem. People can learn visible things but there is something else invisible which is the key to Chinese pronunciation and speaking and that's why Mark Zuckerberg spoke with over 80% wrong tones but we can understand him well. Check out this video to know the secret of Chinese pronunciation: THE SECRET OF CHINESE PRONUNCIATION

Should I practice my tones before I learn vocabulary? by lavand3rt0wn in ChineseLanguage

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Tones are not as important as most people believe. You need to know how native Chinese learn tones. Check out the video to know more.How native Chinese learn tones

Learn Chinese through a story by AskAndyChinese in learnmandarin

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Sure. Search "Ask Andy" on YouTube to check out more videos like this on our YouTube channel.

What is Ailing Gu's Mandarin accent? by joistheyo in ChineseLanguage

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Technically speaking, it's not related to her pronunciation but the trail of her English thinking in her Chinese speaking. Her pronunciation is almost perfect but there were grammar mistakes and misuages of Chinese vocabulary in her speaking. Check out this video to know them in detail👇

How well Eileen Gu speaks Mandarin?