How Do You Motivate Yourself When Learning Chinese?

Wǒ huì kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù , dāng tīngdǒng yí ge cí huòzhě yí ge jùzi de shíhou wǒ juéde hěn kāixīn .

我会看电影和电视节目，当听懂一个词或者一个句子的时候我觉得很开心。

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I watch movies and TV shows and enjoy the feeling when I can understand a word or a sentence.

Wǒ huànxiǎng yǒu yītiān wǒ huìqù nàge guójiā lǚxíng huòzhě zài nàge guójiā shēnghuó !

我幻想有一天我会去那个国家旅行或者在那个国家生活！

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I imagine that one day I will visit or live in that country!

dào shuō nà zhǒng yǔyán de dìfang qù yǒu fēicháng hǎo de cùjìn zuòyòng .

到说那种语言的地方去有非常好的促进作用。

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Being in places where people speak the language is great motivation.

Wǒ huì hé shuō nàzhǒng yǔyán de rén jiāo péngyǒu .

我会和说那种语言的人交朋友。

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I make friends with people who speak that language.

xiǎngxiàng nǐ huì shuō shìjièshàng de rènhé yì zhǒng yǔyán . zhèyàng nǐ jiù néng dào shìjièshàng de rènhé yí ge dìfang , zuò bùtóng de shì , rènshi bùtóng de rén . zhè shì hěn bàng de yí ge dònglì !

想象你会说世界上的任何一种语言。这样你就能到世界上的任何一个地方，做不同的事，认识不同的人。这是很棒的一个动力！

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Imagine that you could speak to everyone in the world. You would have freedom to go anywhere, do anything, meet anyone! It's a great motivator.

Wǒ xǐhuān fāxiàn wǒ zài xué de yǔyán zhōng yìxiē hǎowánr de cí .

我喜欢发现我在学的语言中一些好玩儿的词。

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I like to find funny words in the language I am learning!

duō tīng gē , zhèyàng huì ràng wǒ hěn xiǎng nòng qīngchu gēcí de yìsi .

多听歌，这样会让我很想弄清楚歌词的意思。

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Listening to songs in the language encourages me to work to understand them!

Wǒ huì shìzhe dú yòng nà zhǒng yǔyán xiě de shū , bàozhǐ hé wǎngzhàn . zhèyàng zuò huì ràng nà mén yǔyán biàn de gèng zhēnshí !

我会试著读用那种语言写的书，报纸和网站。这样做会让那门语言变得更真实！

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I try to read books, newspapers and websites in that language. It makes it seem more real!

Wǒ yě xuéxí wénhuà de qítā fāngmiàn, zhè shǐdé xuéxí yǔyán gèng yǒu jiàzhí.

我也学习文化的其他方面，这使得学习语言更有价值。

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I study other aspects of the culture too, which makes it more rewarding to study the language.

Wǒ jīngcháng gǎibiàn xuéxí de fāngshì, zhèyàng jiù bùhuì gǎndào wúliáole!

我经常改变学习的方式，这样就不会感到无聊了！

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I change the ways I study frequently so it doesn't get boring!

duō hé dāng dì rén liáotiān shì hěn hǎo de liànxí fāngshì hé dònglì !

多和当地人聊天是很好的练习方式和动力！

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Talking with native speakers of the language is great practice and motivation!

Wǒ chángcháng gěi zìjǐ shèdìng yīgè hěn jùtǐ de yǔyán xuéxí de mùbiāo . Cháozhe mùbiāo qiánjìn shì zuì hǎo de dònglì !

我常常给自己设定一个很具体语言学习的目标。朝著目标前进是最好的动力！

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I always set a concrete language goal for the future. Achievable goals are a great motivator!

yídìng yào ràng xuéxí biàn de yǒuqù ! rúguǒ juéde zìjǐ de fāngfǎ hěn méiyǒu yìsi , nà jiù huàn lìngwài yì zhǒng fāngfǎ !

一定要让学习变得有趣！如果觉得自己的方法很没有意思，那就换另外一种方法！

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Make learning fun! If you are bored by what you are doing, find another way to do it!

Kàn Youtube shàng biérén xuéxí nà mén yǔyán de chénggōng lìzi . zhè huì gěi nǐ dàilái xìnxīn !

看Youtube上别人学习那门语言的成功例子。这会给你带来信心！

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Watch YouTube videos of other people who have successfully learned the language. This will really inspire you to study!

Wǒ xǐhuān dào wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí de yǔyán de nàge guójiā de cānguǎn yòng nàzhǒng yǔyán diǎn cān!

我喜欢到我正在学习的语言的那个国家的餐馆用那种语言点餐!

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I enjoy using the language to order at restaurants from the countries I am learning about!