Mandarin²

Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language

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Language Skills

Learn how to talk about speaking, listening, reading and writing Chinese.

1. Speaking Chinese

说中文

shuō zhōng wén

to speak Chinese

发音

fā yīn

pronunciation

声调

shēng diào

tones

流利

liú lì

fluent

我喜欢说中文。

I like speaking Chinese.

中文的声调有一点难。

Chinese tones are a little difficult.

Quick Check

2. Listening and reading

听力

tīng lì

listening

阅读

yuè dú

reading

理解

lǐ jiě

to understand

文章

wén zhāng

article / text

我的中文听力越来越好。

My Chinese listening is getting better and better.

我喜欢阅读中文文章。

I like reading Chinese articles.

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3. Writing Chinese

写汉字

xiě hàn zì

to write Chinese characters

笔画

bǐ huà

stroke

句子

jù zi

sentence

作文

zuò wén

essay / composition

我每天练习写汉字。

I practise writing Chinese characters every day.

写中文作文不容易。

Writing Chinese essays is not easy.

4. Improving language skills

进步

jìn bù

progress

越来越好

yuè lái yuè hǎo

better and better

努力

nǔ lì

to work hard

自信

zì xìn

confident

我的中文越来越好。

My Chinese is getting better and better.

现在我说中文更有自信。

Now I feel more confident speaking Chinese.

Final Check

Complete

我喜欢说中文,也喜欢阅读中文文章。我每天练习写汉字。虽然中文的声调有一点难,但是我的中文越来越好,现在我更有自信。

I like speaking Chinese and also enjoy reading Chinese articles. I practise writing Chinese characters every day. Although Chinese tones are a little difficult, my Chinese is getting better and now I am more confident.