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SOMETIME YOU CAN ADD A LITTLE ATTITUDE WHEN GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF SOMETHING In our pronunciation course, generally, we don’t worry too much about grammar. Instead, we focus on how to properly produce each individual initial, final & tone. Here is an exception! REMEMBER: KNOWING GRAMMAR RULES ≠ ACQUISITION As adults, we are capableRead more
Conquer the Mountain Learning a language is like climbing a mountain. Sometimes it’s difficult, but you always feel satisfied upon reaching the top. Sticking with this analogy, imagine that (for a native western language speaker), starting to learning Spanish or French is like starting from the base of the mountain on Day 1. On theRead more
What is the Pareto Principle? SO many people have written about the 80/20 rule and how it can influence your knowledge pursuits, business customer base, initial skill acquisition, etc. It’s also known as the Pareto Principle. This is the easiest way for us to think about it: “Not all [ASPECTS] in [SKILL] get used withRead more
What we’ve been doing over here at Mandarin Blueprint focuses on giving people a jumpstart to their Chinese learning by making video courses that allow a lot of freedom for the user. It gives them the ability to learn anywhere, at their own pace, and with the materials to review what they’ve learned. What theyRead more
WHY BUILD A HABIT? PROCRASTINATION IS THE REASON We’ve had a lot of students who say something like “this course is great, I just have been lazy, haven’t yet started with my character learning/grammar building, etc”. Should you expect yourself to have incredible willpower every single day to keep up with your practice? NO! Instead,Read more
WHY BUILD A HABIT? PROCRASTINATION IS THE REASON We’ve had a lot of students who say something like “this course is great, I just have been lazy, haven’t yet started with my character learning/grammar building, etc”. Should you expect yourself to have incredible willpower every single day to keep up with your practice? NO! Instead,Read more
WHY BUILD A HABIT? PROCRASTINATION IS THE REASON We’ve had a lot of students who say something like “this course is great, I just have been lazy, haven’t yet started with my character learning/grammar building, etc”. Should you expect yourself to have incredible willpower every single day to keep up with your practice? NO! InsteadRead more
Why you need a “blueprint” for Chinese First of all, why even use a blueprint? Why know the general steps to learn Chinese? Why not just go and sign up for a university course? Or a private class locally or online? Or download one of the million apps for learning Chinese and get started rightRead more
The Hanzi Movie Method is a mnemonic system for learning Chinese characters. It is the most critical subset of our larger patent pending curriculum The Mandarin Blueprint Method. This is a supplemental article in a series explaining the method. Click below to navigate the various parts: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4Read more
The Hanzi Movie Method is a mnemonic system for learning Chinese characters. It is the most critical subset of our larger patent pending curriculum The Mandarin Blueprint Method. This is part seven of a series explaining the method. Click below to navigate the various parts: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4Read more
