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Why do some people find Chinese easier than Japanese or Korean for an English speaker to learn?

October 11, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Chinese grammar is similar to English and much easier. Chinese Characters is hard but if u learn Japanese, you also have to learn those Chinese …

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What are your thoughts on having a foreigner name as your Chinese last name?

October 2, 2023 by chinesespeaking

No, I don’t find it embarrassing or bothersome. I mean, when I look at various ways of romanizations of names of people from the Chinese-speaking …

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What is the best thing to know when starting to learn Chinese?

September 30, 2023 by chinesespeaking

It’s a different ballgame. You didn’t mention your native language, so I don’t know your starting point. But first, with Chinese, there are no verb …

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What is the longest word in Mandarin Language?

September 29, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Unfortunately, we don’t have the ” longest” word in China, because all our characters are individual. However, we have the most complex word. This one …

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Why is there no “V” in Chinese?

September 27, 2023 by chinesespeaking

There is a V sound in some Chinese dialects, such as Hakka. If you listen to northern Chinese speak, sometimes they use a V sound. …

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Why does it seem that Mandarin Chinese grammar isn’t well-researched?

September 24, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Grammar is useful for Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, and other highly structured languages, but isn’t really that necessary for Chinese. There are no verb conjugations. A …

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Why do ancient Chinese 1-yuan bills have “壹” and not ”一”?

September 23, 2023 by chinesespeaking

The character “壹” is how the number 1 is written in financial numerals. The financial numerals are still being used today in both China and …

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What is the meaning of “傻逼” in Mandarin Chinese?

September 22, 2023 by chinesespeaking

傻逼 contains two Chinese characters, 傻(Sha): stupid 逼(Bi): an insulting word ,that contains female genitalia and the meaning of bastard Exact Translation: stupid bastard. This …

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Why did China switch from traditional to simplified characters?

September 21, 2023September 20, 2023 by chinesespeaking

You have to know a little known history. Today’s China was established in 1949, and its founders were Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of …

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I wish to be fluent enough in Chinese to be able to speak in professional gatherings. Where do I start and how?

September 14, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Live in a coercive language environment where only standard putonghua or Mandarin is spoken. You will need at least 2 years to get up to …

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