Resources
Guides, articles, and product updates for the serious learner.
Why Duolingo Doesn't Work for Chinese
Duolingo is the world's most popular language app. It is also fundamentally unsuited for Chinese. Here's why the gamification model fails—and what actually works.
The Necessity of Handwriting Chinese Characters
Why the Dangdai curriculum mandates character writing, and how motor memory is the primary mechanism for long-term retention.
How to Read Traditional Chinese: A Practical Guide
A systematic approach to reading Traditional Chinese characters—from understanding the logic of radicals to building the recognition speed required for fluency.
The Shift to Written Chinese: A Guide to Dangdai Book 4
Why the curriculum suddenly gets harder halfway through. Understanding the structural gap between Spoken (Kǒuyǔ) and Written (Shūmiànyǔ) Chinese.
The FSRS Algorithm: Optimizing Retention via Adaptive Scheduling
An analysis of the Free Spaced Repetition Scheduler (FSRS) and its efficiency advantages over the legacy SM-2 algorithm.
How to Configure Anki For Chinese
The Anki Settings Trap: Why Configuration Freedom Can Destroy Your Progress