Is Chinese arguably the toughest language in the world for a westerner to master?
Is Chinese arguably the toughest language in the world for a westerner to master? To speak, read & write in it as good as a …
Why is “Nintendo” in Chinese called “任天堂“ (Ren tian tang) and not “宁天多” (Ning tian duo)?
In Chinese language, if Japanese have original name or brand written in kanji/Chinese characters, usually Chinese no need to change their name based on Chinese …
Is it difficult for a native Malay speaker to learn Mandarin Chinese?
1 in 5 Chinese school kids in Malaysia aren’t even Chinese Non-Chinese students comprised 18% of Chinese-language primary schools in 2016, according to Malaysia Education …
Why are Chinese characters the only extant example of a logographic writing system?
While there have been notably successful logographic writing systems, there are specific reasons why the non-phonetic Chinese characters have survived while overall the “phonetic revolution” …
What’s the difference between a modern day Chinese name and an ancient Chinese name?
The wife of the Guangwu Emperor (5 bce – 57 ce) of the Eastern Han was named 陰麗華 Yin Lihua (family name Yin, Lihua, beautiful …
How come China did not evolve to use phonetic writing systems like most other languages?
Mistaken* premise. Chinese writing *IS* phonetic (mostly), but on a syllabic level: each character simultaneously stands for an entire syllable and a complete morpheme (minimal unit of …
“She has gone to New York many times.” Is this a correct sentence?
Correct in grammar but not in phraseology. The more authentic English phraseology is:— She has been to New York many times. — (For having visited there) She has gone to …
“She is too cute”, is this sentence correct?
Most of us use these kinds of sentences “It’s too hot”, “ It’s too rough”, “It’s too high”. We don’t realize that the proper grammatical …
Is the last name “Jin” more of a Chinese family name or of Korean family name?
Both. I’ll only be answering primarily from the Korean POV. It’s more complicated than simply being “more” Chinese or Korean, even though there are many …
Why don’t clocks in China have Chinese characters?
Well, in the old days, the clocks indeed had Chinese characters on them. Back then, they were called sundial instruments, or 日晷 in Chinese. Here …