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How to Learn Chinese Fast (7 Steps Guide)
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# How to Learn Chinese Fast: 9 Tips

Many audiences often ask me: Hey Jing, how to learn Mandarin Chinese fast? Maybe in 3 or 5 days?

Me: Are we talking about A.I. or something?

Questions like this tells me that there are some misconceptions about learning a language. Since there are too many “fast-food” language-learning advertisements around us, we are easily misguided into believing that learning a new language can`t be easier and faster. I can confidently say that learning Chinese as a second language is not a three or five-day thing. Of course, it is not considered mastery if you just know “你好(nǐ hǎo)”, “谢谢(xiè xie)” and “我很好(wǒ hěn hǎo)”. Nevertheless, you shouldn’t be afraid of learning Mandarin Chinese. There are ways to make your learning more efficient and faster through a more logical method. Here are nice tips that will help you how to learn Chinese fast.

## 1. Do basic research

There is a Chinese saying, “磨刀不误砍柴工”, which means “the more the preparation, the faster work gets done.” To begin with, you need to do some basic research about your target language, Mandarin Chinese. There are thousands of articles and videos that introduce the Chinese language. You should read and view these to know the language’s general history and how it works. Several questions that could arise are:

Why are there traditional and simplified Chinese characters?

Which one should I learn?

Why are Chinese characters made of strokes and not letters? What is the history behind this?

What is the difference between Mandarin and Cantonese?

Are 汉语(hànyǔ), 中文(zhōngwén) and 普通话(pǔtōnghuà) the same?

What is your learning goal?

How long would you like to spend on learning this language?

……

During your research, you may find the answers to these questions and decide the right and suitable way to go to learn the language.

## 2. Lay a solid foundation

I`m often asked if learners can just skip the boring beginning part and learn the “useful” and “practical” conversation part. Well, if you are in a hurry and just want to grab several basic greetings to warm up the meeting with Chinese people, then yes, you can just imitate some greetings directly. However, these greetings won`t take you far. If you are a serious learner who wants to have a longer and more meaningful conversation with Chinese people, take some language tests, or live in China, a solid foundation of the Chinese language will make your learning easier and give you fewer obstacles. In other words, you can learn Chinese faster and better. All in all, a good beginning is half the battle.

So, what the is the foundation of Chinese? The first foundation should be the Pinyin system. It is definitely necessary and never too late to make sure your pronunciation is correct, but how? The answer is to start from the basics, such as the tone, the final, the initial, the spelling rules, etc. I wrote a complete pronunciation guide which should give you a general idea about how to best learn Chinese pronunciation. After this stage, you can spell all pronunciation of Chinese characters out automatically with no hesitation. Good pronunciation will make your communication with Chinese people more smooth without any misunderstandings when speaking.

Besides pronunciation, another foundation is learning Chinese characters. You may wonder why Chinese characters are necessary. Are they worth learning? Yes, you can learn some basic sentences even if you don`t know any Chinese characters. But with that method, you need to make sure you have a very good memory and be immersed in an everyday Chinese speaking environment, so that you will not forget the content you learned through listening and repeating. But without a doubt, you will definitely lose the ability to read and distinguish many Chinese homonyms. Without knowing Chinese characters, you have no way to be an advanced or even an intermediate learner. If you learn simple characters from the beginning, you may find it`s not that difficult to learn especially when you get past the first stage. There are four main Chinese Characters types, and learning the basic characters stroke by stroke will lay a good foundation and benefit your future learning.

## 3. Learn the sentence order

Whenever we speak of knowledge points, grammar comes to our minds immediately. It seems there are many grammar points to learn during the whole language learning process. However, as I always claim, Chinese grammar is really not as difficult as you think. We don`t even need to change the tense and gender in Chinese, unlike in other languages. Using English speakers as an example, you should know the difference between English and Chinese first, then this can give you a better overview of the target language. And if you have learned some rules on the periods of time, you can summarize most of the grammar points into one sentence structure:

With this structure, you can solve many Chinese grammar problems. The process you learn to summarize those grammar points is the key to link them together and make a whole knowledge net. What you need to do is put the new point in the right position of the grammar net.

