Vocabulary in foreign language learning plays an important role. But for adults, especially the zero-level adults, the learning time is limited but the task is heavy. Do not worry about that, we will give you some tips about it, which can improve your efficiency to remember them.
First, try to draw a Chinese vocabulary tree. Because Chinese language has it own discipline, and even different word have the internal relation. So start with a topic that interests you such as shopping or playing sports. Write down this main topic in the middle of a piece of paper. Add branches from the main topic and use related phrases or words as the titles. Take “球”(qiú，ball) for example, you can find a series of Chinese words for ball games, like “网球”(wăng qiú, tennis), “篮球”(lán qiú, basketball), “足球”(zú qiú, football) and so on.
The second way is to take advantage of every opportunity. Many adults say that they don’t have a language environment to speak Chinese, that’s why it’s hard to obtain the achievement. But I think if you pay attention to it, the opportunities are here and there. For example, when you go to Chinese restaurants, try to read the dishes’ names on the menu; talk to the people in Chinese. Most people who run Chinese restaurants in Singapore can speak Chinese and are friendly to those speaking it.
In short, trying smart methods will enable you to learn Chinese more effective.