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Chinese, Reading the Prefecture names (cannot Eastern China, can Western Taiwan)
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Chinese, Reading the Prefecture names (cannot Eastern China, can Western Taiwan)

So the list of prefectures is available, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_China . Rather milk-toast, I end up stopping and trying to explain the tonal system and that it uses the throat so as to make the tones. I even explain the making of the "th" sound using the word "birthday". And, yes, proper simplified Chinese for Taiwan is 臺灣 . It's Wikipedia official. Don't trust me? Just trust me, and still check it out. Surely, you will see that you should have trusted me and your lack of faith is concerning. These are not the drones you are looking for. Taiwan is a province of China. Hence, it cannot be Eastern China because it is a part of China and not separate from the whole as another China. However, since the rest of China is west of Taiwan, it can be said that there is "Taiwan" and then "Western Taiwan". Just saying.
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Chinese, Reading Chinese Ethnic Groups' names
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Chinese, Reading Chinese Ethnic Groups' names

For the list that I used, it can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_China . This time, I start off with a quick summary of producing tones and hopefully a decent guide to what you are looking for so as to pick out (or produce) the four major tones (they are not always as listed when combining hanzi. Ni hao is technically a particular way but tones affect subsequent tones when in combination as a word or phrase though not always when used next to each other. There are rules...). High, Rising, Dipping, Falling. That is Mandarin tones whereas other dialects of Chinese, still for the same characters but different phonemes attached to the morphemes, can have their own tonal rules and even new tones or modifications to the four found in the Mandarin (foreigner, given the Mandarins were never Han and came from the Northeast of China past the Koreas) dialect.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 1 Vocabulary
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Chinese Practice, HSK 1 Vocabulary

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-1-vocabulary-list . If you want the meaning, then look at the video as I try to pronounce it lol. But, uh, try to find someone who is actually qualified hahaha. I'm just doing it because, well, I was bored and have been playing solitaire all day. XD
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Chinese Practice, HSK 2 Vocabulary
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Chinese Practice, HSK 2 Vocabulary

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-2-vocabulary-list . After having done a bunch of reading today, it was a bit hard to do this but... Hey, it's something and I can do a better job another time.
Chinese Practice, HSK 3 Vocabulary, Part 1
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Chinese Practice, HSK 3 Vocabulary, Part 1

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-3-vocabulary-list . Had to wish a friend a happy birthday. As such, I will be doing a Part 2 for this list even if I may have been able to go through it in one go. ... What? Most beautiful woman in the world, I lost contact for a while, and then she ends up married with the cutest kids. As such, she's still the most beautiful woman in the world to me since the lady from Japan hasn't reunited and completed the marrying process. ... The wife is automatically the most beautiful woman in the world. Until then, there's the one that I learned the lesson of "ask her to marry you as soon as possible" yet... I almost lost that chance with the lady from Japan, if not for God allowing people to be stupid and mistake the common cold (COVID-19, had we done our mathematics courses and seen that ALL viruses, when unmitigated, show the spread rate which spooked people in the news of "hundredfold increase") for the worst pathogen ever to exist and then shut the world down. ... However, while I asked the lady from Japan the important question... She's still in Cloud 9, refusing to come down, and like LADY THE HELL YOU THINK YOU DOING. ... She's in heaven and I wouldn't come down to earth, either. At least it's my friend's birthday. Angels do, eventually, come to earth; even if they have rough lives, too. Happy birthday. :)
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Chinese Practice, HSK 3 Vocabulary, Part 2
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Chinese Practice, HSK 3 Vocabulary, Part 2

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-3-vocabulary-list . Okay, so this one should have a better birthday message. lol. The silly reminiscing and what not is over with and, ya know... Just want to make sure my friend remembers she is special and loved. However, she also has two bundles of joy to remind her of that, now, so... Just doing my best to try to come up with a good message hahaha. :) She was the first example of an angel feeling that earth is okay to live on, even if life could become rough. Hope she has an amazing day and looks forward to the upcoming year! It is a dragon year, after all, and my Chinese Zodiac is... Dragon. :) Happy birthday!
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Chinese Practice, HSK 4 Vocabulary, Part 1
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Chinese Practice, HSK 4 Vocabulary, Part 1

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-4-vocabulary-list . Third time should be a charm: HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY! ... And as for the lady in Japan, she should be careful since I just met a wonderful Korean lady who really likes me and wants to practice English with me; told her that I'm here for another week and, I mean, maybe I spend three months with her and marry her instead of the lady in Japan. ... But I don't think I need to put the lady in Japan on notice for the infinite time. It's my friend's birthday so, well, I just wanted to be silly to help make her day feel just as special as she has always been to me. Friends, even if apart, are always friends; one of the few people whose birthday I always remember each year, whether I send a message or not. :)
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Chinese Practice, HSK 4 Vocabulary, Part 2
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Chinese Practice, HSK 4 Vocabulary, Part 2

