The Rocket Chinese Play the Part Series

Looking to travel or move to China? This series will help get you ready by taking you through practical, everyday conversations and giving you some essential cultural tips along the way.

Learn what you need to travel to or live in China.

The Rocket Chinese Play the Part series is for you if:

  • you already know some Mandarin Chinese and want to practice real-world, practical conversations;
  • you plan to go to China and want to be ready for everyday situations; or
  • you want something different than standard grammar lessons.

With Rocket Chinese Play the Part series, you'll...

  • Get ready for daily life in China.

    This series of lessons helps to prepare you for everyday life in China, so that you can hit the ground running when you arrive! There aren't any grammar explanations to worry about: the focus is on getting you ready for the kinds of things that people will actually say in real-life scenarios - and what you should say in return!

  • Practice on-the-spot speaking.

    Even though you already speak some Chinese, you may still get nervous when it comes time to talk to a native speaker in day-to-day life. We've got the perfect activity to help with this. It lets you practice both sides of practical conversations in a comfortable, stress-free environment, so that you're ready to respond when you're out in the real world.

  • Take a deep dive into parts of Chinese culture.

    Understanding Chinese culture is a big part of speaking Chinese and getting around in China. Each of the lessons in this series provides you with cultural insights so that you know what to expect even before you arrive!

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  • Expand your vocabulary.

    Improving your vocabulary is an important part of boosting your conversation skills. That's why each lesson in the Play the Part series comes with a specially selected list of words and phrases related to the lesson's topic, allowing you to expand both what you can say and what you can understand.

  • Polish your pronunciation.

    If you perfect your pronunciation, you can really blend in among native speakers. That's why this series contains hundreds of new phrases equipped with our state-of-the-art voice recognition tool, training you to speak just like the locals do!

  • Fine-tune your listening ability.

    Native Chinese speakers can sometimes speak very quickly, which means that you may still have trouble understanding what they're saying at times. The different scenarios in the Play the Part series provide you with real-world conversations spoken at a native-like speed, so you can really fine-tune your ear to the language.

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    • Remember what you cover.

      You'll put a lot of time into furthering your Chinese, so we make sure you can remember it all by including fun and engaging activities in every lesson of this series. These activities use algorithms to identify where you're having trouble and help you practice problematic words and phrases until they stick.

    • Stay on track and stay inspired.

      Motivation is key to stepping up your Chinese, so we make sure to provide you with a wide array of motivational tools and techniques. They'll keep your interest up and your focus sharp so you can meet your goals and make better progress.

    • Have lifetime access to your course.

      The Chinese language can be yours for life, and we believe your Chinese course should be too. With the Rocket Chinese Play the Part series, you can come back in a month, a year or even a decade and still have full access to your course. You'll also get all of the updates and improvements that we make for free!

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Very well designed course, it is easier to learn the sounds in Chinese which is the most difficult part about learning the language once you memorize basic vocabulary.

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What I like about Rocket Chinese are:

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I speak French and English and wanted to upgrade my Chinese because of my wife, her family and friends so they don't have to say things twice. All I can say is that I look forward every day to blocking off that 40 minutes, making some coffee and working my a Rocket lesson.

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