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Learn To Read Chinese In Eight Minutes  
« on: Feb 4th, 2014, 1:24am »
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I found an excellent post on reading Chinese the easy way.. I think you all must check it out.  Wink
For sure you are going to love it...
 
Here is the link:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2013/04/25/learn-to-read-chinese- in-eight-minutes/  
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Re: Learn To Read Chinese In Eight Minutes  
« Reply #1 on: Feb 4th, 2014, 10:14am »
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It's interesting, but the article is a bit inconsistent with it's examples. Like how they say twice the character for 'person' means follow, then illustrate it with a real-world-usage example where it means "everybody". And how they say twice 'tree' means woods, and thrice means 'forest', and then they show a real-world-usage example where two means "forest".
Overall, I have my doubts it's really helpful.
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« Reply #2 on: Feb 5th, 2014, 4:22am »
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Thanks  towr for reviewing it!
 
Yes, you have valid points... I realized this once I had a detailed view on the article.
 
But, 1 thing I liked very much about this post is the idea to relate Chinese alphabets with the natural things around us. It really helps us in remembering and identifying characters that are quite tough   Smiley
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Re: Learn To Read Chinese In Eight Minutes  
« Reply #3 on: May 5th, 2014, 8:29pm »
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Hi,
 
The article is quite interesting and easy to follow. It provides a basic concept to start learning Chinese.
 
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« Reply #4 on: May 19th, 2014, 10:49pm »
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I am glad that you found this article helpful!  Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: Jul 5th, 2014, 9:37am »
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This article is great! Though it's still difficult to me  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: Aug 13th, 2014, 4:43am »
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There must be lots of questions revolving in your mind. The information mentioned below will help you for sure to make better choices with better solutions.
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I can read 'Chinese' in one second.
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Re: Learn To Read Chinese In Eight Minutes  
« Reply #8 on: Dec 15th, 2014, 9:31am »
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One second is easy.  Have you ever done it in eight minutes?
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on Dec 15th, 2014, 9:31am, Grimbal wrote:
One second is easy.  Have you ever done it in eight minutes?

But then I would be a lustful Chinaman.
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Re: Learn To Read Chinese In Eight Minutes  
« Reply #10 on: Jan 28th, 2016, 1:45am »
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It's an interesting article but I am not good in languages Cheesy
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Congratulations! Now go talk to Chinese. Surely there must be a Chinatown nearby.  
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