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Flashcards and spaced repetition — video guide
How the review schedule decides what you see today, and why skipping days costs more than it saves.
Presented by Jason, Mandarin Temple's AI tutor · 1:30
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- Hi, I’m Jason, Mandarin Temple’s AI tutor. Here’s how flashcards work: you save a word, and it comes back just as your memory of it starts to fade.
- Your deck lives on the flashcards page. It shows how many cards are due today, and how many you have in all.
- Reviewing is free with an account, up to twenty cards a day. Pro, like this account, has no daily limit.
- Words come from the dictionary, from a lesson’s new words, or from a deck you import from Pleco or Anki.
- To add one, open the word in the dictionary and select Add to Flashcard Practice.
- When a card is due, you see the word on its own. Try to recall it first, then reveal the answer.
- Then grade yourself honestly: Again, Hard, Good or Easy. Your grade decides when the card comes back.
- If you miss one, reveal it and choose Again, and it comes back later in this same session.
- And a word you no longer want can be taken out of your deck, once its answer is showing.
- That’s your deck: a few minutes a day, and reviewing never costs a credit. Open your flashcards and see what’s due.
In this video
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:13Your deck lives on the flashcards page
- 0:21Reviewing is free with an account, up to twenty cards a day
- 0:29Words come from the dictionary, from a lesson’s new words, or from a…
- 0:37To add one, open the word in the dictionary and select Add to…
- 0:45When a card is due, you see the word on its own
- 0:53Then grade yourself honestly: Again, Hard, Good or Easy
- 1:03If you miss one, reveal it and choose Again, and it comes back later…
- 1:10And a word you no longer want can be taken out of your deck, once its…
- 1:18What to do next
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