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Merry Mandarin 4.4: 62,000+ Dictionary Entries and Four New East Asian Languages

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Merry Mandarin 4.4: 62,000+ Dictionary Entries and Four New East Asian Languages

Merry Mandarin 4.4 is out: the dictionary has grown to over 62,000 entries, and the app is now fully available in Japanese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Tagalog.

3 min read

Why Merry Mandarin Doesn't Use SM-2 (and What 'Ease Hell' Really Is)

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Why Merry Mandarin Doesn't Use SM-2 (and What 'Ease Hell' Really Is)

The algorithm behind most flashcard apps can trap your hardest cards in a review spiral called ease hell. Here's how that happens, and why Merry Mandarin built on FSRS-5 instead.

8 min read

Welcome to the New Merry Mandarin Blog

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Welcome to the New Merry Mandarin Blog

The Merry Mandarin Blog is live today: original, carefully-researched articles on learning Chinese, sitting alongside the free tools suite and Grammar Lab.

2 min read