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00:00 INTRO 01:39 THE HARDEST-LOOKING PART OF CHINESE IS ACTUALLY THE EASIEST 03:55 EVERY CHARACTER YOU LEARN MULTIPLIES YOUR VOCABULARY 05:53 VOCABULARY STOPS BEING MEMORIZATION AND STARTS BEING READING 07:57 PINYIN ALONE CREATES A CEILING 09:55 THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE MORE YOU HAVE TO UNDO 11:14 APPS AND TUTORS QUIETLY SKIP THE THING YOU […]
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