## 4. Make word webs

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As you can see, the picture above also shows us a net for learning vocabulary. You can start with a topic that interests you such as shopping or playing sports. Write down this main topic in the middle of a big sheet of paper. Add branches from the main topic and use related phrases or words as the titles. This method also works when learning Chinese characters. It`s a fun and easy way to start building your vocabulary of Chinese characters through a continuous and vivid approach.

## 5. Find the right materials

As a self-learner, the ability to collect high quality learning materials and resources is necessary. The development of internet technologies has been constantly changing the process of learning a foreign language, and we should use the maximum available online tools to do so.  A complete resource website can help a lot, such as DigMandarin. You can find all Chinese learning skills, materials, resources, and even courses there. It is quite convenient to have it all in one digital place. There are also lots of online libraries where you can browse textbooks for free. If it fits your need, you can buy them on Amazon or other online bookstores. When you drive or are stuck in traffic, you can listen to some podcasts to strengthen your Chinese listening, such as Chinese Class 101 . At home or at the office, you can also attach some individualized flashcards somewhere conspicuous to remind you of some related vocabulary every now and then. During your own study time, you can focus on a selected textbook or on an online Chinese course. For sure, more study APPs have come out now. You can try various Chinese learning apps and take advantage of your learning time. If you use these tools properly, you can definitely control your learning better.

## 6. Find a study buddy or buddies

“A professional Chinese tutor can save you quite a lot of time if your goal is to learn Chinese fast, primarily because a Chinese tutor can offer you one-on-one instruction that is tailored to meet your specific needs and abilities.” At your own convenience, you can choose an online or an offline Chinese school. Online learning is quite convenient for learners who have requirements about time and place. No matter where you are, you can start to learn anytime. Without the limitation of time and place, offline local language school is your best choice. Face to face communication can boost your passion for this language and make you more Chinese speaking friends. All in all, a professional tutor can save you lots of time to achieve your goal.

## 7. Use it or lose it

As a second language learner, I know Chinese students have a common problem, which is we often avoid speaking the target language out. Many Chinese are too shy to dare making mistakes, thus we just keep silent. Of course, we can`t acquire the language very well since we rarely use it in real life. Therefore, I keep telling my students and audiences, use Chinese as much as you can! Don’t be shy or afraid. Regardless of output, it`s not only about speaking, but also writing. Speaking and writing in Chinese can help you organize your knowledge and acquire it very well. Regarding input, listening and reading are the common methods to learn more of the target language. Many foreigners live in Shanghai or Beijing for several years, but they can only say 你好 and 谢谢. Why? Because they never use Chinese, only their daily social languages. It`s ok if they don`t even want to learn this language. But for you, a serious Chinese learner, just open your mouth and ears. Use the target language in your daily life, so that you know which part you need to improve or refresh.

## 8. Set a goal: sign up for a Chinese test

Setting an achievable goal is an effective method of study. For example, you can try to take a Chinese language test. There is a whole alphabet soup of Chinese tests you can take: YCT, HSK, BCT, and OPI. These are all exams that will evaluate your mandarin. By taking these exams, you can get a direct and clear understanding of your Chinese level. For example, tests like the HSK will evaluate your reading, writing, and listening. The results of each part are quite clear and objective. They will indicate which parts you need to improve on. Think about the Cannikin law: only by strengthening our weak points can we improve and move to a higher level. Passing the test is not the main goal, however. Having a test as a goal will keep you motivated and practicing, and using study materials for these tests will help you balance your Chinese skills. Even if you don’t take the test, you will become a better listener, reader, and writer just by preparing. It’s important to consider your specific language goals as well.

For example, for someone learning business Chinese, it`s really not necessary to learn many classroom expressions. After the foundation-building stage, you can start to target topics that are relevant to you. After all, language is a tool that we should use frequently. So now we can go back to our first tip: ask yourself “why you want to learn Chinese?” Don`t get lost in the language ocean. If you focus on strengthening your weak points and stay motivated by learning things that are important to you, then you will be able to learn Chinese effectively and quickly.

