General Study Advice and Discussion

2284 topics in this forum

1. Why Chinese? 1 2 3 4 12

   By roddy, March 4, 2014 at 03:26 PM
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   • chongshipei
   • January 24, 2026 at 10:50 AM

2. Some advice for beginners 1 2 3 4

   By wushijiao, June 23, 2005 at 01:43 AM
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   • chongshipei
   • November 29, 2025 at 06:28 AM

3. Learning Chinese – advice for the new and independent student 1 2 3

   By roddy, May 4, 2009 at 06:17 AM
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   • MTH123
   • April 28, 2022 at 08:37 PM

4. The 2025 aims and objectives 1 2

   By Jan Finster, December 21, 2024 at 01:03 PM
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   • pcl
   • November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM

5. Support Chinese-forums.com! 1 2

   By roddy, May 3, 2009 at 03:32 PM
   • 24 replies
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   • feisima
   • June 10, 2022 at 09:48 AM

6. Links to all 問我anything topics, and suggestions

   By oceancalligraphy, November 9, 2014 at 12:25 AM
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   • suMMit
   • February 20, 2021 at 03:07 AM

7. Weekly Intermediate Study Updates - join in! 1 2 3 4 22

   By mackie1402, January 31, 2016 at 03:13 PM
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   • BearXiong
   • August 16, 2020 at 11:44 PM

8. native level 1 2 3 4 18

   By Scoobyqueen, February 6, 2011 at 02:17 PM
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   • Guest
   • February 5, 2012 at 10:32 AM

9. Benny Lewis' 3-month quest to become fluent in Mandarin 1 2 3 4 16

   By Stephenson, January 5, 2012 at 02:10 PM
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   • roddy
   • April 10, 2012 at 08:11 AM

10. Another blogger setting out to learn Chinese in 3 months 1 2 3 4 15

    By Baron, February 15, 2014 at 03:44 PM
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    • werewitt
    • May 26, 2017 at 03:31 AM

11. How useful is zhuyin / 'bopomofo'? How to use it? 1 2 3 4 15

    By Rrina, January 9, 2007 at 07:58 PM
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    • imron
    • March 3, 2018 at 04:30 AM

12. Can Westerners become fluent in Chinese? 1 2 3 4 14

    By david1978, June 25, 2007 at 01:35 AM
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    • imron
    • April 8, 2013 at 04:04 AM

13. Forums Software Upgrade 1 2 3 4 12

    By roddy, May 7, 2010 at 11:34 AM
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    • BaoMiHua
    • July 22, 2010 at 04:44 PM

14. The 2014 Aims and Objectives Progress Thread 1 2 3 4 11

    By Meng Lelan, December 15, 2013 at 01:32 PM
    • 201 replies
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    • Dekelvin
    • December 15, 2015 at 06:29 AM

15. The 2012 Aims and Objectives Progress Thread 1 2 3 4 9

    By icebear, December 20, 2011 at 03:17 PM
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    • hackinger
    • February 10, 2013 at 11:16 PM

16. The 2019 Aims and Objectives Progress Topic 1 2 3 4 9

    By Tomsima, December 31, 2018 at 07:01 PM
    • 162 replies
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    • Jan Finster
    • January 3, 2020 at 02:19 PM

17. The 2023 Aims and Objectives 1 2 3 4 8

    By Jan Finster, December 16, 2022 at 11:59 AM
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    • Ledu
    • January 2, 2024 at 11:31 AM

18. The 2010 Aims and Objectives Progress Thread 1 2 3 4 8

    By jbradfor, December 22, 2009 at 05:49 PM
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    • heifeng
    • February 12, 2011 at 07:30 PM

19. Is Chinese more difficult than European languages 1 2 3 4 8

    By geckex, May 12, 2009 at 09:18 PM
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    • mungouk
    • June 2, 2020 at 03:39 PM

20. The 2011 Aims and Objectives Progress Thread 1 2 3 4 8

    By JenniferW, December 30, 2010 at 12:33 PM
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    • hackinger
    • January 7, 2012 at 02:30 AM

21. Guangdong / Southern China accents, etc? 1 2 3 4 7

    By SirDude, January 13, 2010 at 01:33 AM
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    • imron
    • February 19, 2010 at 07:33 AM

22. The 2022 Aims and Objectives Progress Topic 1 2 3 4 7

    By alantin, December 26, 2021 at 12:20 PM
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    • Fithen
    • December 26, 2022 at 06:49 PM

23. The 2015 Aims and Objectives Progress Thread 1 2 3 4 7

    By Meng Lelan, December 28, 2014 at 04:22 PM
    • 125 replies
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    • Lu
    • December 31, 2016 at 03:22 PM

24. The 2009 Aims and Objectives Progress Thread 1 2 3 4 7

    By renzhe, December 18, 2008 at 04:57 PM
    • 122 replies
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    • Lu
    • January 18, 2010 at 01:17 PM

25. The 2020 Aims and Objectives Progress Topic 1 2 3 4 7

    By ∞保罗∞, December 15, 2019 at 09:36 PM
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    • Singe
    • May 7, 2021 at 08:35 AM