Few things in Chinese culture are more widely misunderstood outside of China than the Chinese language. The Chinese write very differently from us and indeed from all other literate societies in today ...

The Han people have their own spoken and written languages, namely Chinese. It is the most commonly used language in China, and one of the most commonly used languages in the world. All China's 55 ...

It would seem that from the very beginning of writing certain symbols that originated as pictograms were used for their sound alone, and it was only when this phonetic use of characters was introduced ...

The pre-sessional Chinese Language Course is a two week intensive programme for beginners (20 hours per week). The pre-sessional course is taught in English and Mandarin and includes coverage of the ...

Students develop all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) with an emphasis on oral communication. Texts are in simplified characters with vocabulary in both simplified and ...

Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese and to the culture of Chinese-speaking regions. This course meets three (3) hours per week in the classroom and requires at least ...

Of course, a written language needs to convey ideas as well as things, so another group of characters illustrate abstract concepts such as one 一, two 二, above 上 and below 下.

So, is it necessary or justified for China to promote a standard spoken and written language? Does it really infringe upon the language rights of ethnic minorities? The status of Chinese language ...

This Chinese Language and Culture major emphasizes strong language training and seeks to instill ... independent student research through the required Advanced Seminar (CHIN 428). Qualified students ...

Americans are slowly diving into the Chinese language, said Jia Yuxuan, a research associate at the Center for China and Globalization, adding that what she saw in the migration of TikTokers to ...