Just out of interest - people say it comes much more quickly if you are staying in the country the language is spoken in.

Although I often try to obey the "official" stroke orders, there are some Chinese characters in which I find it better and easier to write if I write them in my own orders instead of following the prescribed stroke orders. Am I making a mockery out of the Chinese language and culture by innovating my own stroke orders? Is following the correct order indispensable or just helpful?

am begin to learn chinese language but the problem is how to say the words.can you help me?

I'm thinking of learning Chinese but I want to know what career(s) I could get as knowing Chinese and English, including jobs other than teaching. I would also like to become a pilot when I can afford the training. Would know Chinese help an aviation career?

what does : """老天，我没做过什么亏心事，请保佑我们吖... 阿门 感恩""" mean?? THANKS!

Can anyone tell me the proper Chinese characters / pinyin (?) for the name Xiaoxiao (woman)? All I know is that it isn't what I thought ( 小小 )

Does 欣 stand alone or not? Thanks in advance.

:) I’m thinking of getting a tattoo saying one of those things thank you

I'm 16, and I really want to take Chinese. I don't have it at my school, but I was thinking of taking it outside of school. How much are Chinese classes usually, and is it really hard to learn?

I am a fan of languages and I have many on my to-learn list. My time is, however, limited so it's better I choose one or two. Which one of the following would you recommend? (Not only in terms of usefulness but also of linguistic interest): Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Georgian, Italian, And French.

I plan to learn at least nine languages in my hopefully long lifetime. Would it be reasonable to devote 10 years into studying each language? Since I really don't think I could I spend just a few years on each and hope to become extremely fluent. Well here is my list on what I plan to learn Arabic French German Greek Hebrew Japanese Korean Latin Mandarin Chinese

I want a tattoo of one of these, but i can’t find any of them.

In American English, children like to speak to one another in a special language called "Pig Latin" that so that adults would not know what they are saying. You simply take ordinary English words, move the first consonant cluster to the back, and add "ay". If there is no consonant, just add "way" or "hay". For example, "Look at that person drinking beer" in Pig Latin is "Ook-lay at-way at-thay erson-pay inking-dray eer-bay". Is there a popular obfuscation system for Chinese?

Our newly adopted 6yo Chinese daughter uses this phrase.