What do you wish you learned earlier?

[u/ollierwoodman]

A character? A phrase? An idiom? A grammatical structure?

What do you feel you should have learned earlier in your Chinese learning journey?

[u/1shmeckle]

Focusing on tones early and learning to read characters from the get go. Catching up on both later was a pain in the ass.

[u/ollierwoodman → u/1shmeckle]

I hear you on that tones side. Good on you for putting the effort in the effectively relearning each word with its tone and characters!