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04 September 2026 15:03

I don't think it is completely useless... that's where i started...i learning basic Chinese grammar rules from Duolingo before AI

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04 September 2026 14:15

Urban Dictionary could explain Internet slang, but I rarely use that

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04 September 2026 14:13

also sometimes google translator fails in translating the word (it gives you a word but you feel like its not correct translation) in this cases i use LLM to translate it

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04 September 2026 14:11

so you put less effort into translating each word

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04 September 2026 14:10

yeah these are the drawbacks and i suffered from them in english abit too

but later you will discover this mistake in your knowledge and fix it

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04 September 2026 14:00

that said, I still need to know a little of English, otherwise a typo issue may ruin the translated words

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04 September 2026 13:57

I do read English documentations, use English in issues, pull requests, though my English cannot be as good as ChatGPT

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04 September 2026 13:56

Hmm, I remember I first learnt language rules at school, and when talking with netizens I found nobody care the rules

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04 September 2026 13:54

(but first you probably need to watch a small course or something , to understand the rules and logic of the language)

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04 September 2026 13:52

google translator is the best for learning
i just translate the english words i encounter

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04 September 2026 13:25

just type english chinese, I think

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04 September 2026 13:22

join one english-chinese swap learning group, that might be more helpful than apps

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04 September 2026 13:21

For hobbies I think duolingo is enough? Or Memories

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04 September 2026 13:20

Have been trying to learn Chinese for a while now

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04 September 2026 13:19

Oh i thought ur username was japanese...

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04 September 2026 14:16

For advanced learners, I think learning English words by English explanation is better

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04 September 2026 14:14

I remember GoldenDict, Ciyue are good to have a offline dictionary

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04 September 2026 14:13

I want to avoid misapply ASAP though, I would prefer a LLM

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04 September 2026 14:11

but i think its worth it since google translator is the easiest and fastest way to translate a word

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04 September 2026 14:04

You know, some times a single word refers to multiple meaning for different aspects
For example, 力度 can be force or presure in physics, can be strength in politics
while depth (深度) in both English and Chinese can be the physical scalar, or the understanding, intensity and seriousness

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04 September 2026 13:58

A dictionary or Gemini can be better I guess, you can describe your context, and it would correct you which word to use

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04 September 2026 13:56

even if he got wrong translation its kinda rare and he will probably get into funny situation in future and learn the correct translation

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04 September 2026 13:54

that can likely mess up the translation though

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04 September 2026 13:53

i was just playing games and translate words manually , then i accidently learned english lmao
it was not deliberate

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04 September 2026 13:51

i tried to learn english with doulingo
it was totally useless

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04 September 2026 13:24

I don't even know where to find one of those but i will search

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04 September 2026 13:21

Oh ok...what else u recommend

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04 September 2026 13:20

Moku means trees, and rin means cold and calm

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04 September 2026 13:20

Yep, that was randomly typed lol

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04 September 2026 13:19

Well.. I am a Chinese