EpisodeThis Habit Is Sabotaging Your Chinese

This Habit Is Sabotaging Your Chinese

Podcast Duration: 00:14:22

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The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Blueprint online curriculum. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins answer questions and comments, discuss topics related to China and Mandarin learning, and have special guests.

00:00 INTRO

01:39 THE HARDEST-LOOKING PART OF CHINESE IS ACTUALLY THE EASIEST

03:55 EVERY CHARACTER YOU LEARN MULTIPLIES YOUR VOCABULARY

05:53 VOCABULARY STOPS BEING MEMORIZATION AND STARTS BEING READING

07:57 PINYIN ALONE CREATES A CEILING

09:55 THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE MORE YOU HAVE TO UNDO

11:14 APPS AND TUTORS QUIETLY SKIP THE THING YOU NEED MOST

12:21 WITHOUT CHARACTERS, YOU STAY ILLITERATE FOREVER

13:30 YOU LOSE ACCESS TO THE MOST ENJOYABLE FORM OF IMMERSION

16:00 THE PERSON YOU NEVER GET TO BECOME

17:17 Conclusion and Next step

24 July, 2026

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