But what do you do about the reverse card? Do you have to get all 4 meanings to consider it a successful recall? 菜 isn't so bad but I think I've got around 10 definitions for 上 and it's growing.
On Nov 3, 9:59 am, Oisín <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3 November 2011 03:59, Lindsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm learning Chinese. You have to memorize at least a couple thousand > > characters to have even a chance of reading anything but a carefully > > selected educational text. > > Hi, > > I'm also learning Chinese and I struggle with this problem sometimes. > Murray's idea is interesting and probably better for learning, but I'd > probably find it difficult to gather all the required sentences. > > In my cards, I lump meanings together on the front side (unless there are > way too many in which case they might get split into a few cards, but in > practice this rarely happens) > > Since there are usually many Chinese characters which could suit the > definition, I narrow it down by indicating the number of strokes (and > sometimes, mentioning which sounds it does not begin with). > > e.g. (don't have access to my deck ATM but roughly) > > Front: > > vegetable > dish (of food) > cuisine > (11 strokes; not z/p/d) > > Back: > > 菜 > cai4 > > This works ok for me, but I'd be interested to hear of other strategies > people are using. I'd definitely agree that this work should be > supplemented with outside reading (and TV etc!) > > Good luck! > Oisín > > > On Nov 1, 6:39 am, Murray James Morrison <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Lindsey, > > > > Unless you're supplementing your flashcard study with heavy reading in > > your > > > target language, I would be cautious about learning words absent from > > > context. Say you were learning English, and wanted to learn the word > > "bear". > > > > Q1: > > > bear (not the large, omnivorous mammal) > > > A1: > > > to be burdened with; to suffer, endure > > > > Q2: > > > bear (but not the verb that means to suffer or endure) > > > A2: > > > a large, omnivorous mammal > > > > (This is unwieldy. Instead of that, try this.....) > > > > Q1: > > > The pain was too much to bear. > > > A1: > > > bear: To be burdened with; to suffer, endure. > > > > Q2: > > > I saw a bear up ahead. > > > A2: > > > bear: A large, omnivorous mammal > > > > These latter cards reinforce both definitions *in* context, which is > > after > > > all how you'll be using the word in conversation. > > > > --murrayjames > > > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Peter Bienstman < > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > Interesting. Would it still work if it was Q: foreign word (not > > > > > meaning B,C,D,E,F,.....N)? > > > > > Of course, but it would become unwieldy. However, you should ask > > yourself > > > > if > > > > you really want to learn that many meanings. Perhaps many of them are > > > > somewhat > > > > synonymous? > > > > > Peter > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > > > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > ================= > > > Murray James Morrison > > > Saxophonist, Composer, Music Educator > > > > Tel. 780-791-4651 (Canada) > > > +86-18608001531 (China) > > > Email. [email protected] > > > Website:http://www.murrayjames.net > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en.
