Learning Chinese

Separate reading, writing from memory and contextual use, with pinyin, specific errors and review dates for practical Chinese vocabulary.

Read 年月日, 半 and 一刻, distinguish 两点 from 二月, and check midnight, weekdays, calendars and time zones before recording a China appointment.

Use 事半功倍, 事倍功半 and other practical contrasts to distinguish an idiom’s meaning, tone and place in a Chinese sentence.

Sort a Chinese roster by reviewed pinyin, preserve each person's identifier, and distinguish duplicate names from duplicate records.

Build a Chinese word search with a useful word list, suitable directions, a checked answer key and short follow-up activities.

Turn a Chinese passage into a useful study list: check word boundaries, understand frequency percentages and keep the sentence that explains each word.

Review Mandarin pinyin for names and places, recognise context-dependent readings, and keep official identity spellings separate.

Compare Hanzi count, total characters and non-space characters using a mixed Chinese-English example before submitting or pricing text.

Distinguish Chinese character conversion from regional wording, and review names, terminology and examples for the intended audience.

Learn common stroke-order patterns with simple characters, understand enclosure strokes, and check each character before practising.

Distinguish paternal and maternal relatives, older and younger siblings, and the 堂 and 表 cousin groups in common Mandarin usage.

Choose square, cross or diagonal writing grids, set a usable cell size, and print Chinese handwriting sheets at the intended scale.