What Chinese words are particularly difficult to translate into English?
I like to read 武侠小说, a category of Chinese novels that does not have an equivalent counterpart in the West. The closest I can think …
Why do some people find Chinese easier than Japanese or Korean for an English speaker to learn?
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 …
What are your thoughts on having a foreigner name as your Chinese last name?
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 …
What is the best thing to know when starting to learn Chinese?
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 …
What is the longest word in Mandarin Language?
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 …
Why is there no “V” in Chinese?
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. …
Why does it seem that Mandarin Chinese grammar isn’t well-researched?
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 …
Why do ancient Chinese 1-yuan bills have “壹” and not ”一”?
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 …
What is the meaning of “傻逼” in Mandarin Chinese?
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 …
Why did China switch from traditional to simplified characters?
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 …