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Why does Chinese grammar seem easier and more concise than Japanese and Korean?

August 18, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Thank you for the request. That’s because Chinese grammar is objectively easier than Korean or Japanese grammar. Now, don’t get me wrong, for an English …

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Is it politically correct to say someone speaks Chinese?

August 18, 2023 by chinesespeaking

It’s not offensive, but it’s horribly incorrect. It’s like saying people from France and Albania both speak “European”. I mean, there are a group of …

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Why don’t Chinese read Tang poetry in Middle Chinese?

August 16, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Why don’t Americans read Shakespeare in contemporary English, or Chaucer in contemporary English? That’s not the way Shakespeare of Chaucer sound. If you have studied …

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People who learned Chinese as a second language, how did you do it?

August 15, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Just suffer through it. Life is hard, what do you expect? In the literal sense of the question, I took online classes. Five hours of …

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People who learned Chinese as a second language, how did you do it?

August 11, 2023 by chinesespeaking

I studied it for four hours daily for one year, then I went to Chinese-language high school and graduated from high school (three years) where …

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Why are Mandarin and Cantonese often simply termed as “Chinese” if they are very different?

August 10, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Mandarin and Cantonese is Chinese, that’s why they are termed as Chinese, they are just different dialects from the same language, the writing is the …

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Is the Chinese name 秦蕊丝 a good name?

August 8, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Yes, Qin Ruisi, or 秦蕊丝 is a good female name. However, if you want a great Chinese female name that sounds natural to ears of …

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Are there any Chinese surnames meaning heaven or lotus?

August 1, 2023 by chinesespeaking

Yes, there are two Chinese surnames which could mean heaven and lotus, respectively. The Chinese surname Qian, or 乾 in Chinese, could refer to Heaven, …

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What makes Chinese (Mandarin) difficult to learn?

July 31, 2023 by chinesespeaking

The thing about Chinese is that you never stop learning the language. I started learning Chinese when I was young. I would say I am …

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Why is it hard to learn Chinese?

July 30, 2023 by chinesespeaking

It’s not hard. If you went back two years and told me this would be my opinion of the language now I’d laugh at how …

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