ShaoLan's Chineasy: Lesson 1

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  • čas přidán 23. 06. 2024
  • We’re thrilled to read so many constructive comments about our Lesson 1. We hope this video provides you with an uninterrupted flow in learning Chinese characters for the very first time as it focuses on character recognition and the association with its meaning, which is the most difficult part. Once you master it, acquiring how to say them won’t be too challenging!
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Komentáře • 3,9K

  • @evahdarth4406
    @evahdarth4406 Před 3 lety +787

    Wow , this was lovely... I'll never look at Chinese characters the same😇

  • @lala-kc3br
    @lala-kc3br Před 4 lety +3078

    Her: two women put together means
    Me: lesbian
    Her: argument
    Me: argument

  • @Preuen-zs1fz
    @Preuen-zs1fz Před 5 lety +3824

    When I eat a something very spicy my 口 is on 火

    • @hahaha-us5pj
      @hahaha-us5pj Před 5 lety +171

      Well basically it's correct but if u are a chinese it will be weird if u translate it 😂😂 like 当我吃很辣的东西,我的嘴巴着火了

    • @hahaha-us5pj
      @hahaha-us5pj Před 5 lety +85

      口 and 嘴巴 is kinda the same thing

    • @siddharthd8788
      @siddharthd8788 Před 5 lety +136

      Weird flex but ok

    • @veryverygentle
      @veryverygentle Před 5 lety +44

    • @KawaiiGhost
      @KawaiiGhost Před 5 lety +43

      *My mouth is on fire*

  • @cheyennecolin5546
    @cheyennecolin5546 Před 4 lety +875

    I saw this woman on Ted talk and was like “no I need to learn more!!” I’m so glad o found her!

    • @kaylyhernandezpanameno2685
      @kaylyhernandezpanameno2685 Před 4 lety +17

      that is literally the same reason I am here!

    • @carlos23mex
      @carlos23mex Před 4 lety +9

      Ohhh that's why she looks familiar!! I've seen the video.

    • @yuichansdaily4962
      @yuichansdaily4962 Před 4 lety +4

      Wow really whats her name

    • @hex_3443
      @hex_3443 Před 3 lety +7

      @@yuichansdaily4962 Shaolan Hsueh

    • @MannVerde
      @MannVerde Před 3 lety +1

      @@carlos23mex no....
      She might be different one. They all look the same. Note: Ain't being racist 🙏🏻

  • @chanleakhenahas
    @chanleakhenahas Před 3 lety +442

    She made us feel like Chinese is easy and fun to learn.

    • @badr2107
      @badr2107 Před 3 lety +11

      中文很好学,英国课堂不会有中文,而中国课堂有英文
      Chinese is easy to learn. There is no Chinese in English class, but English in Chinese class

    • @pinkcholexx827
      @pinkcholexx827 Před 2 lety +4

      Yes..can any one say is this Mandarin Chinese?. And how many letters do Chinese mandarin have and how much she is teaching us? .if you know any of this question I asked please reply

    • @Bob-be4rw
      @Bob-be4rw Před 2 lety +2

      @@pinkcholexx827 written chinese is mutually intelligible between the various dialects & there are two styles: Traditional & Simplified. This video appears to use Traditional characters, more properly called ‘radicals’, of which there are about 200+. I forget. Anyway these combine to make all the thousands of chinese words. Hope this helped!

    • @SynoPTL
      @SynoPTL Před rokem +2

      _feel like_

    • @smoothiefries
      @smoothiefries Před rokem +2

      @@pinkcholexx827 no one knows how many “letters” there are, but estimates say +100,000. But 99% of Chinese literature is written with a list of only 3,000, and furthermore, 89.1% of it uses just 1,000 characters.

  • @txspartan4516
    @txspartan4516 Před 4 lety +1105

    I wish this associated pronunciation with it as well

  • @DavidBIGdArruda
    @DavidBIGdArruda Před 9 lety +1551

    Chinese: The Minecraft of languages.

  • @farazfarazff8554
    @farazfarazff8554 Před 3 lety +65

    I love this lady
    because she made me be in love with Chinese😍😍

  • @robertschlesinger1342
    @robertschlesinger1342 Před 5 lety +1401

    Excellent video and interesting technique for learning basic Chinese characters.

    • @ttiauras9664
      @ttiauras9664 Před 5 lety

      Ciao potete mettere i sottotitoli in italiano durante la spiegazione? Grazie

    • @irye
      @irye Před 4 lety +3

      你好

    • @randomco.9349
      @randomco.9349 Před 4 lety +5

      Yeah, wish there was the pinyin though.

    • @Mary-wk6kq
      @Mary-wk6kq Před 4 lety

      好好

    • @binlin3999
      @binlin3999 Před 4 lety

      No pinying is easy

  • @maya-wy8ml
    @maya-wy8ml Před 4 lety +624

    I’m not learning Chinese but I’m actually learning korean, I was just curious on how other people wanted to learn Chinese and so far Chinese actually looks fun to learn!
    Good luck to anyone learning any language 😉

    • @voqsonofnone789
      @voqsonofnone789 Před 4 lety +55

      korean vocabulary consists of about 50% Chinese-borrowed words, and 10% English words tho...so you're kinda learning chinese

    • @maya-wy8ml
      @maya-wy8ml Před 4 lety +6

      Voq Son of None You’re sorta right

    • @khamyahicks2348
      @khamyahicks2348 Před 4 lety +20

      I tried learning Korean just cause and I was like 'nope I'm out' and saw this video and I was like 'time for me to flex my abilities on the chinese language😈'

    • @leahquispe4569
      @leahquispe4569 Před 4 lety +11

      Yeah I'm kinda learning both thru Dramas.... Surprisingly I've learned a lot!!!!

