Should I get Rednote for language learning?

大家好!

I’m a Canadian who is hoping to become more fluent in the language, and I have heard that downloading 小红书 is a great way to increase understanding and listening skills.

For context, I am someone who learned Mandarin and Simplified as a child, and am conversational (simple sentences), but have a limited repertoire of vocabulary.

Would I be able to understand and take advantage of Chinese social media? And is Rednote a safe and reputable app? Really any advice is appreciated.

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Sinag_shop•12 months ago•3

I have been learning with posts that some users upload since they upload videos with the pronunciation of certain phrases

Additional_Site848•12 months ago•1

try to talk with chatGPT in the advanced mode

OriginalBug7011•12 months ago•1

YES. Almost Chinese teenagers used rednote,you can find everything you want to know!

Kuxue•12 months ago•1

It'll be difficult at first because some words don't have a direct English translation. Some are just internet slang so translation apps are not able to translate it very well.

For example, the word - 打卡 is widely used in XHS. I even heard it on Chinese variety shows, but the translation app says it means "check-in or punch a card/timestamp" However, in some circumstances, I would think it also means to practice something daily. To this day, I am not even sure what it means exactly, but I hear it a lot.

Overall, immersing yourself in any Chinese media is a great way to learn or improve your Chinese language skills.

Commercial_Frame9340•12 months ago•1

Try WeChat channels, Douyin (Chinese version of tiktok) or Bilibili. All better than Rednote.

Rednote is f*cked as their systems incorporated too many restrictions, and they are going to function as a repellent for their potential audiences, especially creators.

NothingHappenedThere•12 months ago•1

probably not a good idea.. People there use a lot of slangs, and vocabulary is actually quite limited there.

echan00•12 months ago•1

I'm the dev, you should try this app. DM me and I'll hook you up with a paid version https://www.reddit.com/r/iosapps/s/PezaAVC7Kg

kukugege•12 months ago•1

Rednote is really really toxic....

Significant_War8317•12 months ago•1

Rednote is without doubt a fun way to learn some authentic Chinese as well as some Chinese Internet memes.A lot of people on rednote is really friendly.

Correct_Ad_1354•12 months ago•1

You can try Rednote and WeChat.

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