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outcast -

I'm looking for ways to improve my now non-existant Chinese writing skills. Does anyone have any
suggestions?



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Jake Perry -

250 Essential Chinese Characters for Everyday Use
Volume 1: $22.95; Volume 2: $22.95
Buy Together Today: $29.84
www.amazon.com

i highly recommend these books
i cut mine into the 25 lessons
so that i can photocopy the pages
and keep the originals as masters.










skylee -

Do you mean writing chinese characters or writing like essays/stories in chinese?

Practice makes perfect, right?










doumeizhen -

In the same boat, and the universal answer seems to be: elbow grease.

I think even if you are learning to write characters as opposed to stories, find short text
samples and copy those, repeating characters/passages as necessary. This will help you (ok, us!)
with both the characters themselves and with grammar and style.










xiaojiang216 -

I was curious about this as well during my first few years of studies, and I learned a very useful
word.

反复练习

"fan3 fu4 lian4 xi2" means "repeated practice". Also, it also takes time for you to become
accustomed and become comfortable with the Chinese characters. Starting out, you might want to
look at any texts that you come across in Chinese (whether or not you can read it). Try to write
in Chinese whenever you have the chance (why not write the shopping list in Chinese for a
change?). Small things like this will help you get comfortable, and as your studies progress, it
will become clearer.

NOTE: This is easier said than done.










td36285n -

Practicing your basics makes perfect characters.

For example, write each character left to right, top to bottom. My first Chinese teacher
practically forced me to write like this, so now that every time I write a character, including
the ones I've never seen before, I don't have to second guess if my strokes are in the correct
direction and order. Hope that helps.










Jake Perry -

once you are well into
the first 500 characters...
get a buddha board
and buy a nicer brush.

keep a digital camera handy
to preserve your correct zì,
you only have 10-15 seconds
before they disappear:










outcast -

Thanks guys. The issue I have is that, I learn a character, I can read the character later, but if
someone gives me a blank piece of paper and tells me to write the character I can't remember it.

Plus I also do not really know the grammer particularly well (like when should I use 把
sentences).










Jake Perry -

it's supposed to be easy
to recognize the familiar.
this is why multiple choice
is easier than essay questions.

pacing yourself might be the answer
i'm only learning 10 zì a week
and i can generate all the zì
that i can recognize easily.












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