    • @OOlympus
      @OOlympus Před 4 lety +14

      I'm here actually because of "Hanja" (Literally Chinese characters) in Korean. But, learning hanja prompted me to learn more of chinese. I'm loving it! Good work for you too to learn 한국어. Much love from Brazil! :D

  • @henrispriet9812
    @henrispriet9812 Před 3 lety +73

    her: when you put a cow underneath a roof you get...
    me: a barn
    her: prison
    me: ...

    • @user-qs9lz9di9w
      @user-qs9lz9di9w Před 3 lety +7

      she:put a pig 豕 (now actually 猪)
      you:that must be a farm now!
      she:that means home
      you:so it means there's a pig in my home

    • @yajtubeteevee1677
      @yajtubeteevee1677 Před 3 lety +4

      @@user-qs9lz9di9w i died

    • @user-qs9lz9di9w
      @user-qs9lz9di9w Před 3 lety +3

      @@yajtubeteevee1677 your body (尸) take to(至) a house now (屋)

    • @zlumi428
      @zlumi428 Před 2 lety

      😄

    • @why7938
      @why7938 Před 2 lety

      her: when you put fire and mountain you get...
      me: a fiery mountain/volcano
      her: correct!

  • @mateohunter1488
    @mateohunter1488 Před 3 lety +31

    I never thought chinese could be so well explained! Congrats!!

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 3 lety +1

      Hi Mateo,
      Thank you for your kind words. Feel free to check out our site for more learning resources. :)
      www.chineasy.com/learn/

    • @user-st2yi1ls9y
      @user-st2yi1ls9y Před 10 měsíci

      @@ChineasybyShaoLan You made me realise chinese is not that hard

  • @shirleyz.4506
    @shirleyz.4506 Před 9 lety +991

    The picture for "king" did not capture the real meaning of the character 王. In ancient China, the emperor claims to be the son of god, connecting heaven, earth, and people. The three horizontal line represents heaven, earth and people, the vertical line connects the three, hence the character 王. This character was not created from the shape of the object like 人, but the philosophical meaning of the object

    • @leavesofdecember
      @leavesofdecember Před 9 lety +113

      thank you for this more elevated explanation ! I doubt I could now ever forget the character for king !!
      PS. I simply love how so many of the words have stories attatched to them, it makes them much easier to remember and also lots of fun to learn new ways of thinking about objects!

    • @vitriew
      @vitriew Před 9 lety +1

      Good job.

    • @khansharuk1067
      @khansharuk1067 Před 9 lety +39

      ***** Well ,you probably ask for the difference of “人人” and “大家”. the exact meaning of “大家” is “all of you/all of us”.“人人”means“each of us”. we often say “大家好”in chinese and“hello,everyone"in english otherwise what we say"人人都通过了测试” means “everyone passed the exam” therefore .both “人人” and “大家”are translated to “everyone”. Hope that can help you.

    • @harm3825
      @harm3825 Před 9 lety +4

      Shirley Zhong Wow, thanks for the explanation! :D

    • @S3aCa1mRa1n
      @S3aCa1mRa1n Před 9 lety +8

      Hahaha I always feel it's somewhat subjective which is a reason why this is difficult. Someone told me it's the tigers markings because the tiger is the king of the forest.

  • @saige6442
    @saige6442 Před 5 lety +211

    I made up this method for myself when I started studying Mandarin, however it does get harder once you get into more complicated characters. Plus there's forming sentences, pronounciation and so on. But it does help in the beginning of you have a big imagination I guess.

    • @masteryi6362
      @masteryi6362 Před 5 lety +7

      jkuy maybe I can help you,I am native in Chinese.

    • @migueldichoso7582
      @migueldichoso7582 Před 5 lety

      @@masteryi6362 hello, starting to learn Mandarin. Wish me luck!! :)

    • @masteryi6362
      @masteryi6362 Před 5 lety +3

      @@migueldichoso7582 你好啊,if you have any troubles in learning Chinese ,i'd like to help you

    • @ericas.4617
      @ericas.4617 Před 4 lety +1

      @@masteryi6362 help me plz

    • @doodoofungus8206
      @doodoofungus8206 Před 4 lety +1

      @@ericas.4617 lmao im. Learning Chinese at school in mysore Fresh man yese of high school marne i can help also radicals you need to memorize them

  • @AMateo-uv7iv
    @AMateo-uv7iv Před 4 lety +17

    I like it that you have shown how Chinese culture has changed throughout the years and that you have the capacity to explain all these characters to us. Thanks!!!

  • @il-dottore
    @il-dottore Před 4 lety +229

    Everyone: Hello everybody
    Me, an intellectual: Big pig roof girl boy

  • @Alex-qj3wp
    @Alex-qj3wp Před 4 lety +689

    Me : I've learnt some chinese words, now I know several words like tomorrow, prison, and woods
    Friend : really? What's prison in chinese
    Me : it's a cow under a roof 😌
    Friend : uh... what's the chinese word?
    Me : You silly, I just told you! 🙄

    • @petalkats4620
      @petalkats4620 Před 4 lety +14

      Huh you know the dog looks more different than my version

    • @purpleplatooner
      @purpleplatooner Před 4 lety +1

      😁

    • @purpleplatooner
      @purpleplatooner Před 4 lety +1

      @@abhinavchauhan7864 ???

