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Hello there!

I have awarded a scholarship and I will study in China at master's and phd levels. But first, I would like to learn Chinese. There is my question: Is there any possibility that I can learn Chinese while doing my master degree? The thing is I have to concentrate on my courses and at the same time I have to learn Chinese. 

If I will first decide to go for Chinese language school, which city do you suggest? I was thinking to live in Shanghai or Beijing, one of my friends suggested that Xiamen is a good place to live. Do you think the same?

 

I am open to any advice for chinese language school!

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Is your masters being taught in English? Is it a taught or research masters? When do you start? You will need some Chinese anyway for daily life so not an either/or question

 

As for a PhD, doing that alongside learning Chinese? To be honest, not a hope! Not trying to discourage you, just being realistic. I couldn't anyway, but you may be different :)

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I would suggest you go learn Chinese in the city that you're also going to do your Master's and PhD. You'll already get to know the city a bit, meet some people, and it saves you the trouble of moving twice. If you'd like more detailed advice, tell us a bit more about what you would like/want/need in a city/university/Chinese class.

You won't be able to quickly learn good enough Chinese to use it for your classes. I hope your course is in English! Perhaps contact the university, preferably even call the professor(s) who will be important to you, to make sure. Recently a poster let us know that his university had promised him a course in English, but upon arriving it turned out to be in Chinese. That made for a very bad experience.

Learning Chinese takes a lot of time and effort, as does studying for a Master's or PhD. The two will be rather hard to combine. It's possible, but for a large part it depends on how disciplined you are. What you could do (and are perhaps already planning to do?) is learn some Chinese before your courses start. That way, you'll have a little to build on.

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