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Break the Great Wall of Chinese characters!Learning Chinese characters is a big job. Because they are many(you need hundreds just to read a newspaper) and because they arefull of info (shapes, meaning, tones and pronunciation). It is hardwork indeed, like a very long list that needs to be ticked oneafter the other.And for all their efforts, new Chinese learners don't even havethe chance to practice much: plenty of reading material around butthey always contain characters you don't know yet (which is sofrustrating).At Chinese Flash Characters, we want to help you learn thesecharacters and words to use them to read (that's the objectiveafter all). We believe it is more efficient and engaging tolearn- with grouping and organizing- with cross-references- with many examples and different contextsWe see this as a step-by-step approach, from character to word tosentence, that deserve each specific learning tools.This is why we have different types of decks, all available onthe same app by level:1/ assimilate CHARACTERS with SIM flashcardsEither as words or elements of poly-syllabic ones, characters arethe fundamental building unit of the Chinese language.Their volume is the problem compared to our 26 lettersalphabet.Our approach: how do we need to know Chinese characters? The answeris deceptively simple: when we see them.- But do we take this into account? Not if you learn a Chinesecharacter because it appears in a word, sentence, it is because infunction of its meaning. Same thing for an alphabetical list...- And because we do not adapt our learning to the type of memoryfor which is needed (our passive visual memory in this case), wealso overlook a fundamental element of Chinese characters: 70% ofChinese characters are re-combinations of existing visual elements.We exploit this partially with radicals, but we can extend thisprinciple to other visual elements.Our SIM flashcards group Chinese characters by common visualelement and/or common radical, so you can easily compare andidentify their respective elements, spot easily the 'fake friends'and create associations.2/ learn WORDS with DICO flashcardsTime to focus on the vocabulary itself with DICO. All wordsbelonging to your test level are presented by- topic- "grammar" words- most useful adverbs & adjectives- colloquial expressions- all characters with double meaning and/or pronunciation3/ CHENGYU flashcardsLearn the CHENGYU (ancient Chinese proverbs) that containcharacters part of your level so you can expand your vocabulary andshow off your erudition.4/ practice with READ flashcardsShort sentences and expressions to start reading. Improve yourliteracy and discover structures and turns of phrase used by nativeChinese speakers.Also on our app:- CUMULATIVE content : For the HSK by example, if you use HSK123bundle, we focus on the new words (& their characters) from theHSK 3 level, but we will also words/characters from HSK 1&2. Weonly use characters relative to your test level. We use all thewords part of your test level.- ORDERED / RANDOM : we put a lot of pride in the way we try toorganize things, but if it doesn't work for you or if you want totwist things up, you can change the order in the 'settings'.- SRS (Spaced Repetition System) : this way, you only study theChinese characters you don’t know. During a review, mark aflashcard as ‘learned’ and the card will go to ‘sleep’ (will notappear at your next review, leaving only the cards you don’t knowyet).- STATS BAR: check your progress on every deck with the statsbar on the app homepage- SETTINGS: modify the length of the ‘sleeping’ period or resetyour scores.Once your deck has been downloaded, all the cards will be stored onyour device.To assist you in your study and help you keep up with yourtextbook or favorite method, Chinese Flash can help you.Try our sample for free and start reading from day one