    • @purpleplatooner
      @purpleplatooner Před 4 lety +1

      Still don't get you.If I can't understand the transliteration,you should have known that I am not familiar with your language.Tell this in English.

    • @abhinavchauhan7864
      @abhinavchauhan7864 Před 4 lety +1

      @@purpleplatooner ar you indian or not

  • @elDodo809
    @elDodo809 Před 7 lety +708

    You deserve a Nobel

    • @ewakoguc
      @ewakoguc Před 6 lety +8

      Hell yes, she does!

    • @izzdanial4323
      @izzdanial4323 Před 6 lety +7

      Woah, I agree that whoever made this video is great, but a Nobel is too much isn't it?

    • @emelineemeline9114
      @emelineemeline9114 Před 6 lety +6

      Seriously, she does. Do they have knighting in China? She should be knighted.

    • @user-vy4fe8nj9d
      @user-vy4fe8nj9d Před 6 lety +3

      Mauricio Bautista Chinese people learn Chinese in this way in the video

    • @wernerjulinhomantillapizar8255
      @wernerjulinhomantillapizar8255 Před 5 lety +3

      That material is not enough whatsoever. Learning a language is not only about learning words individually, it encompasses a myriad of things. This is an oustanding way to learn but for children, what about adults? It may introduce you a 2 percent of the language, is it what you really want to?

  • @user-ju2bk9ut8b
    @user-ju2bk9ut8b Před rokem +20

    It reminds me of German. I love the literal sense of the language and can't wait to learn more

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před rokem +1

      Hi, so glad you like the lesson. We have more video lessons in the Chineasy app. It's free to download and the first 8 levels are free to play. Give it a try! :)
      iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705
      Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • @Luke-zv8wh
    @Luke-zv8wh Před 3 lety +67

    wow 6 years ago 😭, but this editing like 2020 trend

    • @Qingyi.
      @Qingyi. Před 4 měsíci

      我甚至觉得它是2023年的视频,编辑手法确实不过时😂

  • @Kalehopsi220
    @Kalehopsi220 Před 4 lety +313

    I just saw this woman punch Chinese characters for 10 minutes

    • @franvega.4136
      @franvega.4136 Před 4 lety +5

      lmao

    • @EHMM
      @EHMM Před 3 lety +6

      She be like: PUSH PUSH!

    • @Shinotheblackcat
      @Shinotheblackcat Před 3 lety +6

      哦,天哪,这个评论太有趣了 (oh my God this comment is so funny)

    • @Bloooooooooopp
      @Bloooooooooopp Před 3 lety +2

      lmaoo

    • @RealNameNeverUsed
      @RealNameNeverUsed Před 2 lety

      Except the King and the Queen, she politely ushered them away. And they're stubborn too

  • @philippeciechanski8233
    @philippeciechanski8233 Před 5 lety +43

    Learn chinese with your method is easy.

  • @luizychoe5018
    @luizychoe5018 Před 3 lety +65

    pinyin/ english im an hsk 3 so i already know this
    i can speak and understand chinese its been a year since i started reading and writing chinese 🧡💙
    1:02 kôu mouth
    1:16 rén person/people
    1:28 huo3 fire
    1:41 mu3 tree
    2:00 rí sun
    2:06 yué moon
    2:17 mén door
    2:33 nu3 woman
    2:45 mian roof
    2:53 wang king
    3:05 shui3 water
    3:33 cóng follow
    3:46 crowd
    3:51 da big
    6:25 lín woods (my surname 🤧)
    6:35 sen1 forest
    6:50 rest
    8:05 míng bright, why tomorrow ??? (it should be mingtian duí ba ?)
    8:19 wén to ask
    8:52 niu cow
    9:07 pig means zhi3
    pig under the roof means jiā home
    9:23 jiārén family member
    9:29 dàjiā everyone
    9:40 nu3 (woman) and zí (son) means hao good
    9:58 wang zí prince
    10:04 xiâo small
    10:05 xiao wang zí little prince
    10:17 zaijian goodbye
    but the thing is i cant caught up its hard to talk to native chinese lmao the way i translate things is way different youtube didnt teach informal language of chinese of how people sound like a native speaker like them im too formal when im speaking with my friends

    • @bestusernameever6518
      @bestusernameever6518 Před 3 lety +1

      Some of the pinyin is incorrect. Like pig should be zhu. Also, pay attention to intonation accuracy, like ask should be wen4, pig should be zhu1, prince should be wang2 zi3.

    • @juanjosesierramacias1255
      @juanjosesierramacias1255 Před 3 lety +2

      Chinese doesn't have âêîôû, but ǎěǐǒǔ

    • @juanjosesierramacias1255
      @juanjosesierramacias1255 Před 3 lety +2

      Also the pinyin for 日 is rì not rí, and 月 is yuè not yué

    • @Ezkanohra
      @Ezkanohra Před 2 lety

      ming2 tian1 is tomorrow, they just simplified it

  • @kidsandpets2939
    @kidsandpets2939 Před 3 lety +22

    I have the chineasy book and and it is amazing! It has been 3 to 4 weeks and I can text a bit in Chinese!
    (人)"person"(从)"to follow"(众)"crowd"(大)"big"(夫)"man"(辶)"walking"(好)"good"(王)"king"
    SO COOL!!!

