i think that first you can study chinese words and sentences , and then you can remember many words and senteces after no need more grammar that can be "build" sentences correctly in Chinese. Grammar important but if you don't want to become chinese teacher ,you can "build" sentences just for understand ,it's ok. i think so and also i study english also like that .words ,sentences ,article.step by step and slowly and then you can understand grammar from your mind.and speak more ,write more,you can be very well about chinese .