Do you want to improve your Chinese? I do. Although I fluently spoke Chinese at three years old, I eventually lost it all after I learned English. Currently, I strive to relearn this language. Here are some tips that are proven to help improve your Chinese.
Watching Chinese Dramas
Now you finally have an excuse to watch TV! Through watching Chinese movies and TV shows, you can be exposed to common phrases and language. I can personally attest to the benefits of watching content in Chinese. My mother grew up in Hong Kong and never spoke a word of Mandarin. Even in her early 20s, she was able to learn the nuances of Mandarin by watching Chinese shows.
Do 听写
听写 directly translates to “listen” and “write”. Devoting a mere 5 minutes of listening and writing to Chinese a day is a sure-fire way to progress your Chinese. It is easy to be passive when learning Chinese but doing 听写 ensures that you are engaged. Especially in this day and age where technology is so accessible, I highly recommend that you spend a few minutes listening and writing whenever you have the time.
Speak as much Chinese as you can
Speaking the language to improve your comprehension seems so self-explanatory, but it is often hard to do. The truth is that you can never improve without implementing the use of the language. No matter how bad you think your Chinese is, try to speak as much of it as you can. Physically using the language can exponentially improve your dictation.
These are only a few tips that have personally helped me in my journey of learning Chinese. I highly recommend that you follow them and utilize the resources available to you.
this was a super helpful article! i also used to be fluent in chinese when i was little, but to learn english i wasn’t allowed to speak chinese. chinese dramas really do help me learn a lot of chinese. i think doing 5 minutes of listening and writing would be super beneficial to improving my chinese, and i’ll definitely give it a shot!
It has been a while since I have practiced my Chinese. I am worried that my Chinese has worse especially after quarantine. So, this article was very helpful and reassuring that I have a chance to improve my Chinese. I use to go to a Chinese school when I was younger where I was tested by 听写 to make sure I knew the new vocabulary from the previous day. I’ve had multiple friends tell me that watching Chinese dramas and reality tv shows will improve my Chinese. I’ll be sure to get some recommendations and try that out! Unfortunately, I can’t really speak Mandarin at home as both of my parents speak Cantonese, but my grandmother can speak both Mandarin and Cantonese. When I see her again, I want to practice my Mandarin with her.
I want to be able to eventually speak Chinese fluently, and this article helped show me measures I can take privately to continue my learning. I’ll definitely try these tips!
You did a great job on this article! Before I read this article I thought I had a good understanding of Chinese. But I didn’t know half of these tips. I think this will help me greatly in the future. Keep up the good work!
My goal is to speak Chinese fluently. This article gave me tips on how to improve my Chinese on my own time, outside the classroom environment. Thank you, and I’ll definitely take these tips into consideration!
在这个暑假我看了许多电视剧， 所以我的中文进步了很多。
这个文章写的特别好。 我很喜欢看里面的照片。
Thanks for the helpful tips! I love that everything you shared is both easy and fun. I will certainly watch Chinese dramas, like you suggest because they are very entertaining, and they will increase my fluency. Hopefully this will help me become for fluent!
You did a great job on this article since most people reading are students still learning Chinese. I like how you included fun ways to improve your Chinese besides just sitting and practicing reading and writing. I’m going to watch Chinese movies tomorrow.
Thank you for the tips! I watch some 中国动画 when I have free time and I will definitely use these tips. I hope that this will help me increase my vocabulary and become more fluent in Chinese.
Woah thanks for the tips! I used to be fluent in Korean but lost most of it as I learned English. I want to be fluent in chinese and your tips are steps that I can take to accomplish my goal!
Thanks for the tips! And I totally agree about watching Chinese dramas. In sixth or seventh grade I started watching some shows in Chinese and it helped with my vocabulary and fluency. I think I can put your other tips to the test. Thanks!
thanks for the tips. I am currently studying Chinese and I will take the advice to help me improve my language skills. I think i could really use this. thanks for the help.
thank you for the help, i am taking Chinese in my school and these tips will be greatly appreciated.
I’m going to use these tips, thanks a lot.
这些提示很有帮助。我妈妈常常看中文电视剧，我可以跟她一起看。我也跟我的爸爸妈妈做听写中文句子。写的很好！
我觉得你很对。我常常看中国电影。这样的话，我可以联系我的中文。我也觉得每天听写中文很有用。谢谢你！
这些提示很有帮助。文章写得特别好。谁谁。