User Comments - Matt_T

Posted on: Tumble Dry or Air Dry

Is there a difference between烘干机 and 干衣机? I had previously learned 烘干机 from an earlier lesson but find that干衣机 makes more sense and has an easier mnemonic to help remember but just wanted to know if there was actually any difference in the two.

Posted on: Do I Need To Learn Chinese Characters?

Didn't notice your responses before, thanks Podster and Gwilym! Now I will have something new and fun to study over the holiday break :)

Posted on: Life! 生活 (shēnghuó)，生命 (shēngmìng)，人生 (rénshēng)

I'm not sure how much work this would be but perhaps in the future you could have a link to the youtube video in the same area as the lesson review documents or perhaps embed the video somewhere on the lesson page.

Posted on: Lili and Zhang Liang 2: Growing Affections

I believe it was because the podcast was available on iTunes as well so if someone discovered Chinesepod through itunes they could be directed to the website.

Posted on: Life! 生活 (shēnghuó)，生命 (shēngmìng)，人生 (rénshēng)

OMG, having the video is fantastic! I had no issues with the video, it was super crisp and clear on 1080p for me.

I am always checking the ChinesepodTV youtube page for new videos as for some reason I find having the images and text along with the voice helps me remember more clearly.

Is this the first Qing Wen to have a video as well? Going forward what will be the easiest way to find these related videos as they do not show up under the Chinesepodtv videos in youtube. If there are other videos related to Chinesepod lessons or content that are unlisted can you let me know? I would love to watch them.

Posted on: Do I Need To Learn Chinese Characters?

I also heard that Skritter is amazing for learning Chinese characters. I really wish that Skritter was available for Android phones and tablets. I don't own an Apple device I am always on the go and primarily use my Android devices for studying so I can't use it on my PC.

I have been primarily using Memrise for learning Chinese characters and find that knowing the characters really helps understand where the meaning comes from, helping to cement it in your mind and remember it long term.

Posted on: Dormitory Drama - Part 8

Another great lesson, I'm really enjoying this series as it covers a variety of topics, thanks again :)

Posted on: Wearable Technology

Another great lesson, now I can talk about current wearable tech with my Chinese friends. Thanks!

Posted on: Dormitory Drama - Part 4

I am also loving all the newer vocabulary as well as this new series.  I am still working my way up through intermediate and trying to get into upper intermediate. I find therthat I can understand a lot of what is said in the intermediate lessons except lesson specific vocabular such as "sùshè" However when I listen to an upper intermediate lesson I find that I get a little lost as the dialogue is longer and vocabulary is more advanced.

Posted on: Shopping for a Watch

With the new smart watches being released for android phones I was just wondering what you would call them in mandarin. Would it be zhìnéng shǒubiǎo?