Type a sentence and choose a study routine
IntroducedYour first typed introduction
- Set up a Simplified Chinese pinyin input method in your device’s keyboard settings. A pinyin keyboard turns sound spellings into candidate characters.
- Type nihao, choose hello你好, and add ！. Candidate order varies by device, so check the characters instead of choosing blindly.
After typing pinyin, what should you check?
Candidate order differs between keyboards; choose the intended characters.
Choose the intended word
- Type woshi and select I / me我to be / is是, then xuesheng and select student学生. The result is I / me我to be / is是student学生。 — I am a student.
- On many pinyin keyboards, v enters ü when needed: nv can find archaic variant of 汝女. Your keyboard may also offer a dedicated ü key.
Complete “I am a student”: 我是____。
学生 is student.
A session you can repeat
- 10 minutes: recall yesterday’s phrase, learn one small step, say a fresh example. 20 minutes: add listening and a short reading.
- 30 minutes: also write a few lines and review older words. These are flexible routines, not deadlines for reaching an HSK level.
Recall hello你好 → listen to I / me我to be / is是student学生 → say it → type it → close the page and recall it tomorrow.
Ask for help in Chinese
- to ask请to say again再说one time (all the way…一遍。 Qǐng zài shuō yí biàn. — Please say it again.
- to ask请variant of 说说slow慢a bit一点。 Qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn. — Please speak a little more slowly.
A correct typed sentence does not prove correct pronunciation. Practise saying it too. These help phrases are useful to memorise now; their grammar is taught later.
Typing proves your pronunciation is correct.
Speaking needs separate listening and pronunciation practice.
Match the help phrases.
These phrases help you repair a conversation.
Begin the course
- Type hello你好！I / me我to be / is是student学生。 Check that the characters match the model, then say the sentence without reading.
- Start your first meeting. Return here whenever a sound or keyboard question needs another look.
Type pinyin, check candidates, say the sentence, and return for spaced review. Small repeatable sessions are useful.
Order the typing steps.
Enter, choose, then check; do not assume the first candidate is right.