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Lecture #5: Improve Your Chinese Handwriting by Learning Chinese Calligraphy
学习书法，提高写字能力 Improve Your Chinese Handwriting by Learning Chinese Calligraphy 一、问题之处 1. Issues 一般来说，中文学习者：Usually, students of Chinese:容易提笔忘字 Often forget how to write characters 阅读速度比较慢 Read at a relatively slow speed 难以理解博大精深的中华文明 Find it difficult to access traditional Chinese culture 自己写的字相当于中国小学生的水平 Write characters that resemble those of primary school students from China 很难看懂中文母语人士写的字 Struggle to decipher characters […]
The Lazy Man’s Guide to the Shuowen Jiezi Radicals 《說文解字》部首懶人指南
I have created this resource for anyone who would like to familiarize themselves with the various Shuowen Jiezi (《說文解字》) radicals without having to read the original text in its entirety. I have also included handwritten versions of the most common characters from the Qianziwen (《千字文》) by the Qing-dynasty calligrapher Deng Shiru (鄧石如) in seal script […]
Top 258 Most Commonly Confused Chinese Characters
The following is a list of characters that are most likely to confuse Chinese learners of different levels. I recommend you have a go at the dictation practices first to see how many you can write from memory. Top 258 Most Commonly Confused Chinese Characters Dictation Practice Beginner Top 258 Most Commonly Confused Chinese […]
800 Most Common Chinese Character Components
I have just finished creating a new resource entitled 800 Most Common Chinese Character Components. This time I have created both Traditional and Simplified Chinese versions. I have also converted the hanzi from both resources into pinyin which students can then use for silent dictation practice. This has been a huge project that has taken […]
Chinese Dictation Practice #1
Inspired after my recent post Top 500 Chinese Characters (and How to Write Them), I thought I’d create a dictation practice mp3 for those out there who want more practice writing and recalling Chinese characters. Chinese Dictation Practice #1 Chinese Dictation Practice #1 (Answers) Exercise: Listen to the recording, and write out the Chinese words […]
Carl’s IELTS Essay Correction Glossary (卡尔的雅思写作修改必备词汇)
When Chinese students ask me the quickest way to improve their IELTS Writing score, I always tell them that personalised feedback is the most important thing. That, and the three Rs: Rewrite, Revise and Read – Rewrite your essays in accordance with the feedback you get; Revise everything that you learn; Read more articles that […]
40 Terms Commonly Used in Chinese Academic Writing
The following is a collection of 40 terms that I have come across while reading Chinese academic writing such as papers, reports, theses, etc. I think this list will be very useful for any Westerner coming to China to study a Chinese-taught programme, but it can also be used by Chinese wishing to improve their […]
12 Basic Cohesive Devices in Formal English Writing (with Chinese translation)
I wrote this blog entry mainly for my Chinese students who have trouble with some basic cohesive devices in English – e.g. firstly/at first, lastly/at last, finally/ultimately, etc. However the word and sentence translations here I’m sure will also be helpful for Chinese learners. This is not supposed to be a comprehensive list of formal […]
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