phook01 Posted March 24, 2010 at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 at 03:26 PM Hello, I have the 888 flashcards, which I have found extremely helpful for learning the most common characters. As my ability in the language progresses, however, I find that two-character combinations occur very frequently. Are there any books, online resources, flashcards or other where I can learn and drill myself on these two-character combinations? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrbt Posted March 24, 2010 at 03:57 PM Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 at 03:57 PM Find material at your level or slightly higher than your level then read, read, and read some more. Others may have different opinions but in my experience it's very difficult to achieve good retention by simply wading thru vocabulary lists trying to make words stick. If you read you have the benefits of: 1. Encountering words in context 2. You'll come across useful words more often 3. Any subject matter will be more interesting than a vocab list To throw a source out, try the Chinese voices project. Some of the material there isn't too advanced, you can use a plugin to hover over words you're unfamiliar with, it's got lots of diversity in subject matter, and you can listen to it spoken by native speakers. All free. Good luck, have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted March 24, 2010 at 04:01 PM Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 at 04:01 PM Look for the HSK vocabulary lists, those words are mostly very important. There are flashcard decks floating around, with many linked on the forums. I find that going through lists of flashcards helps my retention and recall, but I also agree that you really need to use the words in context and encounter them in real language in order to fully understand the meaning and usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferW Posted March 24, 2010 at 07:13 PM Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 at 07:13 PM Do you know about anki? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarevok Posted March 24, 2010 at 07:44 PM Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 at 07:44 PM When making flashcards with multi-syllable words, throwing in an example sentence or two might help - they provide the necessary context during a review session and sometimes you encounter some more interesting vocab in those sentences... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseneb Posted March 25, 2010 at 02:42 AM Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 at 02:42 AM www.skritter.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phook01 Posted March 26, 2010 at 04:43 PM Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 at 04:43 PM Wow, these are great resources! I especially liked Anki, the HSK vocabulary lists, and the Chinese Voices project. My only question about the last of those is what plugin you were referring to, and where to find it. Thanks again! Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted March 26, 2010 at 10:05 PM Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 at 10:05 PM There are several plug-ins for a web browsers that will translate on-the-fly. I use perapera-kun, there are others. It's nothing specific to Chinese Voices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazillo Posted March 28, 2010 at 01:51 PM Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 at 01:51 PM i sometimes don't like two character words, espacially when you can seperate them. it is so easy to forget about that. things like 我睡了一觉 can be fussy sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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