Lenaia - Chinese by Pictures

This is probably the most complete Chinese learning website. It consists of five parts, each of which is actually kind of a book. At the moment, the website consists of about 6'000 pages and about 25'000 very little exercises which make learning feel like a stroll.

1. 600 Simple One-Minute-Video-Lessons: See What You Hear!

Screenshot of a video with professional Chinese actors on which one sees what he hears. She points at a red light. He asks: What is a red light?

Screenshot of a video with professional Chinese actors on which one sees what he hears. She shows part of her bra. She says: I wear a bra.

2. Learing How to Pronounce Chinese by Learning How to Pronounce Pinyin

3. Learning Chinese Grammar

This is an example of one little lesson in the grammar-part.

Screenshot of one part of a page of the grammar-part of lenaia.com. Hints on how to learn with the grammar-part of Lenaia.com. 1. Read the introduction, 2. Look at the examples. Detailled illustration of the sentence-tables with five layers of information. Both sentences are presented in a table with five layers of information. Basic meanings of characters. See how words are composed of several characters! E.g.: Middle country = China. Look at the English translation of the entire sentence! Every character is a link to the page of the character. Pinyin (pronunciation). Click on the arrow and listen to the sentence! Focus on the main elements of the grammar structure which you are learning!

4. Learning Chinese Radicals Efficiently by Understanding the Meaning of the Original Line Drawings

Three black Chinese radicals (力, 人, 入) with grey lines which complete the picture so that one can see the original picture of the radical easily and grasp the meaning of the radical quickly. The picture is explained and the meaning is mentioned.

When you will see a radical lateron, your mind will add the grey lines and you will remember the meaning of the radical easily.

5. Learning Chinese Characters by Understanding the Picture-Stories (Mnemonics) of the Characters

Character 机 = line-drawings (radicals) 木 and 几 as completed pictures. Picture-story: One turns the wood of a tree (木) with a machine into a table (几). Meaning of this character: machine.