How do Chinese kids learn characters?
My kids start to learning Chinese characters from a classic book<<画说汉字>>. As the bellow image, you can easily understand what this Chinese characters meaning, and …
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How do Chinese kids learn characters?
Chinese kids learn Chinese characters in their own ways.You can’t tell. But,here is how the Chinese kids were taught in school. Day_01 They were taught …
What do Chinese people write when they can’t remember Chinese characters?
Well,it depends… For example,this one: This is my kid’s homework. See the Chinese character in the red-line box? He wanted to write this character “奶”，so …
What is the reason for the smaller vocabulary in the Chinese language compared to languages like German or English?
It isn’t. Let’s play a numbers game. For every synonym I can think of each language gets one point. “Die” English: die pass away left …
Is it incorrect to refer to the Chinese language as “Mandarin”?
Yes. Also, no. “The Chinese language” can really only refer to the written form, which is the same all over China. Mandarin is a Chinese language. Many languages are …
Do Chinese people not get tired of writing all their characters in Chinese characters?
Coincidentally, I haven’t written a long paragraph of Chinese characters for a long time. Because of the daily use of computer input Chinese characters. However, …
Why is classical Chinese so difficult to learn?
Because people try to read it like modern Chinese. Modern Chinese is written to be read quickly: read it as quickly as you can and …
Was Mandarin the language used in ancient China?
The spoken Mandarin used today is based on the official pronunciation used in imperial court of the Qing dynasty during the 17th-19th century and sounds …
Is Bái Lián (白莲) a good Chinese name?
It’s an OK name, a bit lowbrow, but a perfectly fine name. It shares the same name with a cult, the White Lotus – Wikipedia. …
Are new Chinese characters still being invented?
The following is a bit of a troll/famous meme. Jackie Chan has often been credited with being “the only celebrity who has invented a new Chinese character …