How do I know which is right? Like for example, cheng2, chi2

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.

i mean it is the official language of china but there are so many dialects i don't know where mandarin is spoken. Also is standard mandarin the same one that is spoken in taiwan?

David ying gai cheng hu jian ming de ma ma tai tai. qi pao tong chang shi yong shen me bu zuo de? wo men ying gai jing chang duan lian shen ti. wo men jing chang mai yi xie cao mei he xiang jaiao

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.

Thanks In Advance (:

I know 2007 is 二〇〇七年 - I understand the character for the 1, - , but I also know that when spoken ,depending on the preceding tone, the tone for 1 changes? Help?

I find when I pronounce Chinese words, I take longer to pronounce it because of the tone falling rising but I notice other people don't take as long. Why's that? Any tips on to pronouncing correctly and quickly? What are some exercises I can do to recognize these tones better?

I'm planning on getting a tattoo of the Chinese symbol for wisdom. I've searched online for it and there are loads of different ones... so I’m not sure, anybody knows?

This is a Chinese grammar related question as I am studying the Chinese. What does 就 mean in this context? 本报记者最近就生日礼物的问题作了一项调查。 校长就教学改革计划对学生们进行了解释。 So in these two sentences, what does 就 mean?

What is the meaning of 经 when "Its object is usually a subject-predicate structure which indicates a person's action and is followed by the result brought about by this action:"

I need to know how to say "I'm sorry I took you for granted" in Chinese. Me and my boyfriend, who is Taiwanese, speak Japanese as our only common language, but this is one of those rare things that I just can't express to him. If possible could I please have the answer in Chinese characters? Pinyin would be a nice extra but I can find these out for myself. It needs to be right so please don't use Google translate! Thanks in advance to anyone who can help :)

I'm trying to send an email to a friend I met in China, with a few photographs attached in it. How would I say "I've attached photographs of us on the trip" in (Mandarin) Chinese? Having the characters (or at least pinyin) would be helpful, too. Thanks! also, what classifier is used with 彩虹? Is it just 个?

Ok I know this is sort of a dumb question but I'm just curious what other people think. I sort of want to learn Chinese, but I feel like I will just completely fail at pronouncing the words and sound really dumb. I feel like with an American accent, I'd sound really horrible and somewhat superficial trying to speak Chinese. I'm not viewing this as a reason to consider for whether or not I learn it by the way; I just want to know what people think about it Thanks

How do you translate... He who does not stay to defend his family and home when surrounded by wolves is not a true man.

I need a little basic language to assist Chinese customers in purchase of nuts/bolts/lumber and other hardware store items.

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

I've heard both. Does one situation call for one over the other, or might it be a Taiwanese VS. mainland China difference?

"fen xiang de kuai le shi jia bei de kuai le" transulate to english please