  • @prettybaby27jiang64
    @prettybaby27jiang64 Před 4 lety +18

    I laughed at "double up too much and you have a wife"😂😂😂 the illustration is very good. Please continue to make more videos.😍😊

  • @jasoncars2002
    @jasoncars2002 Před 10 lety +8

    對外國人學中文最有效和理想的方法是由學繁體中文開始, 因為大多數繁體中文字都是由2000多年前的中國文字不斷進化並演變至今, 是極具歷史價值的,相反簡體字只有很短暫的歷史. 再者, 學習繁體字不但令你對傳統中文字有更深入的理解,而且可以更透徹知道字體背後的創造原意. 可是, 為了書寫方便快捷, 大多簡體中文字的構造都被刪減, 甚至假借普通話同音或近音的字,完全失去原有的意思, 因此, 外國人會很難透過想像事物的形狀外貌猜想簡體字的意思,令學習中文更加困難.
    It's better and beneficial for foreigners to start by learning traditional Chinese at the beginning because the present characters in TS have been widely used and greatly evolved for at least 2000 years, but simplified Chinese only has a very short history. Not only can you better learn more original characters, but also deeply understand the initial creation meaning of each of them . Yet, in SC, most of the characters lose their original meaning and you are hardly to guess the characters by directly imagining the shape or appearance of that stuff. As a result, you may feel exhausted in learning Chinese through SC. So , I supporting learning TS in spite of its more complicated formation.
    I've a great passion for learning English and French too!!!!
    Hong Konger's comment

    • @cyl7934
      @cyl7934 Před 10 lety +1

      我不这样认为,繁体字确实很具有代表性,但是现在的简体字是一代一代的演化出来的,事物总是需要进步的,照你的说法来讲直接学甲骨文会更能理解中文但事实并不是这样的,中国文化讲究意会,由繁到简并不是只是为了书写方便而改的,简 也有其艺术价值,同音或近音的使用从古至今都有使用叫“通假字”,这也是文化的一部分。英文26个字母也是经过很多次的进化才呈现现在的样子的,按照你的理解为了更好的理解英文难道需要从日耳曼语系学起吗?不是。

    • @AwardQueue
      @AwardQueue Před 6 lety

      繁体会认人望而却步.

  • @zippersocks
    @zippersocks Před 4 lety +7

    I love how she explains things so well and keeps me feeling engaged. Voice and all. Teach me more!!!

  • @thumbaroundreversefingerme4786

    This shows me how purely beautiful Chinese really is and motivates me to learn it despite my hatred towards how hard it looks as a language. Thank you for this wonderful video!

  • @MarkHarmer
    @MarkHarmer Před 9 lety +47

    This is TOTALLY wonderful. I love the way the culture is explained along the way, and the presenter (and video) is great fun to watch.

    • @nominal6
      @nominal6 Před 9 lety

      ***** Yep. Nice video. For the time it lasts. Then reality sinks in.

    • @joelmoreno9019
      @joelmoreno9019 Před 8 lety

      +nominal6 it does not stink

    • @nominal6
      @nominal6 Před 8 lety

      Ha ha. I wrote "reality SINKS in". This is a common English expression. Today I also added: "looks like Spanish customers are targeted."

  • @givemetoast
    @givemetoast Před 6 lety +17

    The symbol for “wife” had me laughing so much, I had to pause the vid!!!! You are brilliant by the way! The most clever learning tool I’ve ever seen.

    • @anapaola7241
      @anapaola7241 Před 2 lety

      just like in spanish u have handcuff = wife

  • @crazycarbonara
    @crazycarbonara Před 4 lety +138

    Imagine what it looked like before the editing

  • @jaytubing607
    @jaytubing607 Před 3 lety +9

    I don't know if it's just me, but this looks futuristic. More characters make more sense to me now, so thank you 😁😁

  • @CantoMando
    @CantoMando Před 7 lety +48

    Great way to start off! Very helpful!
    Note that as you get to harder words, this does not apply as much and some are a stretch.
    While some characters are like this, they are in the minority! :)
    By the way, if you are curious, more traditional characters look like what they represent than simplified. So take that into account when deciding which to learn
    Ex: turtle
    Traditional : 龜
    Simplified : 龟
    This is great though and is a great starting point!

    • @luluorenge
      @luluorenge Před 6 lety +1

      CantoMando se?

    • @radimgabaj4263
      @radimgabaj4263 Před 3 lety +4

      Tge traditional one is quite creepy

    • @njr4293
      @njr4293 Před 5 měsíci

      May I ask? Are fish and turtle have the same simplified character?

  • @jose-gr7jg
    @jose-gr7jg Před 7 lety +675

    Hablo español y estoy viendo un video en ingles para aprender chino....

  • @suraqi4893
    @suraqi4893 Před 3 lety +72

    Wow!!! This video was really clear, charming and magical!!! Love this culture and language! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @alexchew4273
    @alexchew4273 Před 4 lety +1

    In my opinion , You are the BEST chinese teacher i have ever met

  • @michaelzhang5074
    @michaelzhang5074 Před 7 lety +423

    i see more spanish than mandarin in the comments below...

