When it comes to organizing Pleco flaschards, the app is powerful enough to allow for all kinds of categorization and sub-categorization, but that doesn’t mean that the average learner NEEDS to spend a ton of time on organizing flashcards. Keep it minimal!

Many users find the “New Test” screen to be somewhat confusing and overwhelming. Pleco is working on a more user-friendly version. In the meantime, the good news is that you really only need to pay attention to 2-3 settings to get started.

These are some of the simpler and more common Chinese New Year wishes. If you are a Chinese language learner, these words and phrases above are safe to use. Happy Year of the Tiger!

It is essential to know when and how to compare similar words, grammar points, characters, and sounds. We cover all of these cases in this blog post.

Tom Connelly interned remotely at AllSet Learning in the summer of 2021, and awesome deeds were accomplished!

Goodbye old store, hello updated digital products page!

AllSet Learning has a new Substack newsletter, specifically aimed at advanced learners looking for short, interesting pieces to read.

The Upper Intermediate (B2) Chinese Grammar Wiki BOOK is now available in print form. Learn a bit more about what’s included here (and what’s not).

Reading comics is good for your Chinese. But so is MAKING your OWN comics! Here are some templates to get you going.

Merry Christmas from AllSet Learning! if you’re paying attention, you will have noticed that the crew in Boring Bangongshi has been celebrating Christmas, Chinese office-style.

It’s no easy task to go from the intermediate level to a level where you can read native-level materials in Chinese. Here’s an outline of the process you’ll want to take, and how it can go wrong.

If you want to become fluent in Chinese, relying entirely on the HSK is not going to get you satisfying results. But we’ve got the solution for you: our new HSK-Mod course.

Season 03 is coming… In the meantime, have you read all of Season 01 and Season 02? Links here!

Jenna interned with AllSet Learning in 2016, but her Chinese learning didn’t stop there. Find out how she furthered her studies in Taiwan.

Black Lives Matter. Combat racism. Yes, this may even involve doing so in Chinese. These words will help you do that.

Finding the right tutor can definitely get you the best bang for your buck when learning Chinese. You’ll save money over going through a traditional school, and can have an amazing, personalized accelerated learning experience. But how can you find such a Chinese tutor?

Many international-facing companies in China use websites like Google, Facebook, and Twitter for their everyday work, and yet these communications are inconveniently “inaccessible” in China in 2020….