The rise of Pinyin is like a slow tide, catching the daydreamer unawares.
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I've updated the Mandarin Tone Drill Table! You can now hide or reveal vocabulary definitions. I've also added a graph showing which tone combinations are most frequent. Happy studying! 👩💻👨💻
⬇️ Link in the first comment
Mandarin Tone Drill Table 😄 Get your tones right from the start: pinyinexplorer.com/exercises…
~80% of university students fail to reach B1 Mandarin after 2 years. For apps, over 90% drop off in a few months.
Don't get stuck in a system that isn't working for you. Once you find a method that works for you, just go with that—and if you haven't found it yet, keep looking. 👍
If you want to try if reading modern Mandarin (standard Chinese) in Pinyin alphabetic script is for you, I have a few sample texts on my homepage.
If there's interest, I can add more. Happy reading!
pinyinexplorer.com/exercises…
What might be more diffiicult for Mandarin language learners?
A. Memorising the pinyin (with tones) of 3000+ characters and then recalling each one correctly from memory while "reading" characters
B. Reading pinyin directly from the page
You can use Peekaboo Reader as a first transcription step, and then spellcheck the remaining errors.
Alternatively, you can use Google Translate or AI and then spellcheck the remaining errors.
pinyinexplorer.com/method/co…
Today's handwriting practice with Pinyin (modern Mandarin Chinese).
The more I write the easier it becomes…
Furthermore, it seems to strengthen my memory for phrases, vocabulary and tones.
And above all, it's a lovely practice on a Sunday morning in a quiet coffee shop! ☕️✍️
NOBODY is arguing that Pinyin should replace Chinese characters. Appreciating one system doesn’t mean rejecting the other.
→ Pinyin is a remarkable linguistic achievement, and there's much to explore! 😇🥰
Screenshots from my flashcards today!
Three Words for Elven-kings, Seven for Dwarf-lords, Nine for Mortal Men, One for the Dark Lord, where Shadows lie.
One Word to rule them all, to find them, bring them all, in one sound bind them.
#pinyin #chineselearning #mandarin
THANKS 🙏 to everyone who engaged with my posts over the past 2 days (1m views) and subscribed. Welcome!
I work on and learn from Pīnyīn Explorer daily, updating the site and responding to your feedback.
I hope you make interesting discoveries and steady progress in Mandarin!
I added a spectrogram viewer to the Pinyin A-Z Soundboard. I personally think this is very interesting. I will update the app in the Apple App Store once there's more than 10 downloads 😅
We stand on the shoulders of giants. The foundations were laid long ago. Now it’s up to us to explore their vision and push the boundaries of what we consider permissible in Mandarin learning. 🗺️🧭
Did you know? On macOS you can lookup any word written in pinyin in the built-in Apple dictionary (Oxford Chinese Dictionary).
#NewHSK #LearnChinese #ChineseVocabulary #LearnMandarin
Today's Mandarin Chinese handwriting practice in pinyin. 🤩
Cursive handwriting strengthens language learning by engaging the brain in the active formation of words, reinforcing spelling, vocabulary, letter patterns, and the connection between written form and meaning. 🙌🤓💓
Today's writing practice, modern Mandarin Chinese cursive Pinyin. Can you read it? Can you guess the book it's from? 😅⛷️🛸