  • @rsrfm24
    @rsrfm24 Před 5 lety +166

    Excellent,easy and a good start to learn the characters of Chinese...thanks !...One wants to learn more using your style of teaching. 👏👍😉

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 5 lety +11

      That's so awesome to hear! Thank you! :)

    • @user-fn7dh2rt3b
      @user-fn7dh2rt3b Před 4 lety +1

      看的入迷

    • @Her01panda
      @Her01panda Před 4 lety +1

      @@user-fn7dh2rt3b I see something of a sun and people but what do you say exactly. I want to know (English please)

  • @heinrey4685
    @heinrey4685 Před 4 lety +167

    me: 'not being able to remember characters for tree, person, fire etc' Chinese is hard
    *sees 王*
    me: OMG that's Wang, see I know every Chinese character, haha

    • @carloslolxd2594
      @carloslolxd2594 Před 3 lety +13

      Everybody gangsta until you learn that:
      糖 means "sugar"
      赢 means "To win"
      蔬菜 means "vegetables"
      警察 means "police officer"
      Pretty easy to write them, ngl ;)

    • @ayseecesimsek9042
      @ayseecesimsek9042 Před 3 lety +1

      Jhxjhxhshxhs yea hshusdhsudhsd

    • @jplong9217
      @jplong9217 Před 3 lety +3

      王,the face of tiger

    • @cSedx00022
      @cSedx00022 Před 3 lety +1

      I don’t even know the character for my own Chinese last name. 😶

    • @Moonsapphire419
      @Moonsapphire419 Před 2 lety

      @@carloslolxd2594 wait do you can say 菜 instead of 输菜 ?

  • @nicolaspires6548
    @nicolaspires6548 Před 3 lety +3

    This was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen on CZcams. I'm pretty much astonished right now.

  • @yubarajnath6050
    @yubarajnath6050 Před 5 lety +171

    I love this ,thank you so much for sharing. You’re amazing

  • @user-vv6nb5jw3r
    @user-vv6nb5jw3r Před 7 lety +542

    so easy because im Chinese hahaha

    • @melquisistuff9728
      @melquisistuff9728 Před 6 lety +24

      WTF!!,

    • @velvet8859
      @velvet8859 Před 6 lety +14

      Lol same

    • @user-qd3wq4mm5m
      @user-qd3wq4mm5m Před 6 lety +1

      Hello fellow Chinese

    • @bintuae1
      @bintuae1 Před 6 lety +17

      such an ancient writing system. The whole world uses phonetic alphabets except for china uses this damn shit. memorize how many? 50,000+ fucking characters? It's only making china more isolated

    • @velvet8859
      @velvet8859 Před 6 lety +4

      Cutie pie As long as you memorize the words like 2000. You don’t need to memorize all of the words x.x

  • @alexluong1054
    @alexluong1054 Před 4 lety +12

    It's the one that makes the Mandarin language magic !

    • @user-rp9cm3dp8k
      @user-rp9cm3dp8k Před 3 lety

      These characters are Chinese characters, It is used in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. When we speak, we are divided into Mandarin and Cantonese. But it's the same in terms of writing.

  • @christelschenckbecher4769

    I spent 4 years in Taiwan, it's my second homeland. I always enjoyed the stories behind each caracteres and your creativity makes it reachable for all. Thanks a lot!!!

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 3 lety

      Hi Christel,
      So glad we could help. We've also got a Chinese-learning app. Feel free to check it out. :)
      www.chineasy.com/learn/app/

  • @xungnightvongousvelt2559
    @xungnightvongousvelt2559 Před 8 lety +536

    What about the Chinese pronunciation?

    • @thedukeofnuts
      @thedukeofnuts Před 6 lety +118

      This is only teaching written Mandarin...

    • @RASaket
      @RASaket Před 6 lety +14

      I like it very much thank you. You explain the chinese in a easy way. I want to learn more. Can you tell us japanese? Very-very thank you.

    • @lookingaround3969
      @lookingaround3969 Před 6 lety +13

      ra saket
      Japanese pronounces "chinese characters" (aka Kanji) differently to Chinese. In the most basic terms, written japanese uses a combination of these Kanji AND two variants of alphabet - Hiragana, being the native alphabet, and Katakana, being a "translation" alphabet used for foreign words.
      I would highly suggest trying to find Japanese courses online. :D

    • @wizbang68
      @wizbang68 Před 6 lety +7

      I believe the purpose is to allow communication. Speaking a language is not as helpful as speaking the language. If you were traveling being able to read street signs. She also said a lot of the language is contextual meaning that the way things are presented and understanding of culture is required to be able to communicate clearly. So she has given a basic starting place of how the language is structured. I have the distinct impression that without the context of how the characters are superimposed the ability to learn spoken Mandarin would be near impossible because the context of a characters use alters how the words are pronounced. So were learning the context.

    • @aturtledarkly5947
      @aturtledarkly5947 Před 6 lety

      Loco Garner Mandarin and Cantonese and Wu and Shanghai written the same

  • @callejondiagon7762
    @callejondiagon7762 Před 7 lety +40

    Wow! This is fantastic! I never thought that learning chinese is so much fun!

    • @somatia350
      @somatia350 Před 5 lety +2

      It’s ok, but this is only for a start.

    • @hahaha-us5pj
      @hahaha-us5pj Před 5 lety +3

      Yep chinese is fun to learn. If u are using traditional chinese, the words are like drawings.

    • @jeromethejerry2003
      @jeromethejerry2003 Před 5 lety +1

      When you actually study Chinese in school it's hell

  • @fangthianyou3831
    @fangthianyou3831 Před 4 lety +1

    真佩服你这个华语老师可以这样教华语
    So impressed you can teach Chinese like this

  • @mezeredinhussen1149
    @mezeredinhussen1149 Před 4 lety +4

    I was learnt basic manderin Chinese characters in Beijin, China Agri. Univesty so its very useful to upgrade my study with Chinese characters and langauge skill.

