Fans of Chinese and Mandarin
If what you wanted to ask is whether Paris Fan is a suitable name for your Chinese name 范逸瑶, which is spell as Fan Yiyao …
As Xie Wei mentioned, the term “measure word” / 量词 is actually obscuring a bit of complexity here. The quick and dirty version is that …
This is difficult to translate, mainly because modern Vietnamese uses a phonetic writing system based on the Latin alphabet. I suggest you go back and …
Yes, I think so. I mean, there are Chinese characters or expressions sharing same spellings in alphabet letters, but their tones are different. Let’s use …
Know someone who is a ballerina? Doesn’t she looks like 女？ The description is in the hands of the word for girl. She is the …
No, it’s not really hard. Here’s how: (1) Ignore the characters (at least until you can speak fluently). 2) Get a grounding in applied linguistics, …
There are multiple dialects in South China. Strictly speaking, Mandarin is not a dialect. It is a language with multiple dialects. The national language of …
The official standardized simplified word now appeared in 1955 and was implemented in 1956. The purpose is to increase the rate of literacy. Simplified characters …
Yes, you should. Why? There are a lot of reasons that apply generally to English speakers. Learning a language like Mandarin represents a significant cognitive …
First of all, be patient, and let’s clarify some THINGS. This will help us to understand why there are so many categories, names, or branches …