Strengthening these parts can not only encourage you, but can also help you learn Chinese as fast as you want.

To know more about HSK, you can check the HSK Guide here.

To know more about YCT, you can check the YCT General Guide here.

## 9. Immersion learning: make your own language environment

Language is a kind of communication tool. If you don`t use it, you will obviously lose it. Sometimes, no letting-down in your learning is also a sign of progress. Therefore, we need to keep activating our senses for reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Find your own way to make an environment for the Chinese language and immerse yourself in it.

“Living in” the target language is the ideal way to acquire it amazingly fast. It pushes you to keep involving yourself fully with the language. Thus, the best way is to try to live in China for a period of time, if you can. Of course, don`t just be with non-Chinese speakers everyday. Make more Chinese-speaking friends! Those everyday first-hand local Chinese language terms and sayings are not found in the textbook.

But how about if you can`t be in China? Then you`re lucky if you happen to have Chinese speaking family-members, classmates, colleagues, or neighbors around you. It`s very easy to develop a Chinese-speaking environment. I know some of you are embarrassed to trouble others, but what you can do is call all the Chinese learners of your community together and make a Chinese corner. You can then all learn together! Or you can also find someone to learn with as your language partner.

As the saying goes, “interest is the best teacher”. Even light-hearted activities can also help you immerse in the language. You can watch Chinese TV series, Chinese movies, or listen to Chinese songs. You can enjoy the content and learn the language at the same time. This method works all the time.



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Jing Cao is the chief-editor and co-founder of DigMandarin. She has a master's degree in Chinese Linguistics and Language Aquisition and has taught thousands of students for the past years. She devotes herself to the education career of making Chinese learning easier throughout the world.

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1. AvatarTaha Aydın says:

   March 5, 2017 at 4:43 pm

   How to learn chinese in 3 days:)) still laughing.funny :))))

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   1. AvatarR Markon says:

      October 8, 2020 at 9:58 pm

      I can really decide but though question yo

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2. AvatarDocas32 says:

   March 23, 2017 at 1:30 pm

   Chinese is not easy needs much hard work

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3. AvatarPatrick says:

   June 27, 2019 at 5:14 pm

   Well to those who do not now this language

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   1. AvatarLiu says:

      October 7, 2019 at 7:57 am

      I’m Chinese,to be honest ，learning Chinese is easy for everyone，if you want to learn Chinese，I can teach you some practical Chinese.

      Reply

      1. AvatarRonald says:

         November 1, 2019 at 11:16 pm

         I would like to learn Chinese

         Reply

      2. Avataraya says:

         November 8, 2019 at 3:13 pm

         yes i would like to learn , i just started to learn some basic words and now i wanna learn it as a language

         Reply

      3. Avatar苏叶 says:

         December 15, 2019 at 10:10 pm

         汉语不难。But still having some issue with sentences

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      4. Avatarhan says:

         December 19, 2019 at 12:29 am

         heyyy can u teach me? i really want to learn it

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      5. AvatarSohel says:

         January 5, 2020 at 6:46 am

         Hi,

         I want to learn Chin language shortly.

         Can you please help me!

         Reply

      6. AvatarWayle says:

         January 10, 2020 at 11:52 am

         Please, I really have so much passion for the language… I want to learn and know how to speak the language frequently.

         Please how can you teach me

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      7. AvatarNixson Richard says:

         February 25, 2020 at 12:00 am

         Take me to this course

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      8. Avatarkhyrul Islam says:

         March 18, 2020 at 2:35 am

         I want to learn please tell me the faster way……….

         Reply

      9. AvatarAlok says:

         April 26, 2020 at 5:08 pm

         I would like to learn Chinese language.

         I see too much of similarity in Indian & Chinese society.

         Chinese Chowmine and other vegetarian foods are very popular.

         Reply

      10. AvatarSam says:

          May 15, 2020 at 6:53 pm

          Kindly teach me

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      11. Avatarboniface says:

          June 6, 2020 at 10:13 am

          i would like to learn chinese

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      12. AvatarCATHERINE Gee says:

          July 4, 2020 at 11:35 am

          I.would like to learn Mandarin. I will study 5 hours a day, when my child is doing her school work.

