Today’s question comes from Ashley, who asks us how we managed to learn Chinese. If you want to ask us a question just go to our voicemail page and leave us your question! In This Episode, We Talk About… Nora’s fact: From zero skyscrapers in 1978 to 283, how Shenzhen got put on the map.Hollie’s news: Thousands hunt for mysterious creature, hearing dragon’s humming. The Mistakes We Made: 1. 1 word = 1 Chinese character 2. Saying things too slowly 3. Trying to translate from English 4. Ignoring Chinese characters / trying to memorize by writing them over and over again 5. Being worried about speaking and understanding 6. Sticking to comfortable environments 7. Avoiding communicating until I’ve studied more Our word of the episode is ‘study’ 学习 (xué xí) You can support us on Patreon!Check out our new Chinese character course.If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below! People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show To learn more Chinese words, you can try out our Online DictionarySend us a Voicemail!Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page! Episode Length 00:59:11 Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners! If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail! Download Options Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct downloadListen and subscribe on Apple PodcastsOr download to your Android device using Podbean.If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review wherever you’re listening!Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below! Thanks for listening, guys! – Hollie & Nora The post TWCC145 – All the Ridiculous Mistakes We’ve Made Trying to Learn Chinese, Episode 145 appeared first on Written Chinese.

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

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