{"id":5145,"date":"2016-03-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=5145"},"modified":"2017-01-04T13:07:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T05:07:51","slug":"twcc49-tricks-stay-motivated-studying-chinese-episode-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc49-tricks-stay-motivated-studying-chinese-episode-49\/","title":{"rendered":"TWCC49 &#8211; Tricks to Stay Motivated When Studying Chinese, Episode 49"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4080\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5145-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?powerpress_pinw=5145-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWCC49.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=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writtenchinese.com%2F%3Fp%3D5145\" 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<p><center><\/p>\n<h2>We&#8217;re back for another episode of Two White Chicks in China!<\/h2>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Our question this week comes from Godiraone T Motsaathebe, from Botswana who asks us &#8216;How do you stay motivated in learning Chinese?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to ask us a question just go to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\/\"> voicemail page and leave us your question<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode We Talk About&#8230;<\/h2>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/shanghaiist.com\/2016\/01\/20\/hatchet_road_rage.php\" target=\"_blank\">Volkswagen driver in Guangxi chops away at car with hatchet following minor fender-bender<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Road rage in China<\/li>\n<li>Our question from Godiraone<\/li>\n<li>Use different resources (TV Shows, Chinesepod, Slow Chinese, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/29-ways-the-wcc-dictionary-app-can-help-you-learn-chinese\/\">Written Chinese Dictionary<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/popular-chinese-internet-slang\/\">Learn some slang<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Online Tutor Platforms such as <a href=\"http:\/\/writtenchinese.com\/italki\">iTalki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Leave example sentences and complete your daily homework.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/want-take-hsk-test-9-tips\/\">Take an HSK exam<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Read &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Third-Ear-Chris-Lonsdale\/dp\/988988870X\" target=\"_blank\">The Third Ear<\/a>&#8216; by Chris Lonsdale<\/li>\n<li>Combination of foreigners and non-English speaking Chinese<\/li>\n<li>Our Chinese words of the week is &#8216;to study&#8217;: <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/xuexi\/277\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\">\u5b66\u4e60<\/a> (xu\u00e9 x\u00ed), learn more Chinese words on our <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Online Dictionary<\/a>.\n<li>DON&#8217;T FORGET TO CLAIM YOUR FREE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/27-ways-the-wcc-dictionary-app-can-help-you-learn-chinese\/\">WCC DICTIONARY<\/a> FLASHCARDS! 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Join us again next week for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!<br \/>\nIf you want to ask us a question you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\">Send us a Voicemail!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Download Options<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Direct Download: Right-click <a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and click \u201cSave As\u201d for a direct download<\/li>\n<li>iTunes: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922\" target=\"_blank\">Listen and subscribe<\/a> on iTunes for free!<\/li>\n<li>Or download to your Android device using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Download the Chinese app <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lizhi.fm\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u8354\u679dFM (Lizhi FM)<\/a> and search for <strong>Two White Chicks in China<\/strong> or <strong>FM854237<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/how-to-listen-to-chinese-podcasts-and-radio-on-your-mobile\/\">Follow the instructions for using Lizhi here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>          Thanks for listening guys!<br \/>\n                &#8211; Hollie &#038; Nora <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/twcc49-square-motivated-chinese-learning-e1456202978331.jpg?resize=524%2C524&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"twcc49 square - motivated chinese learning\" width=\"524\" height=\"524\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/twcc49-square-motivated-chinese-learning-e1456202978331.jpg?w=524&amp;ssl=1 524w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/twcc49-square-motivated-chinese-learning-e1456202978331.jpg?resize=235%2C235&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/twcc49-square-motivated-chinese-learning-e1456202978331.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/twcc49-square-motivated-chinese-learning-e1456202978331.jpg?resize=510%2C510&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4081\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5145-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?powerpress_pinw=5145-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC49.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWCC49.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=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writtenchinese.com%2F%3Fp%3D5145\" 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>We&#8217;re back for another episode of Two White Chicks in China! 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