{"id":739,"date":"2021-04-14T15:11:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duchinese.net\/blog\/?p=739"},"modified":"2025-10-31T23:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T23:37:58","slug":"welcome-to-du-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/2021\/04\/14\/welcome-to-du-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Du Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"739\" class=\"elementor elementor-739\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94f0ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94f0ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f56976a\" data-id=\"f56976a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c521dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c521dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\">In this post we&#8217;re going to introduce you to how to use Du Chinese and get the most out of it. Learning Chinese is one of the best investments you can make with your time! It opens up a new world of over 1 billion people you can communicate with, beautiful places to explore, a rich culture to enjoy, business opportunities, and personal relationships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\">With Du Chinese you can immerse yourself in the language through reading. You also have easy access to the best tools to help your learning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d887b6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d887b6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6ea973\" data-id=\"d6ea973\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96f757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b96f757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong style=\"white-space: normal; color: var(--global-palette3);\">Find a Reading<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d8d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86d8d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Learn how to navigate our app to find readings that interest you.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8c818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed8c818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Du Chinese has thousands of readings with new ones added each week! You have plenty of readings available to you on our <strong>Discover tab<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2460<\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.<\/span><\/p><p>Once you\u2019ve made it to our\u00a0<strong>Discover tab<\/strong>, you can find something quick to dive into, select between <strong>Stories<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2461<\/span><\/strong>, <strong>Articles <span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2782<\/span><\/strong>, and <strong>Courses<\/strong> <span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family); font-weight: bold;\">\u2463<\/span>. From there, use <strong>filters <span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family); font-weight: bold;\">\u2464 <\/span><\/strong>to select readings relevant to you, from Newbie all the way to Master.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc54129\" data-id=\"dc54129\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c87a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00c87a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-456x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4776d89\" data-id=\"4776d89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d10c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6d10c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-456x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a68fc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a68fc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a72feca\" data-id=\"a72feca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c029fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c029fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From quick and flexible standalone articles to read when you have a spare moment, to immersive original and adapted stories to get lost in, and courses designed to help you reach language milestones, Du Chinese offers thousands of readings to ensure you always have something new to explore. You can filter articles by topic or dive into themed collections that go deeper into subjects like technology or finance, while some stories and courses expand into full series that unfold across longer narratives. Open the app to see just how much there is to discover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-272d1a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"272d1a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6572015\" data-id=\"6572015\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-67a70f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67a70f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22851ad\" data-id=\"22851ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f14098 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f14098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-456x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-285b774\" data-id=\"285b774\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0d6a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b0d6a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font color=\"#1a202c\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Overview Page<\/span><\/font><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933b3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"933b3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After you select a reading, you\u2019ll be taken to the<strong>\u00a0overview page<\/strong> that has a short description of what you are about to read. On this page, you\u2019ll see the following:\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\"><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2460<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>Bookmark<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">the reading to make it easier to find later<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2461 <\/span><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>Download<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> the reading for offline study (premium subscribers)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2782<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\"> Mark it as <strong>read<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family); font-weight: bold;\">\u2463<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u00a0<b>Read &amp; Listen\u00a0<\/b>button. Click through and you<\/span>\u2019<span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">ll be taken to the <strong>reading screen<\/strong> and you are ready to start reading Chinese.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family); font-weight: bold;\">\u2464<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\"> <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>Audiobook<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> button. Click to listen to a reading to improve your listening skills (premium subscribers)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8310730 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8310730\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69d6981\" data-id=\"69d6981\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c44e0c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c44e0c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c626d4a\" data-id=\"c626d4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d3c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70d3c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font color=\"#1a202c\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Reading Screen<\/span><\/font><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01dfb81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01dfb81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you click &#8220;<b>Read &amp; Listen<\/b>,&#8221; there are all sorts of things you can do!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ffcfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49ffcfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2460\u00a0<\/strong>From the reading screen, you\u2019ll find the <b>translation box <\/b>at the very top of the page. This translation box can be tapped to toggle showing and hiding the sentence translations.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2461\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Shows the <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>number of pages<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">. Swipe left or right to flip through the pages of the reading.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2782<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Tap here to adjust the <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>reading speed<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> of the audio playback (from x.5 &#8211; x1.5 speeds).<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2463 <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Tap the <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>Play button<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> to listen to the text read by a native speaker. This karaoke-style reading allows you to easily follow the audio while reading along. Tap on any word on the screen to start the audio from that point. Press the \u201cpause\u201d button whenever you need to pause the audio.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7b221a\" data-id=\"d7b221a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7b0a0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c7b0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-456x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2023b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2023b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-013ff53\" data-id=\"013ff53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd2943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dd2943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family); font-weight: bold;\">\u2464\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Tap <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>\u62fc<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> \u201cPin\u201d\u00a0 to turn pinyin, bopomofo, or tone marks on and off.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\"><b>\u2465<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Within the \u2630 icon, you can access <strong>reading preferences<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e747d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e747d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf72084\" data-id=\"cf72084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7e013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a7e013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font color=\"#1a202c\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Reading Preferences<\/span><\/font><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ca1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24ca1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Tapping the \u2630 icon from within the reading screen will allow you to adjust the following settings:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a039cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a039cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2460 <\/strong>Font size<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\"><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2461 <\/strong>Font family (System, HeiTi, SongTi, KaiTi)<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\"><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2462 <\/strong>Always show sentence translations<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\"><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2463 <\/strong>Underline HSK words<\/p><p><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2464 <\/strong>Show grammar highlight to find grammar articles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49171f9\" data-id=\"49171f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f363d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78f363d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-456x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/5.