Because Chinese characters are so complex ... but you can learn a few basic words and phrases. People in China and Taiwan tend to be warm towards visitors; they know the language is difficult ...

Most of the world’s languages are written alphabetically; in an alphabetic writing system the basic components represent sounds only without ... system (generally under 50), but a logographic system, ...

After showing students the clip, practise the basic Chinese greetings. Write down both pinyin and characters of Nihao, Zaijian, Xiexie on the white board as a reminder for the students or use pre ...