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Tones Mechanic Newsletter: imlearningmandarin.com

Dong Chinese: https://www.dong-chinese.com/

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On today's episode of I'm Learning Mandarin, I speak to Peter Olson, the founder of Dong Chinese.

Dong Chinese is an all-in-one Chinese learning app that enables learners to learn sentences in context using spaced repetition.

In the episode, we discuss Peter's own background. Peter was actually born in China before leaving at an early age without learning much of the language, before later moving back and rediscovering Mandarin in adulthood.

We also delve into how the challenges he faced early on as a learner shaped the approaches he developed when creating his app.

This includes some really helpful features, such as the handwriting practice tool that helps solidify memory and the comprehensible media selections that match learners to online Chinese content appropriate to their level.