The latest articles on DEV Community by NiHao Guest (@nihaoguest). https://dev.to/nihaoguest https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4217716%2F42d5841c-2df5-4fbf-a0fe-6cbbce3145ac.png https://dev.to/nihaoguest en NiHao Guest Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:16:03 +0000 https://dev.to/nihaoguest/do-practice-partners-actually-help-when-you-start-speaking-chinese-44f0 https://dev.to/nihaoguest/do-practice-partners-actually-help-when-you-start-speaking-chinese-44f0 <p>In my app there's a little panda called 小文. You say your 3 lines, 小文 listens, then it plays the guest so you can practise the conversation. Honestly it feels less scary than talking to a real person the first time. Do you think practice partners like this actually help, or do people just skip them?</p> discuss showdev