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-4-vocabulary-list . omg I lost it at "ping pong ball" since they MADE NEW CHARACTERS, IN SIMPLIFIED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ONE PHRASE LOL. So I had to end on the best note ever. "ping1 pang1 qiu2".
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Chinese Practice, HSK 4 Vocabulary, Part 3
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Chinese Practice, HSK 4 Vocabulary, Part 3

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-4-vocabulary-list . Just like I ended the last one on "ping1 pang1 qiu2" because I loved the nuance involved... I'll leave you, on this video, with "wang3 wang3". I am such a child...
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Chinese Practice, HSK 4 Vocabulary, Part 4
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Chinese Practice, HSK 4 Vocabulary, Part 4

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-4-vocabulary-list . Well, after wishing happy birthday to my friend and then going about my usual recording practice... I hath finished HSK4 and was still childish in the process. What? I'm waiting for my wife to show up into my life and the best chance for her to be who I think her is would be a ten year friendship whom I proposed to over two years ago. Given the crap we've been through, I guess that she's there but never realized that the best doesn't mean the most perfect except in fun and love. There's always struggles when you wait for the best. ... It's what allows us to appreciate the best when we finally find it. ... :)
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 1
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 1

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-5-vocabulary-list . May as well run through the Chinese practice and get it over with. Should help me spot words in Korean a bit more readily. Also, if the young gal that left was on my floor, then I guess I can record for longer tonight; I didn't know who it was but it seemed there was another guest on the second floor last night, if not tonight then I can be recording for longer in my room since the other guests are on a different floor such that the noise doesn't travel to them. Yay! Princesses should remain in their castles, for the sake of us peasants. lmao.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 2
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 2

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-5-vocabulary-list . Ended on 哈 , which crows say.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 3
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 3

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-5-vocabulary-list . Ended on 骂, which is not Ma1ma1 but ma4; scolding. ... Was trying to play with a cat before recording this and a few Korean passerbys joined in, haha. Was also fun motioning as if I were trying to shoot a pigeon, from time to time. I'm inside a city so it's a good thing I'm just using my hands; still, it's a little fun since we all wish the pigeons would be replaced by more fun birds like the crows or the tweeters.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 4
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 4

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-5-vocabulary-list . Complained a little bit about the car that honked at the trash collectors, to start the video off with lol. I mean, I started with 骂 lol.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 5
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 5

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-5-vocabulary-list . Went ahead and jumped straight into more Chinese practice after a quick break. At like page 91 of 131, the stopping point, so perhaps I'll end up finishing on Part 7 or 8. ... I ended up with a final "Part 9" on HSK 6 precisely because the videos were longer. lol.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 6
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 6

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-5-vocabulary-list . lmao. Got back from smoking and the starting commentary was, "let's talk shit about white women since the bad ones are the worst demographic whereas the good ones are nice like the lady whom I wished happy birthday, already". I dunno, lmao. But it was an interesting encounter plus I also tried to give an interpretation of how I think she felt about me; however, given that she's already gone, it's not like we can verify if she actually thinks the worst of me or if she even feels she is as much of a princess as I described her as. ... Princess as in "gong1 zhu1" and not zhu3.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 7
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Chinese Practice, HSK 5 Vocabulary, Part 7

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-5-vocabulary-list . Yay! Finished all of the Chinese vocabulary practice recordings! (I did HSK 6 before HSKs 3, 4, and 5.) ... My Chinese sucks but, hey, maybe your's can be better now!
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 1
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 1

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-6-vocabulary-list . I thought I would just push through until the end but like, holy crap my tones and everything seem off. Finished this "part 1" at the beginning of "fa" so... Yeah... Still, it was nice to have gotten through at least to this far, even if I definitely need a lot more study and learning before I actually would be at the level to say these words properly. Regardless, it's nice to at least attempt it such that the stupid brain of mine can prepare itself for actually learning in the future. :)
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 2
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 2

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-6-vocabulary-list . So I looked at the print page for these HSK vocabulary lists and this one is 250, #5 is 130, #4 about 80, and #3 is like 60 pages. Brief commentary popped up regarding Taiwan, heh. Anyways, I started at fa and ended at hui. My voice is going out, it seems, trying to do tones. XD. Anyways, a brief break and then I'll probably come back and try to do more HSK 6; not sure, maybe I should go back to Korean or perhaps get set up for some Russian. Feeling cute, idk lol.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 3
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 3

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-6-vocabulary-list . Well, no cats on roofs before this video. lol. Felt a bit self-conscious while doing the tones and, like, I am pretty sure that I am messing them up. I dunno. Still, it seems like I made it through a bunch of these but, like, it's okay if the longest one has the most "parts" videos given to it lol... Bit by bit, the horse gets eaten.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 4
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 4

