I'm actually looking for the title of Joseph Heller's novel "Catch 22" and haven't had any luck. I'd like to get a hold of this book. I'm thinking it's something along the lines of “诡计二十二” (gui-3 ji-4).

I'm actually looking for the title of Joseph Heller's novel "Catch 22" and haven't had any luck. I'd like to get a hold of this book. I'm thinking it's something along the lines of “诡计二十二” (gui-3 ji-4). (Catch in this case is not as in "to catch a ball", but rather, when something seems to good to be true or too easy, often there is a "catch". This catch is an unseen detail that makes the situation much less appealing than it initially seemed. For example: someone offers to sell you his new Mercedes for $500....that sounds too good to be true....what's the catch? The catch is that it's down at the bottom of this lake....just give me the money and it's yours!!)

I recently started to attempt to teach myself Mandarin Chinese. I found a good website that is really helpful, but I still have a few questions. I am also trying to also learn how to write and read SOME of Chinese. So my questions are: -Can someone explain the whole "Radicals" thing to me? -And is there a way to pronounce a Chinese character, without know how to pronounce it? For example, like I could make up a word in English, and pronounce it without having to study the word.

The way I understand it leaves me confused. Wo yao tang = I want soup Wo xiang tang = I would like soup Wo xiang yao tang = I would like want soup <-- This I don't understand. Isn't this redundant? This is mandarin Chinese pinyin, by the way. Additional Details So, in the case of "wo xiang yao tang", the "xiang" has absolutely nothing to do with "would like to"? The "xiang" is put before the "yao" to make "wo yao tang" sound more polite? If so, then what is the actual definition of "xiang" in "xiang yao" or should "xiangyao" just be seen as one word basically meaning "politely want"?

Hello. I'm half Chinese and half Korean. Raised by my Korean mother, I've only learned Korean. Reuniting with my father, who can speak Chinese, Korean, and English has inspired my to learn my other native language. Recently, my father said that I can move to China for 1 to 2 years, in order to learn, but my question is what school do I go to in order to learn Chinese? Is there an Foreigner school which teaches Chinese for people who speak English? Also, how long do you think it will take to learn Chinese? I'm currently 13 years old. Thank you for reading this, greatly appreciate it.

"Bu zou" -- is this correct? How about "bie zoulu" -- why does my book add the "lu" to "zou" (walk?)??? Are both going to be understood as "don't walk"?

I know many Chinese characters overlap, but exactly how many characters were simplified from traditional?

From the aspects of Chinese culture, style, tradition and so on

I'm taking Chinese lessons from a lady who was born in raised in Taiwan for 39 years. She's only been in America for 11 years. She told me that "I speak little Chinese" in Mandarin is "hui yidian zhongwen". I looked it up on Yahoo answers and I got "wo hui shuo yidian zhong guo hua".. so..PLEASE CLEAR THIS UP FOR ME?

Or, could you please translate the characters into English? I know they represent three different forms of the Chinese language.

My name is Monica Angel (yes, Angel..)

To get a knowdege is good so that you able to communicate with you people with chinese like eg i have nursery school and i alway look for sponsor i can not communite.

I’m going to school in china, either 6th or 7th grade.. Anyone knows what its like? I mostly speak English, and my Chinese is not very good and i can’t write Chinese. I’m worried about making friends and schoolwork because i can’t really speak Chinese. Also, what is the curriculum like compared to Australia? i don’t want it to be too hard for me. Thanks.

Hello. I am writing a Mandarin composition. I am almost done, but I am not sure about a couple of things. How do I say the following in Mandarin (preferably pinyin)?: I go to school at Riddley College - I’d like to attend Cambridge University in the UK, because that is the university that my mother attended. - I plan to go to Australia this summer to ski. Thank You!

how do you say "funny" in mandarin chinese.

greeting respected officers!