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I want to learn Chinese by talking to China's locals. How do I do that online/elsewhere? I tried Red Note, but deleted it because TikTok-like platforms are super bad for me. (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm from the US and can't travel atm.

Extra points if it helps me learn about Chinese culture.

BTW, is anyone else barely able to memorize anything from Duolingo?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

If you can get your basics down, Hellotalk is a great way to chat with Chinese people who are learning English. There's often kind of an expectation that you'll be helping each other, but the translation tools are good and I've had some great conversations.

Also yeah Duolingo fucking sucks. Try HelloChinese if you want an app. Much better.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Just did one lesson of Hello Chinese and you're right, it is better. I should probably get a screen pen for the app's Chinese characters to learn writing.

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