Is it possible to learn Chinese in 1 year before starting your major in China?
I did. I was really interested in Chinese (still am) and worked like a demon. I had the advantage that I was in Taiwan, surrounded …
Is my Chinese name which my parents have given me (surname 陈徐，name 诗汶) a good Chinese name? What does it mean?
Yes, Chenxu Shiwen, or 陈徐诗汶 in Chinese, is a good Chinese name. Nowadays, there are Chinese people choosing to use a combination of surnames of …
Can you easily learn Chinese without learning Pinyin?
Yes, you can. Move to China so you’re in the Chinese language environment. Get a tutor so they can help you learn the characters by …
Is 金妍希 a very Korean sounding Chinese name?
Yes. Here is my perspective as a Hàn (Chinese) Character-topic enthusiast Korean individual. Korean reading for each Hanja character: 金 Translation: Hun’dok: 1. soé [“iron”, “metal (alloy)”] 2. sŏng …
How does Chinese acquire new words if they are all different characters?
WiFi => 无线，无线网 (no wire, wireless, wireless network) Computers => 电脑，计算机 (Electronic Brain, Computating Machine) But those aren’t new words, they’ve been around for a …
Is 挪移 (Nuoyi) an acceptable Chinese name?
To be honest? It’s one of the worst names I’ve seen suggested on Quora. The moment I saw it, I immediately thought 挪用公款移法辦 embezzling and …
Do some Chinese people have full names like for example with given names, middle names, and a surname?
Well, in the Chinese culture, we have a term generational name, or 字辈 in Chinese, which could be seen in some Chinese people’s names. And …
What is one famous Chinese proverb and explain it?
Well, I will mention an example, 天不言自高, 地不言自厚, which literally means the sky doesn’t say how high it is and the ground doesn’t say how …
Are there other kanjis/hanzi that have like a bunch of a single radical combined to make 1 kanji/hanzi? Something like 又双叒叕 and 人从众?.
There are tons but I know some… [I know that I’m missing some more but these are what I currently know on the top of …
Is 吉蝴 a good name for a girl?
LOL, no. If you’re going for “lucky butterfly,” 吉蝴 is the worst you could go with. It’s a weird name because 蝴 isn’t a common …