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14cb2c7\" data-id=\"14cb2c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9b89f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba9b89f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-456x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db9e2c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db9e2c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a78987\" data-id=\"5a78987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c229c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63c229c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2465 <\/strong>Choose between Simplified and Traditional characters<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\"><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2466 <\/strong>Show character readings (\u62fc toggle setting)<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\"><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2467 <\/strong>Only show character readings for difficult characters. Pinyin will be hidden for all words below the level of the lesson you are reading (Newbie-Master)<\/p><p><strong style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">\u2468 <\/strong>Transliteration mode (pinyin\/tone marks\/bopomofo)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-822a723 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"822a723\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5b596f\" data-id=\"e5b596f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39eac32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39eac32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Listening to a Reading<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e921478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e921478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After you select something to read, you have two ways to listen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c77d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c77d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\">1.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">From the reading screen, tap the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Play button<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> to listen to any reading. As you listen to the audio, you can reference the words on the screen.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\">2. From the <strong>overview page<\/strong>, you\u2019ll find the \u201c<strong>Audiobook<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0button, which lets you play audio in the background while you\u2019re doing other activities.<\/p><p>\u201c<strong>Audiobook<\/strong>\u201d mode will play through all the readings from the section that you came from (starred, studied, multi-chapter stories, etc.), so that you can listen without interruption. Click \u201c<strong>Previous<\/strong>,\u201d or \u201c<strong>Next<\/strong>\u201d to navigate through articles, chapters, or lessons.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7caca0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7caca0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87ffcd2\" data-id=\"87ffcd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9101f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9101f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/7-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/7-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/7.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0863be\" data-id=\"b0863be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f79c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0f79c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1724\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-768x1724.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30894fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30894fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b83d08\" data-id=\"9b83d08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ab4cb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ab4cb6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c3f65c\" data-id=\"2c3f65c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f024a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f024a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette3); font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;\">Saving Words and Reviewing Flashcards<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">With\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/2019\/12\/27\/87-no-pain-all-gain-the-extensive-reading-approach-to-mastering-chinese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensive reading<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0you can learn Chinese in a natural and enjoyable way. As you are reading, if you&#8217;d like to save a word to your word bank, just place your finger on the word, drag up and release on &#8220;<strong>Save<\/strong>&#8220;. The word will be saved to your word list and the flashcard system.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\">Studying Chinese is a bit like working out: A little bit every day will be much more effective than trying to do too much all at once. 10 minutes every day is better than 2 hours once a week.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: var(--global-md-spacing);\">Rather than reading, sometimes you just want to review and memorize words. You can find your flashcards by hitting the &#8220;<strong>Flashcards<\/strong>&#8221; tab at the bottom of the screen when you&#8217;re on the home page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a28d95\" data-id=\"0a28d95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084a6e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"084a6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1724\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/10-768x1724.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/10-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/10-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/10-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/10-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/10-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/10.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835e377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"835e377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Du Chinese uses a Spaced Repetition Flashcard System (SRS) to make studying unfamiliar words more efficient. The system keeps track of how well you remember each word. Regularly forgotten words will be shown more frequently, while learned words are shown less frequently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7d4544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7d4544\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d43986\" data-id=\"2d43986\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f27aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f27aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Click \u201c<b>Study<\/b>\u201d to start your word review for the day. Our system will present you with words that are due for review, and all you need to do is to mark how well you remember each word.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Swipe Left<\/b> or tap \u201c<b>Forgot<\/b>\u201d if you\u2019ve forgotten the word<\/li>\n<li><b>Swipe Right<\/b> or tap \u201c<b>Got it<\/b>\u201d if you remember the word.<\/li>\n<li>Tap \u201c<b>Almost<\/b>\u201d if you recall only partial knowledge for certain words, such as knowing the meaning but forgetting the pinyin or vice versa.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6649c5\" data-id=\"e6649c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d015d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d015d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-456x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2987\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5428c5\" data-id=\"e5428c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c3689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3c3689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/12-456x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/12-456x1024.png 456w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/12-134x300.png 134w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/12-768x1724.png 768w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/12-684x1536.png 684w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/12-912x2048.png 912w, https:\/\/duchinese.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/12.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ca2403 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ca2403\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1023a43\" data-id=\"1023a43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208c235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"208c235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within the test, you can review the words and test your own knowledge. On the flashcard, you can tap to show the pinyin, see the sentence from which you encountered the word, tap to reveal the translations, and tap to look at the dictionary definition if you\u2019ve forgotten.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa6824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fa6824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">Final Note<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">If you&#8217;ve made it this far, you&#8217;re clearly a dedicated learner. We&#8217;ve created Du Chinese so that you can learn relevant Chinese that people actually use.&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/lessons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Start reading Chinese now<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Our goal is to help as many people as possible learn to read Chinese and it also takes a whole team of people to create content and develop the app. If you find Du Chinese useful, please consider<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/duchinese.net\/more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subscribing<\/a>.<span style=\"color: var(--global-palette4); font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Reading with Du Chinese for even just a few minutes each day, we&#8217;re confident that you&#8217;ll quickly see your Chinese improve. \u52a0\u6cb9!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post we&#8217;re going to introduce you to how to use Du Chinese and get the most out of it. 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