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Number 1, 2, and 3 in Chinese

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阿里山[ā lǐ shān] The three Chinese numbers “一[yī], 二[èr], and 三[sān]” in sequence mean “1, 2, and 3.” Their pronunciations are clear and lively due to the intonation. Usually, we count these three numbers while ready to take an action.

Number Zero in Chinese

The word 零[líng] means zero. The pronunciation of 零[líng] sounds like a bell ringing.

Freewriting in Chinese: A Helpful Suggestion to Beginners

What is freewriting? Freewriting is a technique to train people to write down their thoughts as they emerged. Writers do not need to worry about grammar, spelling, or sentence structure.

Learn Chinese with Imagination

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Here is a picture I took in the back yard. Do you find a squirrel under a tree?

Building a Peer-to-Peer Learning Environment

Firstly, you shall look for a person as eager to learn Chinese as you do.

Why Simplified Chinese, for Beginners?

Chinese Mandarin has two glyph systems, Simplified Chinese(SC) and Traditional Chinese(TC).  SC is evolved from TC. Generally, SC is thought much easier for beginners to learn than TC.