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MAKE A MOVIE Click Here for a detailed guide to creating incredibly vivid “Movie Scenes”. HOW TO WRITE IT: KEYWORD: To Scare SET: -a ROOM: Bathroom or Backyard ACTOR: xi- Female PROPS: 口 (Mouth) 下 (Kangaroo -OR- Undergound Sign) SAMPLE SCRIPTS: Image credit: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons IT’S A WORD! CONGRATULATIONS! 吓 (xià) carries the

Follow Us! Mandarin Chinese is one of the most beautiful languages in the world, particularly the writing system. Unfortunately, Chinese for beginners is difficult. Unlike many other languages (including difficult languages like Japanese), Chinese doesn’t have a lot of low-hanging fruit. If Chinese were a fruit tree, it would be so full of fruit you can’t

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Follow Us! FacebookFollow on FacebookInstagramFollow on InstagramYouTubeFollow on YouTubeTwitterFollow on TwitterLinkedInFollow on LinkedInPinterestFollow on Pinterest In the previous article, we contended that there are two primary challenges for beginners learning Mandarin Chinese. 1. Pronunciation 2. Chinese characters The later layers of the language (vocabulary, grammar, writing, etc.) aren’t nearly as challenging as these first two, but that sucks

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MAKE A MOVIE Click Here for a detailed guide to creating incredibly vivid “Movie Scenes”. HOW TO WRITE IT: KEYWORD: Above (Up) SET: -ang ROOM: Bathroom or Backyard ACTOR: sh- Male PROPS: 卜 (Magic Wand) 一 (Razor Blade) SAMPLE SCRIPTS: Image credit: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons PICK A PROP Click Here for the

欢迎光临! Welcome! You can now subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or you can subscribe by copying the following URL into your favorite podcast APP: http://www.mandarinblueprint.com/feed/podcast The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Mandarin Blueprint Method online course and the Pronunciation Mastery online course. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins answer questions and

Follow Us! If you want to learn to speak Mandarin, there are two questions you should ask yourself to find study materials. First, find a “step-by-step guide” to help you save time figuring it out on your own. Next, make sure there are memory techniques integrated into the system that have scientific support. Before we

CASTING CALL 36/55 Click Here for the theory behind “Actors”. TIME TO CHOOSE A NEW ACTOR! Because “bu-“ contains Simple Final U (WU), choose a fictional character from a story that left an impact on you. In this case for “bu-,” pick a fictional character with a name that starts with “B” (it does not have to have a “u” sound, simply starting with “B” is fine). Choose a fictional character you

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