          Reply

      13. AvatarMir Ahsan Uddin says:

          July 15, 2020 at 10:39 am

          I am very much interested to learn Chinese language, Kindly advise, which way is easier to learn fast

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      14. AvatarDinnah says:

          September 26, 2020 at 7:21 pm

          I really would like to learn chinese

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      15. Avatarmaria says:

          November 1, 2020 at 11:16 am

          could you teach me please (^///^)^_^

          Reply

      16. AvatarNasyrah says:

          November 15, 2020 at 2:53 pm

          I would love to learn mandarin with you but I’m only a student so, I don’t really have money to pay you

          Reply

      17. Avatarsamira says:

          September 8, 2021 at 10:25 am

          im really intressted if u can help with some advices .. thank you

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4. AvatarDavid says:

   July 31, 2019 at 5:51 am

   Thank you Jing! Very helpful!!

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5. AvatarKibet says:

   August 10, 2019 at 11:48 am

   This material is very helpful, it’s a perfect map to success in studying the Chinese language and can also be effective if applied to the study of other foreign languages. Thanks a million Cao Jing and Jing Gao!

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6. AvatarMuhammad Saghir Qureshi says:

   November 20, 2019 at 10:00 pm

   Thanks ,I must Learn Chinies

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7. AvatarIjlaal says:

   January 1, 2020 at 4:29 pm

   I am learning Chinese. It’s difficult. Spoken seems to be difficult than character writing.

   Reply

8. AvatarOlivier says:

   January 13, 2020 at 12:58 pm

   Hey, Liu!

   I started learning Chinese with big effort but i can’t get it well

   My speaking is very good but understanding is not good at all.

   Please could you guide me the way to go?

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   1. AvatarMuhammad Ibrahim says:

      January 31, 2020 at 10:58 am

      hope

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9. Avatarvernon kelin says:

   March 27, 2020 at 8:55 am

   I don’t think it’s difficult to learn Chinese as long as I find a good way and insist on it. Otherwise, how can those young Chinese children master it?

   I can share my experience as a person who has studied Chinese for 6 years:

   1. First of all, we should have a good attitude and not rush to success

   2. Learning Chinese spelling

   3. Learn to use Chinese dictionary as a tool to look up every Chinese character you don’t know

   3. Find some basic Chinese learning materials and start reading and reciting. When I learn Chinese, I often buy some bilingual reading materials in both Chinese and English online, which are all e-books very cheap.

   4. This method may seem simple, but it is really effective,

   Because the brain’s language expression is mostly unconscious. If you can’t recite skillfully, you will be stuttered in the daily communication process, which is very embarrassing. But when you recite a large number of Chinese sentences (not necessarily fully understand the meaning) and then communicate with the Chinese people, some daily expressions will come out very easily. For example, I recited one at the beginning Some simple children’s Chinese and English books (some classic fairy tales) have learned some simple Chinese expressions within three months. I have been able to express my meaning in simple Chinese. After one year’s persistence, I have been able to communicate normally in Chinese in my work and daily life. I also know many Chinese friends, who are very enthusiastic. Of course, I am still learning Learn more complex expressions, such as idioms and some sentences that can’t be translated in English. Learning a language can well experience the differences and fun between different cultures. When you can speak Chinese more and more skillfully, you will well understand their culture and philosophy, so recite a lot!

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10. AvatarFatima says:

    July 21, 2020 at 8:57 am

    nice and easy way to learn Chinese

    Reply

11. AvatarVenance says:

    August 20, 2020 at 3:49 pm

    Thank you for your empowering words.

    Reply

12. Avatarabdu says:

    October 22, 2020 at 6:30 am

    Mandarin Chinese is very good language I still eager to know its useful for me when meet Chinese people tourist here in Zanzibar, many Chinese tourist come and stay in our hotels so I use to learn but somehow hard

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13. Avatarjeevan Chris says:

    November 9, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    I want learning Chinese language

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14. AvatarYiRenyi says:

    March 13, 2021 at 5:38 am

    I am Chinese, I think learning English is more difficult

    Reply

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