Do note that we’re talking about learning thirty new cards per day, rather than thirty new words. Over the next few chapters, I’m going to show you how to break sounds, words, and grammar into their smallest, easiest-to-remember bits. You’ll memorize each bit individually. As a result, some words may involve a small handful of cards. This may sound like more work (“I have to memorize four flash cards for a single Chinese character?”), but as you’ll see, it’s going to make your life much easier. SRSs give you the ability to retain everything you throw into them. As long as you can review a
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