How Do You Remember Chinese Words?

Wǒ shìzhe yòng zhōngwén sīkǎo , zhèyàng wǒde sīwéi guòchéng huì gèng zìrán .

我试着用中文思考，这样我的思维过程会更自然。

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I try to think in Chinese, so it becomes natural to my thought process.

Wǒ bǎ xīn xué de cí yǔ wǒ de mǔyǔ lǐ fāyīn xiāngsì de cí liánxì zài yìqǐ .

我把新学的词与我的母语里发音相似的词联系在一起。

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I associate new words with words that sound similar in my native language.

Wǒ shìzhe xíguàn zài rìcháng shēnghuó zhōng shǐyòng suǒxuéde yǔyán .

我试著习惯在日常生活中使用所学语言。

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I try to use the language routinely in the context of daily life.

Wǒ shìzhe jiāng xuédào de xīncí yòng zài jùzi lǐ , zhèyàng wǒ xuéhuì de shì wánzhěng de biǎodá , ér bú shì yí gègè dāndú de cíyǔ .

我试着将学到的新词用在句子里，这样我学会的是完整的表达，而不是一个个单独的词语。

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I try to use the new word in a simple sentence so I learn whole phrases, not just individual words.

Wǒ bǎ xīn xué de cí hé gùshì , yóuxì huò diànyǐng liánxì zài yìqǐ .

我把新学的词和故事、游戏或电影联系在一起。

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I associate new words with stories, games or movies.

Wǒ tīng gē bìng jì gēcí .

我听歌并记歌词。

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I listen to songs and memorize the lyrics.

Wǒ bǎ xīn xué de cí hé qítā xuéguò de xiāngguān cíyǔ liánxì zài yìqǐ .

我把新学的词和其他学过的相关词语联系在一起。

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I categorize new words with other related words that I already know.

Wǒ jiānchí měi tiān hé wǒ de jiārén huò gǒu shuōhuà lái liànxí, jǐnguǎn tāmen dōu tīngbùdǒng wǒ shuō de .

我坚持每天和我的家人或狗说话来练习，尽管他们都听不懂我说的。

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I am persistent in practicing everyday by talking to my family or my dogs, even though they don't understand me.

Jìnliàng duō yuèdú , yóuqí shì duō dú bàozhǐ , yǒuzhùyú wǒ jì dāncí .

尽量多阅读，尤其是多读报纸，有助于我记单词。

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Reading as much as possible, especially the newspaper, helps me to remember words.

Wǒ yíbiànyòuyíbiàn chóngfù liànxí yuèdú , xiězuò hé kǒuyǔ .

我一遍又一遍重复练习阅读、写作和口语。

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I use repetition: reading, writing and speaking words over and over again.

Wǒ xuéxí cígēn yǐjí bùtóng cígēn zhījiān zěnyàng xiānghù guānlián .

我学习词根以及不同词根之间怎样相互关联。

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I learn about the roots of words and how different words are related to each other.

Wǒ bǎ dāncí hé huìhuà , túpiàn yǐjí yǒuqù de chǎngjǐng liánxì zài yìqǐ .

我把单词和绘画、图片以及有趣的场景联系在一起。

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I associate words with drawings, pictures and funny scenes.

Wǒ jīngcháng kàn diànshì huòzhě Youtube shàng gěi háizimen kàn de jiémù .

我经常看电视或者Youtube上给孩子们看的节目。

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I often watch TV or YouTube videos that are designed for young children.

Wǒ jìn kěnéng cháng gēn mǔyǔ zhě shuōhuà .

我尽可能常跟母语者说话。

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I speak as often as possible with native speakers.

Wǒ dàshēng shuōhuà , zhèyàng wǒ cáinéng tīngjiàn wǒ shuō de .

我大声说话，这样我才能听见我说的。

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I say words out loud so that I can actually hear them.