How do beginners learn?-初学者如何学习？

1. Learning Pinyin pronunciation:
Pronunciation is very important as it will affect your listening comprehension later on, so I advise beginners to attend a beginner-level class to ensure that your pronunciation is correct. Teachers and classmates there will help you adjust if you pronounce incorrectly.
If you want to self-study, you can find pronunciation tutorial videos on YouTube, especially those demonstrating mouth shapes when pronouncing a certain sound, which will help you pronounce more accurately.
2. Choose a suitable curriculum:
There are many Chinese language teaching curricula available for beginners, from basic to advanced levels. Choose a curriculum taught in your language (You can search online to see which curricula people in your country often use to learn Chinese, as curricula in each country will prioritize teaching you the necessary basic knowledge first.)
For me, just being persistent is key, as no curriculum is not good.
3. Practice speaking:
Once you have some basic knowledge, you can improve your listening, speaking, and vocabulary by watching Chinese TV programs, especially those with bilingual subtitles. Through them, you can learn how to speak everyday sentences and enrich your vocabulary. Additionally, you should practice shadowing, mimicking the person in the video, which will help you learn the intonation of native speakers.
4. Practice listening:
If your listening skills are not good, you can watch videos on YouTube about topics you're interested in Chinese and practice spelling out the content you hear.
5. Don't rush to practice HSK exams:
In my opinion, doing HSK exams is too mechanical and doesn't help much in improving your Chinese. Only take the exams if you really need them for certification purposes.

1. The motivation. Don't start it just because it's a trend or someone tells you to. It is a long journey that requires a strong will, a lot of time, and a great deal of patience. Only the one who really wants to do it and won't quit easily can achieve their goals. Not only language but many other skills, you'd better keep practicing, otherwise you may lose the skills that you have learned before.
2. Don't try to memorize everything, be honest, you can't do it even in your mother tongue. Take your time. Repeat, review, and rehearse. Set reasonable goals. Celebrate every milestone towards success. View the whole process as a marathon instead of a sprint.
3. Find a teacher or partner. I studied Czech with the memerise app, and French with Duolingo. But after you go through all the e-courses online, you still have to apply all the knowledge you learn to real conversations. Apps work well in building vocabulary and understanding grammar but for listening and speaking, you should listen to the radio, watch TV, and talk to people.
4. There are plenty of sources for learning Chinese. It depends on your goal. If you are planning to study in China in the future, you can focus on HSK standard course. Otherwise, I recommend some comedies or CCTV programs aimed at promoting Chinese language learning for foreigners or interesting life experiences in China. For example : 《快乐汉语》《外国人在中国》
5. Try your best to reach the chinese communities around you. Chinatown, Confucius Institute, chinese restaurants, etc. Make friends, volunteer for events, or become a tutor to their kids in exchange for help from them for your chinese learning.
6. Post your questions here and there, we are all glad to help you.
Good luck!

1: Learn Chinese Alphabet-Learn Tone-Learn Pinyin
2: Learn words-learn idioms-learn simple oral communication
3: Learn grammar - practice speaking and listening
One step at a time, you will make great progress.
I am an independent teacher, come to my course, I will guide you to learn!

What mistakes should be avoided when learning Chinese?
-don't just memorize vocabulary words and definitions
-but you should learn them in context (how is the word used in a sentence)

-another mistake is to learn learn learn, but never practice. don't be afraid to start practicing your Chinese. though you may mistakes and say foolish things, that's the best way to learn in my opinion

I think the beginning of any language learning is the most critical. It is best to hire a teacher to learn standard pronunciation.

You have to know pinyin first

The most important step to start is to know the tones for Pinyin as the different tones can mean different things. Try to avoid just speaking without bothering the tones, thinking that it will make sense as long as you form the phrase / sentence.

For notes taking, it depends on what kind of learner you are. You can go along with topics - vocab related to body parts, vocab related to food, etc. or do drawings / mindmaps.

To practice listening, watch simple videos in Chinese, or listen to simple audios. Repeat after the phrases / sentences to help your speaking. You can find a lot of resources online.

I'd suggest using HSK / YCT or any books that you like. If you have the budget, find a tutor to guide you. Otherwise, join some language groups where you can learn from the others.

1: Learn Chinese Alphabet-Learn Tone-Learn Pinyin
2: Learn words-learn idioms-learn simple oral communication
3: Learn grammar - practice speaking and listening
One step at a time, you will make great progress.
I am an independent teacher, come to my course, I will guide you to learn!

Chinese is a tonal language, so mastering correct pronunciation from the beginning is crucial. So try to pay attention to the tones and practice them regularly. Also, instead of solely memorizing phrases or vocabulary, try to understand the underlying grammar and sentence structures to enhance your overall comprehension. Don't be afraid to make mistakes and engage in conversations with native speakers or language exchange programs.

Fort note-taking: organize your notes by topic or lesson to make it easier to review later; try to make sentences with the vocabulary and grammar points you just learned; and regularly review your notes to reinforce what you've learned.

You can utilise online resources, podcasts, or language learning apps that provide audio content to improve your listening skills. There are numerous apps available, such as HelloChinese, Duolingo, or Memrise, which offer interactive exercises and speaking opportunities to practice Chinese.

I am also a beginner in Chinese!
I feel like one of the most helpful things has been finding a language partner and spending 30 minutes of speaking in Chinese only. I use the Tandem app.