{"id":455,"date":"2017-03-07T13:49:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T05:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/03\/07\/try-these-tips-to-improve-on-your-mandarin-level\/"},"modified":"2017-03-07T13:49:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T05:49:39","slug":"try-these-tips-to-improve-on-your-mandarin-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/try-these-tips-to-improve-on-your-mandarin-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Try These Tips To Improve On Your Mandarin Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Let me guess, you have been in the Mainland for a couple of months now, maybe for quite a number of years. You already have some basic knowledge in Mandarin Chinese, at least enough to get your way around the place with natives. However, you feel an uncom<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Let me guess, you have been in the Mainland for a couple of months now, maybe for quite a number of years. You already have some basic knowledge in Mandarin Chinese, at least enough to get your way around the place with natives. However, you feel an uncomfortable aura of stagnation, and your level needs room for improvement. Yet, with all the crazy schedules and bustling lifestyle, that seems like a far cry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"43f2dcecab4a22641726b1db7bf2d34d-sz_45020.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FkJ94rVTM8kFZEvrWfWIedDkoSQK?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" style=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"169\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>These are only a few tips to help you to improve your second language. However, like learning any other language, you must find motivation of some sort, particularly from within to push you on to improve on it. That means that you must work on your determination. First off, remind yourself of the feasible reasons why this second language is beneficial to you and your career or life. Once you have decided to go an extra mile in being a bilingual speaker, you must be willing to commit. In so doing, you might have to adopt methods or a lifestyle that goes contrary to what you are used to; what better way can you improve than to work harder than normal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/try-these-tips-to-improve-on-your-mandarin-level\/#READ_FOR_PLEASURE\" title=\"READ FOR PLEASURE:\">READ FOR PLEASURE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/try-these-tips-to-improve-on-your-mandarin-level\/#CONSISTENT_PRACTICE\" title=\"CONSISTENT PRACTICE:\">CONSISTENT PRACTICE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/try-these-tips-to-improve-on-your-mandarin-level\/#GET_INVOLVED_WITH_NATIVES\" title=\"GET INVOLVED WITH NATIVES:&nbsp;\">GET INVOLVED WITH NATIVES:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/try-these-tips-to-improve-on-your-mandarin-level\/#FIND_NEW_WAYS_IN_LEARNING_THE_LANGUAGE\" title=\"FIND NEW WAYS IN LEARNING THE LANGUAGE:\">FIND NEW WAYS IN LEARNING THE LANGUAGE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/try-these-tips-to-improve-on-your-mandarin-level\/#REVIEW_YOUR_BASICS\" title=\"REVIEW YOUR BASICS:\">REVIEW YOUR BASICS:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"READ_FOR_PLEASURE\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(227, 55, 55);\"><b>READ FOR PLEASURE:<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"b4c0f9e50dad388797d59ea078d84d45-sz_124291.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FqOEdf9F8750FIFe47YluIVQNXpe?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" style=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"368.125\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>You could borrow some books from Chinese friends to read on your spare time? You have no spare time? Catch those short moments in the train or bus to work or whatever destination to read a few lines, sentences, paragraphs or pages. On lonely lunch breaks, you could make good use of your eyes with a book than gazing into nothingness. The plus side- you learn new words without having to typically memorize them or study them.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CONSISTENT_PRACTICE\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(227, 55, 55);\"><b>CONSISTENT PRACTICE:<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"7c13e29d1463d35fc9622c4377d8aa26-sz_11107.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fvp2BwInkQBd8HnVOAH3JPpaGZJD?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" style=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"396.98168498168496\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Continue to practice your new words, or phrases or sentences so it sticks forever. One way to do that is to talk to yourself. Speak the language to yourself, have a conversation with yourself using this second language. Another way of practicing is to eavesdrop into the conversations of natives (quite unconventional). That way, you can improve on your listening skills, and at the same time discover grammar structures or word usages of the language in spoken terms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GET_INVOLVED_WITH_NATIVES\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(227, 55, 55);\"><b>GET INVOLVED WITH NATIVES:&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"acf27037c76e46091584eac7f139d32d-sz_40483.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fugo8hWaTsjomk21hk1HolnSKE_9?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" style=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"394.63\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Maybe you may not too much of the extrovert 0r sociable person that easily jumps into making new friends. However, you can encourage your old and cherished Chinese friends to speak Chinese with you whilst they use you to learn English. That way, conversations consistently switch from language to another. That not only makes speaking interesting and educative, but also it becomes a win-win situation for both parties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FIND_NEW_WAYS_IN_LEARNING_THE_LANGUAGE\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(227, 55, 55);\"><b>FIND NEW WAYS IN LEARNING THE LANGUAGE:<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"f3d7302e2b9fbdf90b3b302eb063cd26-sz_43859.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvCygIPZHQomdeYZNI5KkfKpROfT?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" style=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>You have probably taken an online course and would like to catch up on the level as soon as possible. Sometimes, your learning methods may not be suitable for you. This is why it is very important to have a self-assessment before stepping into a new lesson, so you find out your past mistakes and work on a way forward. This could be a major cause of stagnation. Once you continually use learning methods that don\u2019t work for you, you have to stop! Some other learning methods include the use of apps, or games that are language oriented, music and videos. I realized, after a self-assessment, that recognizing characters became easier once I adopted watching Chinese movies with Mandarin subtitles or other movies with Mandarin subtitles. So I invested some time in watching such movies and improving on my character recognition. At the end of the way, i have worked on my vocabulary in an exciting and relaxing way &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"REVIEW_YOUR_BASICS\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(227, 55, 55);\"><b>REVIEW YOUR BASICS:<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"69d108b4a52c0f8f8da4eacbd79ba649-sz_339009.png\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FrJPZD8dXpPCQlN596Hw_1uf4E1p?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" style=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The basic part of any and every language is more than important. With a good grasp of this, you can graduate into more advanced depths. So take some time to review your basic Mandarin. For instance, instead of using direct translation methods, use those basic Mandarin lessons to form and understand conversations and sentences.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"640-11.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" style=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let me guess, you have been in the Mainland for a couple of months now, maybe for quite a number of years. 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