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-6-vocabulary-list . Okay, learned possibly that while the throat is, indeed, used to make the tones of (atleast) Mandarin Chinese... There is a requirement, phonetically, of reseting the throat before going to the next morpheme/phoneme. As such, that is likely why I am correctly hearing myself doing tones improperly: the mechanisms are right yet I am not reseting my throat such that the tones come out wrong to my ears. If I can practice reseting my throat before moving onto the next phoneme/morpheme, then I should be better at my tones and, as a result, I won't be thinking "I am messing these up so badly". lol. A nice thing about going for practice of a higher difficult than one is used to: while the pronunciation is not really the problem, the problem is the continuous pronouncing of the same sounds over and over again due to the length of the list in such a manner that I am encountering new problems which I would not have encountered had I not been working with the longer list from the highest difficult level. Fun stuff! Not sure if my Chinese is truly improving in any manner BUT... I think if I end up in a Chinese speaking environment again, then I'll be more adaptable to speaking properly (or, at least, be understood with less difficulty placed onto my unfortunate listeners).
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 5
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 5

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-6-vocabulary-list . Meh, picked this up for a bit and I think I've been able to get the tones down a bit better this time. Not sure wtf is going on around me while having the crazy Japanese lady blocked but, meh, I guess it's just whatever. Getting a sense that she has spies trying to make me think weird shit. Ugh. Why can't she just be normal? Been two years of this damn crap. I wish I picked up a hot Taiwanese lady and just let the crazy lady do her thing but far away from me. Sheesh. She can't actually be crazy, since why would I have known her for ten years at this point? Why must she pretend to be crazy and then double down on it? Ugh. Ended on "ran" and I wish I had ran away...
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 6
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 6

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-6-vocabulary-list . Nothing really new on the commentary front, lol, given that I am doing these videos in quick succession (from Korean to Chinese, back to Korean and then Chinese again). The most important thing was near the end when I mentioned how I was using my finger for high, rising, dipping, and falling tones. If my finger wasn't in the right place, then I would stop pronouncing the next character. ... Kinda seemed to help and, well, you can be the judge. lol
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 7
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 7

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-6-vocabulary-list . Maybe I'll have these done by tonight lol. The length of the HSK 6 list is like if you combined 3, 4, and 5, it seems. After I finish HSK 6, I am going back to HSK 3 and just going up the normal way. lol. Still got the "y" and "z" as well as definitely the "zh" consonants ahead, sure, but... As the idiom I ended up on, "steady progress incrementally". lol.
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 8
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 8

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-6-vocabulary-list . Well, almost getting to the end! Next section is the "z" sounds, which for some reason is the ending but perhaps that is proper sorting per Mandarin Chinese. Dunno, lol. Not much added commentary, just wanted to get in and make a dent on HSK 6 lol. Perhaps there's only one last part! We shall see!
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 9
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Chinese Practice, HSK 6 Vocabulary, Part 9

Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-6-vocabulary-list . Yay! I made it to the end! ... Feeling a little better about my Chinese pronunciation but, hey, whatever lol. Amusingly, I went from HSK 2 straight into HSK 6 since, if there's a longer list, do the longer one first. As such, it should be easier on me to go back to HSKs 3, 4, and 5. Not sure when that will be, since the Korean vocabulary sheets should take precedence given that I am currently in Korea but, hey, we shall see! Probably going to make more effort on Korean while, at the same time, filling out the HSK 3, 4, and 5; however, maybe I won't rush through the HSK as fast as I did for HSK 6 given that I didn't want to have a long break in the middle of this list. Regardless, the experience was nice given that it was a lot of Chinese practice that I hadn't done in the past. lol. Maybe if I end up back in Taiwan, it will be easier for me to pick up Taiwanese. Dunno. The future is the future. And I'm still waiting on "silly butt" to reunite with me.

Chinese Practice, HSK 3 Vocabulary, Part 1

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Picked up the list from https://hsk.academy/en/hsk-3-vocabulary-list .

Had to wish a friend a happy birthday. As such, I will be doing a Part 2 for this list even if I may have been able to go through it in one go. ... What? Most beautiful woman in the world, I lost contact for a while, and then she ends up married with the cutest kids. As such, she's still the most beautiful woman in the world to me since the lady from Japan hasn't reunited and completed the marrying process. ... The wife is automatically the most beautiful woman in the world. Until then, there's the one that I learned the lesson of "ask her to marry you as soon as possible" yet... I almost lost that chance with the lady from Japan, if not for God allowing people to be stupid and mistake the common cold (COVID-19, had we done our mathematics courses and seen that ALL viruses, when unmitigated, show the spread rate which spooked people in the news of "hundredfold increase") for the worst pathogen ever to exist and then shut the world down. ... However, while I asked the lady from Japan the important question... She's still in Cloud 9, refusing to come down, and like LADY THE HELL YOU THINK YOU DOING. ... She's in heaven and I wouldn't come down to earth, either. At least it's my friend's birthday. Angels do, eventually, come to earth; even if they have rough lives, too. Happy birthday. :)

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