How to Improve Your Chinese Reading and Writing Ability

October 08,2008 Editor:May| Resource:AT0086.com

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Referring to Chinese, many people will think that it is difficult to improve their ability of Chinese reading and writing. However, the process of learning Chinese can be easier if you have followed the right ways. It is also the same with Chinese reading and writing.
Referring to Chinese, many people will think that it is difficult to improve their ability of Chinese reading and writing. However, the process of learning Chinese can be easier if you have followed the right ways. It is also the same with Chinese reading and writing.
 
Practice writing a lot
When practicing your writing ability, try to write each character at least ten times every day until you can remember it. Quiz yourself periodically to test your memory and find which characters you need more practice on. While writing Chinese characters, think of the sound and meaning of the character at the same time, or say it out loud. You can also check out the East Asian
 
Keep your knowledge both on paper and in mind
To practice effectively, try to compile every Chinese character in the Wiki book lesson in pen and memorize ten at a time. With every set, with the exception of the first, copy down the set before and ensure you have known the English translation, pinyin notation, and proper pronunciation. By practicing daily with paper at your elbow and a pencil in your hand, the characters will be firmly committed to memory. Another important step later on, after having finished several sets of ten characters, is to write each set of ten on your current practice sheet, along with translation and pinyin. By doing this will ensure that you do not simply move on to the next set without learning the sets before.
 
Look for radicals
Radicals are components of Chinese characters that you will see repeated over and over again. Learning the meaning of radicals will help you to see the connections between similar categories of words. Many characters are comprised of radical-phonetic pairings, where the radical is the "root" that hints at the meaning of the word, while another part of the character hints at the sound of the word. Learning to spot radicals is also useful as they will be used when looking up unfamiliar words in Chinese dictionaries.
 
Buy a dictionary
A good dictionary will always be helpful for you in looking up new words or just browsing. Get a beginner's dictionary so that you can have a larger font, usage examples and pinyin pronunciation, all of which are sometimes missing in comprehensive dictionaries. Get a second dictionary later on if you can't find every word you need.
 

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