lang is never a last min pia and get A subj
even if u are extremely hardworking (as in full time learn tt
subject), u can oni up 1 grade
何况 so little time left and u have other subj to take care of
too
languages are complex and dynamic, esp chinese.
there is no 1 + 1 = 2 rule
i cant say all 提手旁 is related to hand/arm actions
i cant say all 三点水 is related to water
i cant say all 言字旁 is related to talking/speech
as characters went thru a lot of revolutions, they may not be
relevant
but most can still be inferred by
旁，边，上，下，里，外
may not be 100% accurate but shd be about there bcos u need to have
knowledge of tt term first before u can infer.
sometimes a word/term can be a noun, an adjective, a verb,
depends on wat context, wat sentence structure.
this character match with other characters will form diff
meanings
(one char is 字, 2 or more char together form a 词)
even at my level, im still always learning new words and taking
initiative to check dictionaries and the net
nowadays the news got chi subs.
u can listen to how they pronounce and match with the words.
every nite 15 mins will do (those not so important news no need to
listen is ok)
they go a bit fast sometimes but u just need to get used to it.
generally, a local sec 3 student can oredi understand most of
the terms used in local chinese media
but i found tt recently they kinda use quite a few big words and
words not acquired into our standardised usage yet. due to trying
to follow China........
any realised Australia is no longer 澳洲 but 澳大利亚? New Zealand
changed from 纽西兰 to 新西兰......
but it's ok, tts oni like maybe 3.543134% of the whole news.
if u can manage to understand half, it's good enough
and dun torture urself reading newspapers or novels bcos u are
oni going to get a major migraine and up ur stress level.
stick to ur textbooks (if any) and readings and 笔记 (hope u at
least copied some during lesson)
burn and put in water and drink it all up. of cos not
literally.
(and refer to my suggestion previously)
for compo, write in short simple sentences.
try not to think in english first then translate to chinese
as the syntax is different
i dont want to go into the theory. here's some examples.
How are you? --> 你好吗 (subject goes in front).
There is a school near my house. --> 我家附近有一所学校。
The school is near my house --> 学校在我家附近。
and not every english term has an equivalent in chinese (as well as
other languages)
and sometimes one term can have many equivalents due to locale or
context. like bicycle can be 脚车，脚踏车，自行车
internet used to be 网际网络， taiwan call 网路，we now call it 互联网
blog is 部落格 or 博客， some places use 网志
rice -- before cook is 米, cook liao become 饭
and since chinese not good oredi, u most prob wun wat the term is
in chinese
it's ok if u dont use big words or cheem phrases. as long as u can
express properly, u at least get a good pass.
memo a few "standard phrases" to use. mainly for intro and
conclusion.
to expand your vocab and make sure u remember, try writing the
terms on a piece of paper (preferably post-it) and stick it around
the house
write Fan 风扇 feng1 shan4 and paste on your fan
write Laptop/Notebook 笔记型电脑 bi3 ji4 xing2 dian4 nao3 and paste on
your notebook
so u know wat tt thing is called.
other items/nouns not tangible in your house, just write and
randomly paste on the walls
everyday u walk past, look and read and remember.
and everytime u learn a new word, write a new piece and paste.
quite glad tt u recognise the importance of the chinese language
for future career use
but business chinese is another matter altogether
and if u are toking abt going to work in China or work with the
China Chinese, it's again another story
so, u need a good foundation in the lang itself plus the initiative
to keep on learning and remembering
bcos if u dont use it regularly, it will be eroded
even i will oso forget some words sometimes
thanks for reading my 金玉良言
老娘 is going to 就寝 liao
fighting!
