Basic chinese words

If you're planning to study to learn how to read Chinese in 2024, you're going to want to check out this list of the best tools to use.

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The best way to learn Chinese is to practice with a Chinese companion. Don’t have one? Don’t worry. Here is the best alternative: Chat to Learn Chinese App.

It will take 9 minutes to read this post but it’ll help you out in unfamiliar situations and avoid some misunderstandings when traveling in China!

It will take 9 minutes to read this post but it’ll help you out in unfamiliar situations and avoid some misunderstandings when traveling in China!

Chinese Alphabet: There is no Chinese alphabet in the sense we understand it in the West. Chinese characters are not letters (with some exceptions), Chinese characters represent an idea, a concept or an object. While in the west each of the letters of our alphabet represents a sound that generally has no particular meaning. (...)

Basic rules of Chinese stroke order. And when in doubt, just look it up. (Rule 3 vs. 9 and 10, for example, may seem to contradict a little bit.)