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Applying for a Visa

Getting through some of the site information can be a bit murky, but this site made it very easy to get your all you need for a tourist visa to China.

Travel for Stupids

4 years ago

Reference

Print Paper to Practice Your Hanzi

Print your own practice paper with various squares and designs, great for practicing your Hanzi!

https://chinesewritingpaper.com/

4 years ago

Reference

If you’re not familiar already with The Chairman Bao’s website, it’s definately worth a visit but if you’re looking for an alternative – try out Deciper Chinese. Not only do they have a website, but they have apps for both Android and iPhone. Their highlighting system with pinyin and English definitions is awesome and the website lets you save words into a list of flashcards.

6 years ago

Little Fox Chinese

Hanzi, Pinyin, English translations, slow pronunciation, graded levels, this series has it all! They even put the subtitles in plain text for you to copy, translate, etc if you are unsure. I’m currently following Bat and Friends （小蝙蝠和朋友们）. Big congratulations to Little Fox on these nicely done videos!

6 years ago

Phrases & Vocabulary for Hanging Out

I come across a lot of these phrases chatting with friends on QQ. Really useful!

Written Chinese: Phrases & Vocabulary for Hanging Out with Chinese Friends

6 years ago

Lessons

Mandarin Corner

Great everyday dialog with Hanzi AND Pinyin. Check out her entire channel!

6 years ago

Frozen – Let It Go

I’m not a huge fan of this movie, but it was a decent production and I can deal with the theme song.. especially if it has great subtitles like this to learn from!

6 years ago

Culture, For Kids

Contemporary Chinese Textbook Free

www.hanyu.com.cn/ddzw/index.aspx

[visual_alert style=”red”]Update! This has been deleted (by the owner). I will try to find a replacement ASAP.[/visual_alert]

This is the same book you can buy in text form, but separated online to include audio and video!! Some things you might need to begin:

If the text looks funny on the website you might need to install Pinyin Fonts. Windows machines can download them from me here:
The audio I believe uses active-x, so either open the website in Internet Explorer, or use IETab for Chrome/Firefox (available in add-ons/extensions).

8 years ago

Lessons, Reference

Learn Chinese thru Popular Karoake

Found this on my twitter, cool to see! Also cool that they’re popular karoake songs, adds a bit to cultural tastes and understanding.

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8 years ago