About this episode

This episode discusses 25 essential sentence patterns that every Chinese learner should know to improve their communication skills.

00:00 INTRO 00:59 WHY PATTERNS BEAT VOCABULARY 02:46 PATTERNS 1–7 — EXPRESSING YOURSELF 08:24 PATTERNS 8–14 — CONNECTING IDEAS 14:36 PATTERNS 15–19 — QUESTIONS & REQUESTS 18:59 PATTERNS 20–25 — POWER PATTERNS 25:29 CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEP

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