Choosing the Right Product (What Should I Buy?)

IQChinese Pinyin is great for all students of Mandarin Chinese, regardless of their level. If you’re just starting to learn Mandarin or have been a student for a long time, you may find your Chinese accent has become “rusty” or perhaps you’re not even satisfied with how you sound.  That’s why IQChinese Pinyin is the perfect way to acquire and keep a Chinese accent sounding like a native.  Even when learning from other Chinese textbooks, you can supplement your studies with IQChinese Pinyin.  IQChinese Pinyin is the perfect way to establish correct Mandarin pronunciation habits regardless of what text you are currently studying.  Every possible Mandarin sound and tone is available at the click of a button. 

Next, if you’re a completely new learner to the Chinese language or just starting to learn Chinese characters, you’ll want to start with GO 100 and GO 200.  Each CD contains 10 lessons, each lesson introducing 12 new characters.  This is the quickest way to get started on 240 of the most-often used high frequency, Chinese characters.  Once you’ve mastered these two CDs, your next step will be GO 300 and GO 400.  This process allows you to build up a vocabulary of roughly 500 Chinese characters.  Each CD also lets you learn the same lessons in Traditional or Simplified format. So, if you’re up to the challenge of learning both styles, you really can learn 1000 characters with GO 100 to GO 400.

If you’re familiar with Chinese; if you’ve studied it for a while and want to take your language ability to the next level, then you’re ready for GO 500 to GO 800. This intermediate to advanced series  is still designed in a spiral format and each lesson still builds on characters which were introduced in previous lessons, but the texts  are more sophisticated and in depth.  By using GO 500 to GO 800 you’ll learn more grammar patterns, more nuances of the language and more ways to express yourself in perfect Mandarin.  This is the path to mastering 1000 of the most-often used Chinese characters.