To my surprise, as of today, the number 1 most downloaded #AI model on #HuggingFace is a #Chinese #NLP #AI model called #MacBERT. It has overtaken Microsoft's #DeBERTa and #OpenAI's #gpt2. Hugging face is one of the top sites for #OpenSource #MachineLearning models. #langtwt
Today, I learned about a really interesting #GoogleSheets addon for #Mandarin and #Cantonese. It is called Mandarin Cantonese Tools, and it will convert #ChineseCharacters into either #Pinyin or #Jyutping. This could be incredibly useful for learners of Canto or Mandarin #langtwt
Today I think I finally came up with a way really remember how to write the #ChineseCharacter 立 [li4] which means to stand. It's also used as a component in some other characters such as 章 [zhang1] and 童 [tong2].
I can recognize it, but previously would often forget how to write it. The original character from thousands of years ago looks like a man standing. But the current current form of the character is harder for me to visualize. So I came up with a story: it's a man's head, him stretching his arms out, his torso, and him doing the full splits which is his strange way of standing. It's not etymologically accurate, but it's a #mnemonic that works for me. I think using #mnemonics is a much more efficient way to #memorize characters than rote #memorization #memory #Chinese #ChineseCharacters #Mandarin #LearnChinese #etymology #ChineseEtymology #langtwt #language #languages
For #learning #languages it's counterproductive to try to always speak perfectly. Native speakers make mistakes all the time. #Progress should be the #goal, not perfection. If you try to always speak perfectly, you might never try or might just give up. Tolerating uncomfortable #emotions is necessary as well. #langtwt
他 [ta1] = he / him. It is composed of a person (亻), the meaning part, next to a character, 也, which used to mean snake, the phonetic part.
他叫麦克 = His name is Mike or he is called Mike #ChineseCharacters #LearnChinese #Mandarin #Chinese #langtwt #ChineseWordOfTheDay
Learning Chinese has many potential financial benefits. If you know a little Chinese, Chinese suppliers on #Alibaba may respect you more, and may give you better deals. If you can read #Chinese, you can go on Chinese sites like #Taobao and find good deals. #ecommerce #langtwt
你 [ni3] = You. It is composed of a person (亻) next to the character (尔). An extremely common way to say hello is 你好 [ni3 hao3]. #Chinese #ChineseCharacters #LearnChinese #Mandarin #Chinese #langtwt #ChineseWordOfTheDay #ChineseCharOfTheDay