Mandarin Learning Resources for Beginners

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Let's meet online to share Mandarin Chinese learning resources

We'll try to cover the following:
- Installing and using Language input tools (Chinese Pinyin) on Chrome
- Installing and using Chinese keyboards on Windows and Mac OS
- Chinese web page reading extensions on Chrome
- Chinese typing practice using Pinyin Input
- Using Google sheets to keep a journal for learning Mandarin

This will be an intergroup meetup event. We'll join members of the London Mandarin Learners group for this online Mandarin Learning Resources sharing meetup.

Attendance is limited to 20 members across all groups. Please change your RSVP to "not going" if you can't attend, so that other people can sign up. If more advanced learners sign up, more places will open up on the RSVP list.

Start time:
10:00 AM Eastern Time (Sunday, April 5th, 2026)
- 3:00 PM London time (Sunday, April 5th, 2026)
- This event follows London time
Zoom meeting room will open at 9:50 AM
RSVPs close at 9:00 AM

We'll be doing screen sharing, so please sign in on a computer, not your smartphone.

Leaving before the end
Participants can leave any time they like. But please try to log in on time, so that the host does not need to repeat explanations and announcements to latecomers.

No-shows:
If you sign up for an event, please show up. If you have a schedule change and can't make it, please change your RSVP to "Not going". No-shows will be marked as such, so that attendee lists can accurately reflect attendance.

Webcams:
Participants will be asked to turn on their webcams so we can interact with each other just like we're in a face to face meetup. Please make sure your webcam and microphone are working before you log on.

Who should take part in this event?

• Beginners who do not know how to input Chinese characters using pinyin method.
• Beginners who would like to try constructing simple sentences with the words and phrases they know.
• Advanced learners who would like to help other learners.
• Native speakers of Mandarin with good command of English who would like to help.

Who should not take part in this event?

• People who just decided last week they wanted to start learning Mandarin.
• If you can't read basic Chinese characters in Pinyin, you're not yet a beginner. You need to spend a few months with a Mandarin teacher or a language learning App.
• Native speakers of Mandarin who only want to practice English.

Required:

• A computer with Zoom installed.
• A reliable internet connection.
• A working webcam.
• Web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari.
• A Gmail account for sharing Google sheets and docs.

Zoom link and password:
Please do not post Zoom login information on social media or on public pages of the Meetup website.
Before logging in, please read the following page:
Usage of Zoom and Tips for a better online meetup
*** No participant has the right to restrict how and when another participant uses the chat window. The host has overall control over how the meetup is conducted.*

• Zoom recording by participants is disabled and is not permitted throughout the course of the meetup session. If for some reason part of the session needs to be recorded, this will be done by the host, and participants will be given forewarning.
• Taking photos and videos of participants and posting them online without permission is not allowed.

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