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[DongChinese]

20 characters/day is a very aggressive pace that quickly becomes unsustainable, because after a few weeks you'll start forgetting faster than you learn. 5-8 characters/day is more realistic. It also becomes more slow and difficult at around the HSK5/6 level because the new characters you learn at those levels are used much less frequently than HSK 1/2/3 characters, which means they aren't reinforced as often when you read or listen to Chinese.

[sadraaghajani]

I started studying 中文 less than 2 months ago and I know ~250 characters. I’m quite happy with my progress 😋

[playtypus]

I don't know why, but "cloud handshake" cracked me up

[miskarice]

It’s actually pretty encouraging to see that even a native might struggle, so we don’t have to give up🤣

[yunyi]

Even the college entrance exam requires 3, 500 commonly used characters. Many characters are only used in ancient literacy, and if you don't research ancient Chinese, in no case could you meet them.

[奥秘-bl]

I laughed so hard 🤣 this is motivating!!! Thanks for being so genuine, for not faking perfection 💕

[jinxinliu]

8000 is way too high for an average number. My result is 7200, and I’m a native speaker who knows a lot about the history of Chinese language and I read a lot on ancient Chinese literature. I consider myself knowing the language much better than any other Chinese speakers around me.

[alyare]

"Haotao daku [ 嚎啕大哭 ] ~ I'm definitely gonna haotao daku [ 嚎啕大哭 ] after this."
I felt that on a *PERSONAL* level.

[blindmanrunning]

After about five months of learning through videos and worksheets, my estimated number of recognized characters is 130. I study a few hours most days, so I think this is good progress. Whiteboard and markers save a lot on paper!

[alphonsoelm]

Respect your honesty in this video. I've only just started going deeper into Chinese for 3 months. My number is 80 and I'm pretty proud of that 😁

[zhumeng]

I have been studying Chinese for a year, self study along with my school stuff. I am still at HSK 3 with 670 characters. My reading is good, I have to practice with my writing, my typing and basic format of the sentences are also good. My listening comprehension sucks though, so I have a lot to improve. My pace is quite slow, but I am happy with the things I've learned cause I never place a lot of effort in something like this..

[kokolexx]

My guess without even watched the video : more than me🥺

[omemnokar]

I learn 5 or 6 characters per day and try to use them in a sentence. I also watch a lot of chinese drama and try to recognise the characters that I have learned in the subtitle given below along with the pronounciation. In this way, I neve forget the charcters I have learned and it works for me. But I don't know about others because everyone has their own way. 😊

[lW]

Characters are not necessarily words. For instance, 故事 (story) if turned around is 事故 (accident). Also 故 and 事 can also be used independently. Thus two characters can be 4 words. This is one reason why Chinese can be so difficult. Unfortunately, the HKS system does not consider these kinds of variables. One can know 4000 characters but not understand how to make words with them or know how to use them in sentences (ie word collocation).

[VibraAlto.]

Me siento tan aliviada de ver este video. I love how honest you are. ♥️👏

[charlesayache]

Thank you for your enthusiasm, knowledge and genuity. I scored 150 after three years learning, a bit disappointed, but I carry on.
多谢 妳!

[suone]

2000~3000 middle school level
6000~8000 High school level and this can be the highest level for most Chinese student, cause we won't force to learn Chinese anymore in university.
and 10000+ only Chinese major students.

[transmathematica]

I am half way through an HSK 5 course. I have read a Chinese novel. And I scored . . . 260. OK, so where is that balcony? I don’t suppose it helps to say I am dyslexic in every language I know. Never mind, I’ll continue working on comprehension of spoken language before I worry too much about characters.

[jordanscoggin]

I took the test and apparently I can recognize 900 characters. I think that's a bit exaggerated 😂

[NiNkYWiNkY]

As a first level learner, you are so good at inspiring students to learn through the HSK6 level. THANK YOU!!