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Do Not Be Afraid of Making Mistakes When Learning Chinese

Generally, anyone Mandarin(普通话pǔtōnghuà) learners know that making  blunders(错误cuòwù) can be a common thing with regards to studying this language. As a matter of fact, if you are not making errors – be they grammatical,  tonal(声调的shēngdiào de), or – every single time you open your mouth to speak, you’re either not attempting very hard or you knew Chinese in a preceding life! As somebody who spent years studying Chinese the ‘incorrect’ way just before lastly figuring out a greater, more efficient method to study the language, I’d argue that making errors isn’t just a good thing, but that it is only by making blunders that a foreign student can ever start to work towards accurate(精确的jīngquè de) conversational fluency.However,do not be afraid of making mistakes when learing Chinese.

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Lesson 053 where Do You Live?

Cam: 大家好, 我是Cam. Welcome to Chinese Studio.
Yajie: 欢迎收听《欢乐汉语》, 我是YJ. Cam, I’ve heard you rent a bigger apartment. Is that true?
Cam: Yes. And I’ll hold a party in the new flat this weekend. Do you want to join us?
Yajie: Of course. Tell me 你住在哪儿?
Cam: What does that mean?
Yajie: The answer is just in Key Words of the Day.  

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