你们好， 这里死了吗？如果是，我会做新的。 Hello all, are you all still here, and we could revive this community? Otherwise maybe I should make a new one of my own?
I learned most of my characters at the beginning using either Tofu https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tofulearn.tofulearn or HelloChinese https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hellochinese
I will say I’m happy with duolingo, that’s not my issue. I think my main issue is if I want to go to a news website and check news. I can understand the structure, a bit. But none of the actual subject of the matter.
I think the dictionary apps will probably help, though!
Thanks for your suggestions!
News is extremely advanced language with so many specific, technical vocabulary. I don’t know why you expect that you’ll be able to understand it, and I’d suggest reading while looking up every word in the dictionary is not a great use of your time. I’ve been studying for years and I don’t even try to read native Chinese news. It’s definitely something I aspire to be able to do but everything at the right time.
It’s not something I expect to be able to do, but something I aspire to do. I think I’ve been studying for long enough to understand a bit of the grammatical structures, but I need more repertoire, content and vocabulary.
I think China is doing very interesting movements in international politics, and it would be cool to read at least headlines from a Chinese source and perspective.
