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Chinese-I Videos 74 videos

Chinese I: Tones in Action
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Using the correct pinyin tone can mean the difference between calling your mom "mother (mā) and "horse" (mǎ). Disaster averted.

Chinese I: Navigating the Sounds
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You'll want to put a pin in this pinyin video (get it? get it?) so you can watch it as many times as you need.

Chinese I: Picnic Time
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It's time to put the person in personal pronouns—and in this case, we mean a virtual person giving you the rundown on personal pronouns.

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Chinese I: Parts of the Body 6 Views


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Knowing the parts of the body in Chinese is important. How else would you say, "My fingers hurt from playing computer games all day" or "My whole body hurts from binge-eating a dozen doughnuts"? Not that, uh, those things have ever happened to us.

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Chinese I: How Do You Do
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你好 and 再见—knowing these phrases will help you strike up a conversation...and politely exit when the Chinese becomes too overwhelming.

Chinese I: Getting to the Root of It All
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