I don't get special tone rules in Chinese pinyin. If there are two third tones right after one another in a word you pronounce the first one as the second tone but still write it as the third tone in Chinese pinyin. Well, how are you supposed to know whether something is to be marked as a third or second tone when they both sound exactly the same in Chinese pinyin? Help!

My Chinese teacher gave me an assignment. And I'm supposed to translate a Chinese text into English. My Chinese teacher is very (VERY) big on preciseness. Last time we translated something, my Chinese teacher graded me down because I used "very" instead of "extremely". For this assignment, should I translate directly? (Like, to the word, and to the comma, even to the point where it doesn't make sense in English?) or should I just glean the meaning from the text and translate that?

I wanted to know what this sentence is translated into Chinese Mandarin? I’ve been learning Chinese for a year so I’m not advanced enough yet to get it spot on. ok thanks this is the sentence: Endure, in enduring grow strong. Thanks for all your help! And by the way, what’s the best way to learn Chinese?

I really want to learn more and improve my spoken Chinese. Is the "nothing" in this context the same as "nothing" in any context?

imp English educated Chinese guy and i don’t know how to read or write but i know how to speak mandarin. what i afraid is that Chinese language will be the international language soon as china is getting greater and better. i already feel upset that i don’t know Chinese language and i heard from a friend said that Chinese language is getting popular so she gonna let his children to learn Chinese language in the future. so, is it true? Mandarin/Chinese language will become the international language soon?

I need practice recognizing the four tones quicker. So is there a site or a place I can go listen to mandarin in Chinese lessons and check the tone?

We tried to learn Chinese yesterday and it was so much fun. It has the funniest sounds ever. he ha hu...We are looking for Chinese lessons in particular. :-)

I start to learn Chinese lessons tomorrow night and am just wondering if anyone knows anything about learning Chinese lessons.

I know the basics (ni hao, ni hao ma, xie xie, bu ke qi, du bu qi, dui bu dui, hao, hao le, etc., & the tones) but I don't know the Chinese grammar at all. Can someone (briefly) explain Chinese Grammar to me? It would help me so much. I've heard it's not that hard. Also, should i be learning Chinese grammar first or conversational phrases, or just building up my Chinese vocabulary? Thanks for all of the help!

沒事Also, my friend said "pei". What does it means? BTW. this is Chinese/mandarin.

I'm trying to say that I go to/attend St. Chad's school but I'm not sure which of these are correct in Chinese grammar if any at all.. 我在St. Chad's上学 我去St. Chad's上学 我去St. Chad's学校 thanks in advance :)

I want to study Mandarin online, but I don't want to be ripped off. Can someone personally recommend on online course that is honest and reasonably priced?

I want to study Chinese, but I have to study at home. Do you think studying Chinese online is a good choice?

I would like to know how to learn Chinese. How long do you think it would take to become fluent in Chinese? I know it is a very difficult language to learn but I really want to learn it. How many years would it take to become fluent?

Please don't give Google translations to these two daily Chinese sentences, only native speakers please. 1. What year did your father come to Australia? 2. Which day of the week is Australia Day this year?