Is Cantonese the second most spoken variety of Chinese after Mandarin?

August 9, 2022 chinesespeaking 0 Comments

Definitely not. I am sure Cantonese isn’t that big in China (everything is bigger in China), so I consulted Wiki for a quick look. According to English Wikipedia citing a 2004 study: Mandarin: 798.6 million (66.2%) Min (“Fujianese”): 75 million (6.2%) — incl. Hainan, Hokkien, Teochew Wu (“Jiangnanese”): 73.8 million (6.1%) Jin (“Shanxinese”): 63 million (5.2%) — …

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What is the best way to memorize Chinese characters along with their sounds in Mandarin?

August 9, 2022 chinesespeaking 0 Comments

Not the best person to answer this question but since you requested to me, here’s how I memorize Mandarin pronunciation (spelling) of Chinese Characters. For Chinese Characters and their meaning, Visual images effectively help a lot… For Mandarin, Cantonese, and any Chinese dialect pronunciation, If you know the topic of “Syllable Structures”, then here it …

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