{"id":12021,"date":"2021-08-19T20:45:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T12:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=12021"},"modified":"2021-08-19T20:45:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T12:45:30","slug":"twcc145-all-the-ridiculous-mistakes-weve-made-trying-to-learn-chinese-episode-145","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc145-all-the-ridiculous-mistakes-weve-made-trying-to-learn-chinese-episode-145\/","title":{"rendered":"TWCC145 &#8211; All the Ridiculous Mistakes We\u2019ve Made Trying to Learn Chinese, Episode 145"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3312\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12021-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?powerpress_pinw=12021-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWCC145.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.writtenchinese.com%2F%3Fp%3D12021\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s question comes from <strong>Ashley, <\/strong>who asks us how we managed to learn Chinese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to ask us a question just go to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voicemail page and leave us your question<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In This Episode, We Talk About&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nora\u2019s fact:<strong> From zero skyscrapers in 1978 to 283, how Shenzhen got put on the map<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Hollie&#8217;s news: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/PXZNUSX4r-YQtjrx4v9_tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Thousands hunt for mysterious creature, hearing dragon&#8217;s humming<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Mistakes We Made: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. 1 word = 1 Chinese character<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Saying things too slowly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Trying to translate from English<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Ignoring Chinese characters \/ trying to memorize by writing them over and over again<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Being worried about speaking and understanding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Sticking to comfortable environments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Avoiding communicating until I\u2019ve studied more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Our word of the episode is &#8216;study&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xuexi\/277\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u5b66\u4e60<\/a> (xu\u00e9 x\u00ed) <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/twowhitechicks\" target=\"_blank\">You can support us on Patreon<\/a>!<\/li><li>Check out our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/prep-for-hsk-1-weekly-character-worksheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese character course<\/a>.<\/li><li>If you have a question for us, please send us a <a href=\"http:\/\/writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\/\">voicemail<\/a> or leave us a message below! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To learn more Chinese words, you can try out our <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Online Dictionary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\">Send us a Voicemail!<\/a><\/li><li>Visit us and give us a &#8216;like&#8217; on our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twowhitechicks\" target=\"_blank\">Two White Chicks Facebook<\/a> page!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Length 00:59:11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!\nIf you want to ask us a question you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\">Send us a Voicemail!<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Direct Download: Right-click <a href=\"https:\/\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and click \u201cSave As\u201d for a direct download<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922\" target=\"_blank\">Listen and subscribe<\/a> on Apple Podcasts<\/li><li>Or download to your Android device using <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\">Podbean<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/podcast-detail\/7czgv-36414\/Two-White-Chicks-in-China-Live-in-China-%7C-Learn-Chinese-%7C-Make-Money-in-Asia-%7C-Shenzhen-Podcast\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a><\/li><li>If you enjoyed this episode, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ratethispodcast.com\/twcc\" target=\"_blank\">leave a positive review wherever you&#8217;re listening<\/a>!<\/li><li>Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for listening, guys! &#8211; Hollie &amp; Nora<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TWCC145_square-big.png?resize=900%2C900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TWCC145_square-big.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TWCC145_square-big.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TWCC145_square-big.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TWCC145_square-big.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TWCC145_square-big.png?resize=235%2C235&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TWCC145_square-big.png?resize=510%2C510&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TWCC145_square-big.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3313\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12021-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?powerpress_pinw=12021-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/twcc.s3.amazonaws.com\/TWCC145.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWCC145.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.writtenchinese.com%2F%3Fp%3D12021\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s question comes from Ashley, who asks us how we managed to learn Chinese. 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