The HSK exam (Chinese TOEFL) is an exam that shows one's Chinese level. How long should you have been studying Chinese and how much Chinese should you know before you could take an Elementary-Intermediate level HSK Exam?

Hello. I'm a 15 year old sophomore in the US, and I plan to learn Chinese in college, Specifically, Mandarin language. I'd like to begin to learn Chinese stroke patterns and how to properly write Chinese characters, even if I don't know their meaning. I feel that by doing this, it won't be such a difficult task as it would be if I were learning from scratch in college. Could anyone recommend me some good media? Money is not a factor. Thanks.

What’s the best book you can suggest for each language? I've read "Japanese: The Easy Way" by Karen Sandness and "Speak E-Z Chinese". If anyone knows these books can you tell me your comments about them?

I am looking for New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook 2 and Workbook 2 answer keys. Textbook 2 (new addition) contains lessons 15 thru 26

I want to learn Chinese but I can't take it in school. So, I need a textbook and was wondering what are some good beginner Chinese learning textbooks. I'm 13 so preferably one that is at a middle school level and isn't expensive.

I asked my family what is the difference between Chinese and Mandarin. My sister said that Mandarin is the language, and Chinese is nationality, and my other sister said that Mandarin and Chinese are languages.

Hey I am taking classes to learn Mandarin Chinese.....and just last week was my first class....I've found the lessons quite hard to follow because I'm different from a different ethnic background and speak a different language. I also notice that unlike English, where there are ABCs, Chinese is more like symbols.... I am having a hard time of trying to learn Mandarin language....can any of u guys suggest anything that could help me learn Mandarin Chinese...or improve it...?

I've heard that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn. Despite that, I want to learn it. I have no idea where to start, and how to start. Do you have any recommendations on books about learning Chinese? Software? CDs? Anything? Where should I start, I suppose, is the fundamental question.

I've been studying Japanese for a little while, and want to also get into Chinese now. The books for Japanese I used were Japanese For Busy People & Genki Series....these books were GREAT! I really learnt tons! Now I'm not familiar with any Chinese (mandarin) books, so I'm wondering if you guys could recommend any good ones? I've taken a semester of Chinese at my local uni, and we didn't use books, but he recommended Integrated Chinese Can you recommend this book? And please, I don't want a book all in pinyin or anything, I want to use the hanzi as soon as possible. I learned the Kana for Japanese and bought the Kana versions of the book, and this was the Best decision I could have made. Thanks for all the info!

I want to learn Mandarin Chinese, I used Google to learn some simplistic sayings and the different tones.

I am interested in learning this language. Any suggestions on which books/cds to buy which teaches a lot and can somehow spark my interest in the language and culture more?

this is for my own personal education im curious as to how close i am to translating this correctly anyone out there who has the time to translate this it is much appreciated. Alright here it is: I went to Seattle for my holiday because I have family and friends that live there as well as a house. I lived in Seattle before I moved to Bei Jing this is why I frequently visit. I stayed in Seattle for three weeks at my old house. During this time I saw many old friends, snowboarded and family members from australia came and visited. My grandmother and grandfather on my mother side came from sydney to share christmas with us. An aunt and uncle also stayed for a few weeks in our house with us. My eldest sister came with her boyfriend on christmas. Both of them already live America. There are mountains to snowboard on within 30 minutes of my house. My favorite part of my holiday was seeing my old friends. Many of them can drive which made it easy to see a lot of them. Christmas and New Years were also fun with my family.

to study chinese. When will this course ?Can u tell me?

shíhou, wǒ yǒu kàn de jiā diànshì kòng zài

Where can I look to learn mandarin Chinese? Any websites or books?

Is it really as hard to learn Chinese language as people say? How did you learn Chinese language, thru class/immersion/etc? Can you explain the different tones? How long did it take you to become fluent (at least on a basic level)? Is it worth it to learn Chinese language?

I NEED CHINES LANGUAGE IN MY WORK ( CHINES TOUR GUIDE IN LUXOR _ EGYPT FOR CHINES TOURESTS WHEN COMING TO VISIT EGYPT.