Mastering Mandarin: Expert Hacks for Expats or Anyone to Fly from Zero to Fluency with Maximum Efficiency

1 万事开头难 (wan4shi4 kai1tou2 nan2) The first step is always the most difficult

2 千里之行，始于足下 (qian1li3 zhi1 xing2, shi3 yu2 zu2 xia4) A thousand mile journey starts from the first s

3 笔一画 (yi1bi3 yi1hua4) Write Chinese characters neatly and beautifully; stroke by stroke

4 琼浆玉液 (qiong2jiang1yu4ye4) Bejeweled nectar, ambrosia of the immortals: Pleco & Anki

5 逝者如斯 (shi4zhi3-ru2si1) Time passes like flowing water – lost time can never return

6 琳琅满目 (lin2lang2 man3mu) A superb collection of beautiful things, a dazzling lineup

7 中国文化博大精深 (zhong1guo2 wen2hua4 bo2da4-jing1shen) Chinese culture is wide-ranging and profound.  It

8 你不能叫醒装睡的人 (ni3 bu4 neng2 jiao4 xing3 zhuang1 shui4 de ren2) You cannot wake up a person that is p

9 学无止境 (xue2 wu2 zhi3 jing4) Knowledge is infinite (Lawrence’s 30/50/20 method and the imagined / a