learning a second language...?

Any method that works, and works well, is never a bad method. Learning a language does not have to be hard. Its great that you have found a method that actually works for you, as many people are still struggling to do so. Great job!

English is my first language and I learn German but my parents are from Hong Kong so I know a bit of traditional Chinese characters. At school everyone was forced to earn an Asian language for at least one year so I did Mandarin (Indonesian was the other choice but that was of no use to me). When you write characters, most of them actually mean something as in they aren't like English words. That's why when you but certain characters together they actually make sense if you know what I mean.

Okay, so the way I did it was learn to identify the character first and by doin that I could spot it in other more complex characters. After, I would say the word and try to pronounce it as properly as I could. When it comes to languages you can't be shy about saying words out loud and for some people they may be embarrassed to do that but trying to sound like a native is the whole point.

So afterwards I'd write the character out and say the word as I go. That helped me and I ended up doing really well even though I didn't continue (learning simplified Chinese was bad in comparison to traditional).

So basically:

1. Be able to identify the specific character amongst others nd make associations.

2. Say the word as best I can with correct pronunciation, intonation, etc.

3. Write the word and saying it as I go.

Dunno I this helped but yeah, as I said, I don't do Chinese anymore but that's what I did like 4 years ago. Good luck!

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well when i learned to start speaking chinese, i didnt find flash cards helpful like you for your japanese, I found youtube easiest to pick up words and pronunciations.

if the way you are doing it is best for you, then carry on with it. i also like the idea of taking out 25 and adding more. just remember to go back to the old ones you felt confident in, to refresh your memory