  • @mariordz5997
    @mariordz5997 Před 9 lety +7

    I'm mexican and I've been thinking about learning another language but after this video definitely I'll study chinese, it's very interesting, this way of teaching is very smart and professional at the same time. This is a real entrepreneurial vision! :)

  • @garyags9856
    @garyags9856 Před 8 lety +59

    we need a chineasy app ! please

    • @suwinkhamchaiwong8382
      @suwinkhamchaiwong8382 Před 6 lety

      GaryAGS No worries.

    • @nicky8915
      @nicky8915 Před 5 lety

      I am a Chinese and I am learning English. If you don't mind, we can exchange our country and culture with each other.

    • @BlackPanther203
      @BlackPanther203 Před 5 lety

      AviciiForever if you’re looking for a language buddy, I would be happy to partner with you. Let me know and I’ll message you !

    • @nicky8915
      @nicky8915 Před 5 lety

      @@BlackPanther203 first , i am very happy that you can leave a message to me. If I can, I would love to meet you as a new friend.

    • @nicky8915
      @nicky8915 Před 5 lety

      @@BlackPanther203 U can contact me via WeChat or Facebook

  • @12-minhhue59
    @12-minhhue59 Před 3 lety +8

    Chinese is such a beautiful language. I really wanna learn this language

  • @johnsyoutube23
    @johnsyoutube23 Před 3 dny

    Wow! Bravo! well done. This is one of the most fascinating things I've ever seen. For me you've begun to unlock the mysteries of one of the most iconic character systems ever. Before to me, each character means "Chinese character", that is it. That was all I saw. I will never see the Chinese characters the same again. I hope to learn many of them someday soon using your method.

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 3 dny

      Hi, Thank you for your wonderful comment! We're thrilled that our video has changed your perspective on Chinese characters. To continue your learning journey, we recommend using our app, designed to help you unlock even more of these fascinating characters. It's free to download, and the first 8 levels are free to play. :) Happy learning.
      iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705
      Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • @LearnWithHaJarhgs
    @LearnWithHaJarhgs Před 7 lety +155

    What an amazing video! We appreciate it alot! Please if you wouldn't mind add the pronunciation of the Chinese character to the greatest teaching , it would perfect and more informative in this way! Xiexie!

  • @haoyihan4887
    @haoyihan4887 Před 5 lety +180

    why i'm i watching this when i am chinese😂

    • @Rone3889
      @Rone3889 Před 4 lety +4

      我也是😂

    • @arpitamukherjee9755
      @arpitamukherjee9755 Před 4 lety +8

      Hello I'm from India
      Can u plzz suggest me the best way to learn Mandarin
      I've learned Spanish korean English
      And my 2 native languages
      And now I'm struggling with mandarin but it is quite tough

    • @hongwei2635
      @hongwei2635 Před 4 lety +5

      @@arpitamukherjee9755 Listen, that is the best way i can tell you. Nowadays its more common to speak than write so learning these characters might nott help so much if you want to travel or anything

    • @arpitamukherjee9755
      @arpitamukherjee9755 Před 4 lety +2

      @@hongwei2635 I want to be an interpreter so I need to be fluent in it and no one here speak mandarin so what should I do???
      Any suggestions

    • @arpitamukherjee9755
      @arpitamukherjee9755 Před 4 lety

      Hola@@shariff6155 , quiero ser intérprete, así que estoy aprendiendo varios idiomas

  • @teerich2011
    @teerich2011 Před 3 lety

    I saw this when they were still in development; so practical. Had I started studying Chinese back then, I would have a pretty good grasp of the language by now 7 years later!

  • @carlomoretto75
    @carlomoretto75 Před rokem +1

    I have started learning Chinese Mandarin a while a go with several Apps and online courses. Chineasy brought me forward much faster any other App.
    the real difference is the methodology they use. They guide you through the characters and the grammar in a very intuitive way

  • @JuanVanSteyvoort
    @JuanVanSteyvoort Před 4 lety +4

    Fantastic job!... I couldn't read a single Chinese word, 10 minutes ago, and now, I can already read +/- 25 basic words...
    Thank you so much...
    And your method is so easy, so natural, and so funny...
    You made a really fantastic job, Miss...
    :-)
    From Brussels, with Love...

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 4 lety

      Thank you so much for the kind words, Juan. Feel free to check out our site: www.chineasy.com for more free learning resources. :)

  • @jasonthornton2721
    @jasonthornton2721 Před 10 lety +162

    I just wish that you would tell us the pronunciation of the chinese words. I really appreciate the characters, but I want the pronunciation.

    • @Venus-tr4ug
      @Venus-tr4ug Před 7 lety

      Jason Thornt

    • @Robstar100
      @Robstar100 Před 6 lety +7

      They're teaching Chinese, not mandarin.

    • @dylanr4854
      @dylanr4854 Před 6 lety +1

      well uh person is ren
      tai is too much
      man is fu

    • @ki4glx
      @ki4glx Před 6 lety +2

      First fu can mean MANY different things like 妇 means woman, this fu 付 means pay. Not just one single meaning, depends on the tone and sometimes two different words will have the same tone so you have to understand them in context.

    • @dylanr4854
      @dylanr4854 Před 6 lety +1

      not MANY more like 5
      but yeah i know its just really easy to forget what tone it is

  • @Rishun
    @Rishun Před 3 lety +1

    I honestly thought Chinese was hard because the characters looked so confusing. BUT THIS SIMPLIFIED IT. It's such a great way to teach!!!

