I still find new words and phrases in Chinese all the time.

Even after learning for more than 20 years, most articles I read have the odd "advanced" idiom, colloquialism, or slang which is new to me.

ChatGPT is a great tool to learn and understand them quickly.

I've been using it in these 3 ways:

#1 Providing example sentences

ChatGPT is great at providing good quality example sentences. These can be adapted into "clozed" sentences (with a blank where the key word is) to help practice. Ask for 5-10 of them for each new word.

#2 Generating longer texts

As well as example sentences, ChatGPT can generate longer Chinese texts on topics. Reading longer texts can help deepen understanding through more practice.

#3 Learning about stories behind idioms

Many idioms have vivid backstories. These idioms are normally the hardest to understand based on only the characters. Learning the back story in English helps learn on a deeper level, create extra context to remember, while avoiding overwhelm.