Learn Conversational Chinese Through
High-Frequency Concepts
The Concept Unlock Method teaches high-frequency Chinese ideas as a connected system, so every new concept expands what you can understand and say.
The Power of 是
Transcript
You've got it. It's about defining what something is. Ready for a quick dialogue? Here we go.
Ep 42: Ordering Coffee
04:28 / 12:45
我想点一杯拿铁。
I'd like to order a latte.
好的，要冰的还是热的？
Okay, iced or hot?
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Concept Unlocking:
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We focus exclusively on the top 1,000 most frequently used words. By mastering a single high-frequency core node like "要", you instantly unlock a web of related patterns, vocabulary, and grammar structures.
Rank #14
yào
to want / to need / will
Instantly Unlocked Patterns
Concept WebYĚ YÀO
also want
BÙ YÀO
don't want
YÀO BÙ YÀO
want or not?
YÀO MA?
want?
XŪ YÀO
to need
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Browse the public strategy guides, concept library, syllabus, transcripts, and sample lessons. The claim is simple: each new concept should increase what you can understand and say.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Speak1000 is a conversational Chinese course built around the most useful high-frequency concepts. Short podcast lessons, transcripts, and sentence patterns help you understand and reuse what you hear.
What is the Concept Unlock Method?
Each lesson introduces one high-frequency concept and immediately shows the combinations it unlocks. New Chinese attaches to what you already know, so one idea expands into many useful sentences.
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