A whole new Chinese learning experience!
Can you imagine learning Chinese characters in a fun, imaginative and effective way? NO?! Well, we couldn’t either. But this Lunar New Year we have a special gift for you! With Zizzle now up and...
View ArticleShould I learn Chinese?
You are thinking about learning Chinese, but you aren't sure whether you should take the plunge? You have heard rumors of the economical rise of China but your friends are telling you that learning...
View ArticleMost popular ways of learning Chinese
Over the last months, the Zizzle team conducted a survey at Chinese universities and on the Internet, asking Chinese learners about their ways of studying Chinese characters. We wanted to know whether...
View ArticleWhy you only need to learn 200 characters instead of 3000!
If you are like me, no one really told you much about the logic of Chinese characters when you started learning Chinese. You start by writing each new character about a hundred times – only to forget...
View ArticleThe best memory technique for Chinese characters
In the last post about character components, I started introducing a method of learning Chinese characters using short stories, also called “mnemonics”. According to the University of Wisconsin (see...
View ArticleNew Homepage Online!
It has been quiet around our homepage for a while. But behind the scenes, the Zizzle team has been frantically working and developing and designing and writing. Now, we want to share with you a first...
View ArticleWhy learning Chinese is easier than you think!
We have already talked about why you should definitely start learning Chinese. Now you might think: “But my cousin/friend/colleague who has lived in China for X years has told me that learning...
View ArticleSix tips for learning Chinese more effectively
So we have talked about that learning Mandarin is not all that hard. We have also talked about how others learn Chinese. Below, we will cover some general advices for learning Chinese more...
View ArticleGerman teaches Chinese characters to Chinese teachers at T&L Club
Does the title of this article sound weird to you? That’s ok, we’ll explain in just a bit. First off, who or what is T&L Club? T&L is an acronym for “Teach & Learn”. T&L Club is a...
View ArticleSneak peek into Zizzle App!
You might have all been wondering where we have been for the last couple of weeks. Some of you may have even thought that we have given up. But the truth couldn't be further away... Behind the...
View ArticleThe best online tools and apps to learn Chinese
Whether you have just started to learn Chinese or you are already a veteran, you have probably started out by using a book in an old fashioned language class. And as a dynamic learner, you are now...
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