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Chinese I: Tones in Action
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Using the correct pinyin tone can mean the difference between calling your mom "mother (mā) and "horse" (mǎ). Disaster averted.

Chinese I: Navigating the Sounds
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You'll want to put a pin in this pinyin video (get it? get it?) so you can watch it as many times as you need.

Chinese I: Picnic Time
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It's time to put the person in personal pronouns—and in this case, we mean a virtual person giving you the rundown on personal pronouns.

Chinese I: Getting to the Root of It All
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We think radicals are rad. Sorry, we just couldn't resist.

Chinese I: Tell Us About Your Family
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Come meet the family: grandparents, parents, siblings, and most importantly, the dog.

Chinese I: Where Are You From?
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Where are you from? Where are we from? Where are any of us really from?

Chinese I: Choices, Choices
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This one or that one? We'd settle for both sports cars and both dogs, but we're greedy like that.

Chinese I: They've Got a Lot of Character
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It's what's on the inside that counts...except when you're practicing your Chinese and describing physical features.

Chinese I: People-Watching
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People-watching: it's our fave activity for when there's nothing good on Netflix.

Chinese I: Jalapeño Blues
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Too salty? Too sweet? Too spicy? It's all a matter of taste...literally.

Chinese I: This Is My Abode
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Come in, come in. It's time for the grand tour.

Chinese I: What About This One?
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How is it? Your opinions about cars, movies, and...Minions matter.

Chinese I: Giving Critiques
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We've got a passion for fashion.

Chinese I: Friends of a Friend
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Let us introduce you to our best friend, favorite classmate, and S.O. They're real people, we swear.

Chinese I: Monkeying Around
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Anyone got a 铅笔 we can borrow?

Chinese I: Desperate Students
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We left all our school supplies at home. Could we borrow a textbook? And a pencil? And your lunch?

Chinese I: Uses of 上
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Time to 上网 and watch this video about 上.

Chinese I: O Bookbag, Where Art Thou?
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Where's our backpack? Where are our keys? Where's our left shoe? We go through this every morning before leaving the house.

Chinese I: Shootin' the Breeze
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We at Shmoop are more of a "watch from the sidelines and hope the ball doesn't hit us in the face" kind of athletes.

Chinese I: Downtime
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What do you like to do in your free time? We love knitting sweaters for our seven cats...but that's probably not everyone's cup of tea.

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