Studying Chinese outside of China

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1. Mandarin Training Center, National Taiwan Normal University 1 2 3 4 10

   By OneEye, December 9, 2011 at 01:01 PM
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   • purpleling
   • October 23, 2025 at 01:43 PM

2. Is Learning Chinese a Bubble? 1 2 3 4 6

   By jkhsu, August 18, 2011 at 09:44 AM
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   • imron
   • August 26, 2019 at 12:30 AM

3. What level of Chinese can you achieve outside of China? 1 2 3 4 6

   By jkhsu, August 1, 2011 at 05:44 PM
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   • litcandle
   • September 19, 2022 at 07:06 PM

4. SexyMandarin - the unconventional way to learn Mandarin 1 2 3 4 6

   By tottora, February 22, 2012 at 06:27 AM
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   • Johnny20270
   • August 3, 2014 at 10:53 PM

5. Studying Chinese in Texas 1 2 3 4 5

   By abcdefg, June 23, 2009 at 10:22 AM
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   • Meng Lelan
   • September 8, 2011 at 02:28 AM

6. LTL Mandarin School Taiwan (Taibei) 1 2 3 4

   By zhouhaochen, June 7, 2019 at 05:04 AM
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   • Eli W
   • March 30, 2026 at 10:39 AM

7. Chinese events in London 1 2 3

   By roddy, January 20, 2014 at 02:12 PM
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   • Lu
   • January 21, 2016 at 08:40 AM

8. If the mainland borders remain closed to students... 1 2 3

   By Guest realmayo, November 9, 2021 at 05:15 PM
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   • carlo
   • May 25, 2022 at 07:12 AM

9. No vocal Chinese contact, and bad memory. 1 2 3

   By MadamKatherineV, October 30, 2009 at 11:44 PM
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   • chrix
   • February 8, 2010 at 01:21 PM

10. How to not forget Chinese language when you don't live around Chinese people? 1 2 3

    By Patrick_ChineseForum, December 17, 2011 at 04:31 PM
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    • Marguerite
    • November 14, 2013 at 07:08 AM

11. Short-notice London Meetup July 24th 1 2 3

    By roddy, July 17, 2014 at 10:43 AM
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    • Yang Chuanzhang
    • April 21, 2015 at 09:10 PM

12. What are your experiences with fitting in with international Chinese students at your university? (outside of China) 1 2 3

    By 丹尼尓, May 31, 2016 at 12:58 AM
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    • Angelina
    • October 12, 2016 at 03:17 PM

13. How do you prove that you know Chinese to non-speakers? 1 2 3

    By Friday, November 25, 2015 at 02:34 PM
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    • Frederik451
    • December 6, 2015 at 01:53 PM

14. Independent Chinese study: review 1 2

    By Tamu, February 28, 2014 at 01:36 PM
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    • Parakeetcactus
    • July 13, 2025 at 02:51 PM

15. Middlebury Chinese School 1 2

    By Meng Lelan, September 8, 2012 at 02:01 PM
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    • Meng Lelan
    • May 19, 2014 at 11:00 PM

16. Intermediate Mandarin classes in London (1) SOAS 1 2

    By Zeppa, December 9, 2014 at 06:48 PM
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    • Bobby69
    • August 9, 2018 at 06:54 PM

17. UK government promoting Chinese learning 1 2

    By ZhangKaiRong, September 10, 2016 at 01:58 PM
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    • DavyJonesLocker
    • December 5, 2017 at 09:43 PM

18. "Will Americans Really Learn Chinese?" 1 2

    By 889, February 9, 2010 at 12:12 AM
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    • creamyhorror
    • February 20, 2010 at 04:46 AM

19. Best country outside of China for immersion? 1 2

    By LuckyLike, October 18, 2011 at 03:24 PM
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    • LuckyLike
    • October 27, 2011 at 12:20 AM

20. Mandarin course at university: extremely hard 1 2

    By andrespi, June 19, 2012 at 08:26 AM
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    • abcdefg
    • June 20, 2012 at 10:36 AM

21. Keats and LTL Language School Online 1 2

    By Larry Language Lover, June 22, 2022 at 04:18 PM
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    • Flickserve
    • January 26, 2025 at 04:39 PM

22. Unique Dilema. 1 2

    By Shi Tong, December 6, 2009 at 02:08 AM
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    • Shi Tong
    • January 25, 2010 at 04:35 PM

23. Best intensive Chinese courses in US? 1 2

    By dreamon, July 28, 2011 at 12:03 AM
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    • yialanliu
    • February 24, 2012 at 01:05 AM

24. Mandarin Chinese as a travel language 1 2

    By abcdefg, August 25, 2014 at 08:57 AM
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    • abcdefg
    • September 2, 2014 at 01:45 AM

25. Academic Career in Chinese 1 2

    By LiMo, May 3, 2015 at 06:55 PM
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    • LiMo
    • May 7, 2015 at 06:01 PM