  • @shreejain2377
    @shreejain2377 Před 2 lety

    the most wonderful way to explain Chinese characters....kudos to the video makers. got all the more excited about learning Chinese

  • @RosseAconseja
    @RosseAconseja Před 7 lety +12

    It is amazing how you teach Chinese!
    YOU ARE VERY SMART!

  • @ppsmall8321
    @ppsmall8321 Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you so much. This teaching method is amazing. I'm 14 years old and this helps me a lot to learn Chinese. Thanks :)

  • @TravelChannelOne
    @TravelChannelOne Před 8 měsíci

    Wow... you have outdone yourself Shaolin....this is pure gold....

  • @mimihasan7291
    @mimihasan7291 Před rokem +1

    Amazing. You made the characters so fun to learn and easy. Chineasy is very fitting. Thank you.

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před rokem

      Thank you, mimihasan! 😊 We have more video lessons in the Chineasy app. It's free to download and the first 8 levels are free to play. Hope you'll like it, too! :)
      iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705
      Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • @dandy2918
    @dandy2918 Před 6 lety +4

    My Mandarin teacher showed the class this. I love it! It's so easy!

  • @hathuphuong5347
    @hathuphuong5347 Před 5 lety +25

    Well, i really fancy chinese custome. I watch chinese movies, shows. I listen Chinese music. I read Chinese novel. It will be so weird if i don't study chinese for better experience

  • @ageingbeautifully7345
    @ageingbeautifully7345 Před 4 lety +1

    I have recently brought two of your books but this video really made the books come alive. Your enthusiasm and your presentation style were wonderful, thank you very much from London. And I agree that the origins of some of the female related characters are sexist by today’s standards 👍🏻

  • @Liya-3-
    @Liya-3- Před 4 lety +6

    her voice is so calming

    • @PidongCasiple-bg9vw
      @PidongCasiple-bg9vw Před 4 měsíci

      Prophet a person who speaks by devine inspiration, revealing or interpreting the will of God, particularly used in the bible properly????

  • @red-eyedmagister1595
    @red-eyedmagister1595 Před 4 lety +4

    for the first time in my life i'm actually making sense of chinese. i love her

  • @migmed4093
    @migmed4093 Před 5 lety +2

    Best teacher ever!!
    Saludos desde Mexico🇲🇽🇲🇽

  • @gloriatang367
    @gloriatang367 Před 3 lety +11

    I love learning Chinese

  • @bhaskardwivedi4211
    @bhaskardwivedi4211 Před 3 lety

    I can't mention how easy I learned nd enjoyed till the end... I wish I would have this kind of Chinese teacher once🙏

  • @babyrainydaily666
    @babyrainydaily666 Před 4 lety +13

    I am actually learning Japanese but lots of the characters are the same which does help a lot! For example, the character for water is the same in Chinese as it is in Japanese however, I don’t know what the Chinese pronunciation is. I do know the Japanese pronunciation for water ( 水, み・ず,
    mi・zu. ) The character for tree is also the same in Japanese along with many others.

    • @moonsun4570
      @moonsun4570 Před 4 lety +3

      水( Shuǐ), in Chinese culture we have 金(gold) 木(wood) 水(water) 火(fire) 土(ground) as basic elements in the world

    • @babyrainydaily666
      @babyrainydaily666 Před 4 lety

      jingbo li
      Thanks! That’s really cool. I’m not that well versed in Japanese culture so I can’t really connect the two like that.

    • @luminalcard8290
      @luminalcard8290 Před 4 lety +1

      Sup. So are all Kanji characters the same as Chinese characters?

    • @babyrainydaily666
      @babyrainydaily666 Před 4 lety

      Luminal Card
      Yes! They are the same because Japanese was originally based on Chinese. However, since the pronunciation and grammar was different which caused much confusion, they decided to add hiragana and katakana. I hope this answers your question!

    • @TheSunshineRequiem
      @TheSunshineRequiem Před 4 lety +1

      interesting thing is that even some of the pronunciations are similar, for example the word 愛/love, AI for both Chinese and Japanese, sadly that doesn’t occur very often.

  • @StephanieLuuGold
    @StephanieLuuGold Před 9 lety +26

    The problem is the ping yin....This is a really good way to learn how to know the meaning but the pinyin is important too.

    • @barbaralatham5107
      @barbaralatham5107 Před 6 lety

      Stephanie Luu
      Why did they change pinyin? The old spelling was so much easier for English speakers. It's not difficult to remember how to pronounce "Zh" and "q"

    • @barbaralatham5107
      @barbaralatham5107 Před 6 lety

      I meant it IS difficult.

  • @egs64
    @egs64 Před 3 lety

    Just tried the app, it's great! Can't believe I learned a few chinese characters in the first lesson. Thank YT for recommending this channel

  • @evelynwald9132
    @evelynwald9132 Před 2 lety +2

    Fascinating and what a fun way to break down the characters to help people learn.

  • @koolfingaz
    @koolfingaz Před 10 lety +3

    This is absolutely incredible... I saw this demo on my Roku the other day and I was hooked. Would love to know a second language like this and she makes it very easy to understand.. Kudos to you girl!!

  • @korbas
    @korbas Před 7 lety +8

    Amazing way of learning. Thank you guys for your hard work and making this happen.

