The ninth rule in 20 Rules for Formulating Knowledge is “avoid sets”. What does this mean in terms of study methods, and how can it be applied to language learning?
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Sharpening the saw and learning Chinese
You’ve probably heard the parable about sharpening the saw. There are two people who want to cut down trees. The first one sets to immediately with a blunt saw and no skills. The second person first spends time sharpening their saw and improving their knowledge. In the beginning, the first person gets ahead whilst the other one spends time improving their ability. But once the second person gets going, they quickly gain the lead with the improvements they have made.
A simple test for your Chinese study methods
How do you know if your Chinese study methods are good ones? It’s a simple question, and there are some intuitive answers. You might ask any of the following to gauge how effective your learning methods are:
Words Plus—a better Chinese vocabulary app
Words Plus is a useful,efficient and free Chinese word game. It is also available for iphone or android phone. Learning basic Chinese words anytime and anywhere will help you live in China better. Try to search "Words Plus " or Scan the code, even play it on your Computer.
The Folk Indication(1)–Chinese Dragon
中国人对龙的理解与西方人不一样。龙是中华民族进入农业社会后创造的一种虚拟动物，属于水物，它的产生与农业对水的需求有关。在中国的神话与传说中，龙是一种传说中神异动物，居于蛇身、蜥腿、凤爪、鹿角、鱼鳞、鱼尾的形象。它能走，亦能飞，能倒水，能大能小，能隐能现，能翻江倒海，吞风吐雾，兴云降雨。 The Chinese understanding of dragon is different from that of Westerners. Loong, another term for Chinese Dragon, created by the ancients, is a virtual animal when the Chinese nation entered into agricultural society.
Lesson 042 Usages of "De" (1)
Yajie: 大家好. Let’s perfect Chinese your way in only 5 minutes a day. I’m Yajie.
Cam: 大家好. And I’m Cam. Yajie, we learned some useful sentence combinations last time, and we should continue with them.
Yajie: Good idea. We’ll learn the usage of the Chinese character “的”.
Chinese grammar rules: 5 general rules for Chinese grammar
Whilst it’s important to learn grammar in detail in small chunks, it can be very useful to get familiar with
Lesson 042 Usages of “De” (1)
Yajie: 大家好. Let’s perfect Chinese your way in only 5 minutes a day. I’m Yajie.
Cam: 大家好. And I’m Cam. Yajie, we learned some useful sentence combinations last time, and we should continue with them.
Yajie: Good idea. We’ll learn the usage of the Chinese character “的”.
The Pop Chinglish words around the world 中式英语
On the video website of The Wall Street Journal, a word has attracted people’s attention. In order to report the news that Chinese elderly women help increased the gold price, The Wall Street Journal creates the word "dama" (elderly women), an English word which comes from Chinese Pinyin. This shows that English expressions which are contributed by China have integrated into every aspect of international life.
Vocabulary of Money
Conversation concerning money is used in daily life everyday.Here you will find some business Mandarin Chinese vocabulary related to money.
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