Blake 白波霖How to read the pinyin chart: initials, finals, and the sounds English speakers get wrong, from j, q, x to zh, ch, sh.
Blake 白波霖I'm married with three kids and a full-time job, and I logged over 45 hours of Mandarin in 30 days. Here's my system and what I gave up.
Blake 白波霖I've studied Chinese for 10 years. Here's whether AI makes learning pointless, what it does well, and the four ways I use it to practice.
Blake 白波霖I lived in Shanghai for four years and still wasn't fluent in Mandarin. Here are the two real reasons why, and what I'd do differently.