  • @Rorry9377
    @Rorry9377 Před 8 měsíci +1

    It was fun watching this, your explanation is simple to understand and easy to remember 谢谢

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 8 měsíci

      Rona, 不客气! So glad you like the lesson. We have more video lessons in the Chineasy app. It's free to download, and the first 8 levels are free to play. :)
      iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705
      Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • @kumaririyasharma129
    @kumaririyasharma129 Před 3 lety +5

    She is Such an excellent teacher 😘

  • @joannayoung6243
    @joannayoung6243 Před 5 lety +11

    This is mind-blowing! I loveeeee it, genius!

  • @live2seethelight
    @live2seethelight Před 5 lety +9

    so good i went and got the book. Realy easy to understand thank you!!

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 5 lety +2

      So glad to hear that, Geth. Thank you! Feel free to check out our Learn page for other learning resources as well. :) www.chineasy.com/learn/

    • @KACZMARCZYK4369
      @KACZMARCZYK4369 Před 5 lety

      Geth same

  • @habib0409
    @habib0409 Před 4 lety +4

    so easy I'm so fun to learn thank you if tutorials are like this I would master Chinese in 3 days

  • @gireh6240
    @gireh6240 Před 4 lety +2

    I have been searching for someone to teach me Chinese character. I found you. yeah! Thank you

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 4 lety

      You're welcome, Gireh. Feel free to check out our site www.chineasy.com/ for more learning resources. :)

  • @lamoskgr
    @lamoskgr Před 4 lety +4

    This is sooo cool!!!! I've learn waaay more with this video that in my last month studying Chinese!!!

  • @Alfy47
    @Alfy47 Před 4 lety +3

    An imaginative way to help us memorize those signs. Thanks!

  • @marion6695
    @marion6695 Před 3 měsíci

    Great, this is a really great introduction to the world of Chinese characters. I've been learning Chinese for 4 weeks, the phonetics are really difficult, but I'm making good progress. Now I want to start writing and reading.
    非常感谢

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 3 měsíci

      你好 Marion, we're thrilled that you like the video. We have more video lessons in the Chineasy app. It's free to download, and the first 8 levels are free to play. :) Hope you'll like it, too.
      iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705
      Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • @davetoth9767
    @davetoth9767 Před 4 lety +1

    I bought the book and I really LOVE it. Brilliant!! Thank you soooo much. Tai xie xie le !

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 4 lety

      Hi Dave, you're welcome. We are so glad that you like the book! :)

  • @dragonemperor4eva
    @dragonemperor4eva Před 9 lety +3

    I like this concept of learning the characters it does make it easier once you know the story behind them!

  • @ferchosilent
    @ferchosilent Před 7 lety +309

    terminé aprendiendo inglés

  • @StarChild1109
    @StarChild1109 Před 28 dny

    Love your presentation of the characters & their meanings. Helps for memorizing the symbols.

    • @ChineasybyShaoLan
      @ChineasybyShaoLan  Před 27 dny

      Hi, We're so glad that you like the video. We have more video lessons in the Chineasy app. It's free to download, and the first 8 levels are free to play. :) Hope you'll like it, too.
      iOS: apps.apple.com/gb/app/chineasy-cards/id1318941705
      Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chineasy.cards&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • @osogarra3968
    @osogarra3968 Před 4 lety

    Thank you for breaking this down! This makes so much sense!

  • @JoseChavez-fq2uc
    @JoseChavez-fq2uc Před 7 lety +8

    Nice and good method for learn a languaje. Thanks.

  • @fredpourlesintimes
    @fredpourlesintimes Před 4 lety +45

    It seems easy only for the first characters.
    The majority are more abstract and complexe.

    • @frogmanthelibertarian1482
      @frogmanthelibertarian1482 Před 4 lety

      That's true :(

    • @user-bv3yr4wr9u
      @user-bv3yr4wr9u Před 3 lety +4

      Most of them are composed with the ones she just showed. Just like 日 月 明,火 烧 烤...

    • @cyberpunklain
      @cyberpunklain Před 3 lety

      @@user-bv3yr4wr9u yup those are called radicals

    • @CJ-rp2ps
      @CJ-rp2ps Před 3 lety

      Yes, this video is a good start for ppl who never had contact with chinese, but after that we learn that chinese is hard af lol

    • @wangqi1387
      @wangqi1387 Před 2 lety

      Because it is explained with modern interest, it is naturally not coherent and logical.
      If you are interested in the evolution of Chinese, you should browse this video. It uses textual research based on the evolution of different periods to demonstrate, this is the correct study.
      czcams.com/video/3X8T5sZhtgM/video.html

  • @GoldenHorse2024
    @GoldenHorse2024 Před 21 hodinou

    Talented teacher, I really like your class videos, your videos are really good!

  • @carlos23mex
    @carlos23mex Před 4 lety +2

    ONE of THE B E S T LEARNING videos I EVER SEEN. I WANT/NEED M O R E !!!
    I love the animation and the sense of humor. Great video!!

  • @kaikhongsai4075
    @kaikhongsai4075 Před 5 lety +3

    Its So Fun and easy to learn...I really love the way you teach..thank you...

  • @kristinaschmidt7674
    @kristinaschmidt7674 Před 5 lety +38

    Lmao even though I’m learning Japanese this helped a lot

  • @debrajanzen6661
    @debrajanzen6661 Před 2 lety

    I really learned a lot in a few minutes! Great teacher, thank you.

  • @learnurduwithsara1068
    @learnurduwithsara1068 Před 2 lety

    This video is by far the most creative langauge video I have seen.