Unit 3 (Lesson 1-5)- Chinese numbers, Chinese Surnames List, Directions, Confusing Characters

Welcome to Unit 3 of SKMLifestyle’s Chinese Language course to learn Mandarin online. So far we have already gone through nearly 200 words. In fact, more than 100 characters were just introduced in Unit 2. Now let’s proceed further to learn Chinese fast. I have so many interesting things to share with you in this Unit’s 5 lessons. The lessons will cover a diverse set of topics, such as Mandarin Chinese numbers (counting in Chinese), common Chinese surnames list (family names), directions (roads, streets), confusing Mandarin characters, etc.

Learn fast by mastering Chinese numbers, Chinese surnames list, directions, confusing Characters, and lots more beyond.
Learn fast by mastering Chinese numbers, Chinese surnames list, directions, confusing Characters, and lots more beyond.

Although I’ll assume that you have sincerely covered Unit 1 and Unit 2 (check out all lessons from Unit 1 and Unit 2), I wouldn’t assume any grammatical knowledge throughout the Unit 3.

Chinese numbers, Chinese Surnames List, Directions, Confusing Characters

  1. Lesson 1 – Chinese Numbers, Counting, Writing – Chinese Lucky and Unlucky Numbers
    • Chinese writing
    • Mandarin Chinese numbers 1-10, 1-20, 1-100
    • Learn how to count in Chinese
    • Chinese lucky numbers
    • Chinese unlucky numbers
    • China phone number
  2. Chinese surnames list – Chinese family names
    • Common Chinese surnames
    • Chinese surnames list
    • Chinese names for boys/men
    • Chinese female/girl names
    • Common Chinese names
  3. Directions – extending lessons from Unit 1
    • Roads
    • Streets
    • Avenues
  4. Confusing characters – part 1
    • Similar, related and confusing common Mandarin Chinese characters
  5. Confusing characters – part 2

That’s all in Unit 3 of the Chinese Language course.

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