How Shuangpin Saved Me Tons of Time (And Why I Ditched Pinyin)

Shuangpin is another input method like Pinyin. Compared to Pinyin, which might require 1 to 6 keystrokes, Shuangpin only requires a consistent two. This allows for much more fluent and rhythmic typing.

There are a lot of different Shuangpin schemes. I ended up going with the “小鹤方案”. Here is the layout for it:

If you are like me and work with computers and Chinese a lot, I truly believe that choosing it will save you tons of time in the long run.

I have been using it for months and have completely replaced the Pinyin method. It is much more efficient.

At the beginning, you can use this website to practice. Just remember to change 练习模式 to 全部顺序.

Hope this helps you, and enjoy giving it a try!