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Forward this story to your not-so-fluent friends who need a "just add water" guide to singing a Chinese song at your next KTV social event. Proceed entirely at your own risk. 5 Easy Steps, with a bonus of Chinese and Pinyin lyrics for Wang Qing Shui by Andy Lau (忘情水)
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Some interesting news over at Ken Carroll's blog announcing that Praxis Language, the folks behind Chinesepod.com, have been hired by the Confucius Institute to design their online learning system. Props to Praxis for landing the fat account, and smart thinking from the CI for going to the forerun
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Metabetable at Mark’s China Blog posts some interesting examples of the literal meaning of some Chinese words and I thought to add more to that while correcting some of his earlier translations.
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There are many ways to improve Your Mandarin Chinese speaking skill. One is to get a Chinese girlfriend. Read why and where.
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101 Useful Weblink/Online Tools for Chinese Study: Podcasts, Online Dictionaries, Flashcards, Software, even Chinese Study Facebook Apps.
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A humorous "what if" for anyone studying Chinese or teaching English.
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3 phrases that everyone who travels to China should know. Not the usual Hello, Goodbye stuff, but phrases you will really need. At the end there is also a list of basic words and phrases.
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Language podcast, 40 free online lessons to learn mandarin Chinese. Vocabulary, grammar but also character writting.
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Some interesting linguistic remarks about writing traditional and simplified Chinese.
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Matt debunks the myth that Chinese characters keep China's literacy rate down.
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Not sure where to study in China? Beijing? Shanghai? Is there anywhere else?

This article gives some good info about making that ever-so difficult choice.
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Continuing my vow to catch up on things I've been meaning to review - here is the Lost Laowai official review of the (relatively) new ActiveChinese.com - a site that uses a crapload of cool flash to teacha da 汉语.
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