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Review - Chinese 24/7 Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Chinese 24/7 is intended for Mandarin Chinese learners living in Mainland China. Beside being a language instruction book, it offers tips and advise about daily life in China.
Who Learns Mandarin Chinese - Find Out Who Is Learning Mandarin Chinese Created: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Mandarin Chinese is one of the most popular languages. Learning Mandarin opens the doors to business, travel, and cultural opportunities by giving access to the rich world of China and Taiwan and t..
Review - Learning Chinese The Easy Way Created: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Learning Chinese The Easy Way consists of two stories in Chinese characters and explanations about the origins and development of the Chinese writing system. This book teaches a very limited set of..
Why Learn Mandarin Chinese - Reasons to Learn Mandarin Chinese Created: Thursday, October 23, 2008 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Mandarin Chinese is the most widely-spoken language in the world. This in itself is reason to learn Mandarin Chinese. Learning Mandarin Chinese will also give you access to the world of Chinese bus..
Chinese Names - Choosing a Good Mandarin Name Created: Monday, September 10, 2007 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Students of Mandarin Chinese usually take a Chinese name to help them learn about Chinese culture and to smooth the way when practicing their Mandarin with native speakers.
User Tips - Incorporating Mandarin Into Your Everyday Life Created: Friday, October 30, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
User tips for incorporating Mandarin Chinese into your everyday life.
Review - Mandarin Chinese Learning Through Conversation Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Mandarin Chinese Learning Through Conversation is a book aimed at the beginner student of Mandarin Chinese. Each book in the 2 books series of Mandarin Chinese Learning Through Conversation covers ...
Review - Reading And Writing Chinese - William McNaughton Created: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Reading and Writing Chinese is one of the standards for learning Chinese characters. The revised edition is available in either simplified or traditional Chinese characters and covers more than 2,0...
How To Incorporate Mandarin Into Your Daily Life - Using Mandarin Everyday Created: Friday, October 30, 2009 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
If you are serious about learning Mandarin Chinese, try to incorporate it into your everyday life. The only way to quickly improve your language skills is by using them as much as possible.
Review - Living Language Ultimate Mandarin Chinese Created: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Living Language Ultimate Mandarin Chinese is a textbook / CD package that can reinforce previously learned Mandarin material, but it is not suitable for new students of Mandarin Chinese.
Review of Pimsleur Mandarin Chinese - Pimsleur Audio Course for Learning Mandarin Chinese Created: Thursday, May 01, 2008 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Pimsleur Mandarin Chinese is an audio course that will give Mandarin students a good foundation in pronunciation and basic vocabulary.
Review of Rosetta Stone Language - Mandarin Chinese Learning Software from Rosetta Stone Language Created: Monday, January 14, 2008 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Rosetta Stone language software is a computer package for learning languages. The Mandarin Chinese version of Rosetta Stone language is an excellent way to learn Mandarin Chinese.
Your Favorite Mandarin Apps Created: Monday, January 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012
Do you have a favorite app for learning Mandarin Chinese? Leave your comments here.
Revew - Yong Ho's Beginner's Chinese Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Yong Ho's Beginner's Chinese is an excellent choice for learning Mandarin Chinese. Although best supplemented with additional materials, Yong Ho's Beginner's Chinese provides a good foundation in t..
How to Pronounce Mandarin Chinese - Learning How to Pronounce Mandarin Chinese - Audio Pronunciation Guide Created: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Mandarin language has 21 consonants and 16 vowels. They can be combined together to create more than 400 mono-syllabic sounds. This basic guide will teach you how to pronounce Mandarin Chinese ..
Write Chinese Characters - Learning to Write Chinese Characters by Hand Created: Thursday, December 13, 2007 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
The serious student of Mandarin Chinese should learn how to write Chinese characters. This knowledge will give greater understanding of the Mandarin language as well as Chinese culture. Knowing how..
Mandarin Chinese Apps Created: Monday, January 30, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
This selection of apps for hand-held devices can help you learn Mandarin Chinese.
Mandarin Summer Camps - Summer Programs For Learning Mandarin Chinese Created: Monday, May 30, 2011 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Summer is a great time for kids to learn Mandarin. This list of summer programs offers lots of choices to learn Mandarin in the summertime.
Learn to Speak and Read Mandarin Chinese - Resources for Learning to Speak and Read Mandarin Chinese Created: Monday, December 31, 2007 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Learning to speak and read Mandarin Chinese may seem difficult, but overall, learning Mandarin Chinese is no more challenging than learning other languages. This page of resources will guide you to..
Review - wikibooks Chinese Textbook Created: Monday, October 31, 2011 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
The wikibooks Chinese textbook is a free resource available as a PDF download or as online webpages. The wikibooks Chinese textbook provides very good material for beginning students in Mandarin Ch..
Review - eStroke Chinese Character Animation Software Created: Friday, May 28, 2010 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
eStroke is a software tool for learning how to write Chinese characters. It shows the stroke order of each Chinese character and produces animated graphics as well as worksheets which show the stro..
Review - Schaum's Outlines Chinese Grammar Created: Thursday, May 13, 2010 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Schaum's Outlines Chinese Grammar is an excellent introduction to Mandarin Chinese grammar. It gives many examples of each grammar point and has several exercises that accompany each section.
Review - Tuttle's Learning Chinese Characters Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Tuttle's Learning Chinese Characters offers a way to memorize 800 of the most common Chinese characters.
Review of New Read Chinese - Learn To Read Chinese Characters Created: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
New Read Chinese is a textbook which introduces Chinese characters in a methodical fashion. Reading passages combine Chinese characters and Pinyin Romanization. This method allows students to gradu..
Simplified Chinese Characters - Learning About Simplified Chinese Characters Created: Monday, October 19, 2009 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
Simplified Chinese characters are used in Mainland China, Singapore, and Malaysia. Simplified characters were introduced in the 1950s in an effort to reduce illiteracy.
Mandarin On Linux Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The Linux operating system can be set up as a learning tool for Mandarin Chinese. Learn how to install and use the iBus input method for writing Chinese characters.
Mandarin Chinese Input Methods Created: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
It used to take years of study to write Chinese characters, but now anyone with a computer can write Chinese charcters by learning a few simple rules of pronunciation.
Review - Pingrid & Pablo - Learning Chinese Characters With Pingrid & Pablo Created: Friday, December 03, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Pingrid is a memory game to help you learn Chinese Characters, and Pablo is a Mandarin English dictionary aimed at Mandarin students. Pingrid and Pablo are software tools for Windows computers, and..
Chinese Web Page Annotator - Read Chinese Web Pages with DimSum Web Page Annotator Created: Monday, April 06, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The DimSum web page annotator adds PinYin and definitions to any Chinese-character web page. This useful tool helps Mandarin students learn to read Chinese characters.
Hanzi Master - Review of Hanzi Master - Understanding Chinese Characters Created: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Hanzi Master is a software tool which shows the relationships between Chinese characters. It is very useful software for anyone learning to read and write Chinese characters.
Setting Up Windows XP for Mandarin Input Created: Thursday, June 14, 2007 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Before you can write Chinese characters on your computer you must set it up. These instructions will allow you to use Chinese as an input language on Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.
Lantern Festival - Mandarin Words and Phrases for Lantern Festival Created: Friday, January 23, 2009 Updated: Monday, February 06, 2012
Lantern Festival falls on the first full moon of the lunar new year. It marks the end of the New Year festivities and celebrates the return of the sun after the long winter. These Mandarin words an..

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