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?

i'm still confused over which one i should be learning obviously, traditional is harder. which is why i think if i know it, then its easier to then recognize simplified, right?

I don’t know anything about Chinese names. I want to know if there is any Chinese name that sounds similar to “Minalga.” So far the best Chinese name I've come up with is Mi-Nao, but I have no idea whether it's actually a real Chinese name. So, is Mi-Nao a real Chinese name? Does anybody have any suggestions for a suitable Chinese name?

For example, my chinese book says "Do your mother and father both work" = "Ni mama he ni baba dou gongzuo ma?" BUT "Is that your older brother" you say "Na shi ni de gege ma" -- why only use "de" in the second instance?

I can write Chinese character to pin yin by setting the language bar. But my question is, when I type Chinese character by input from pinyin, I want to show both character Chinese AND also the pinyin bellow the character?

I am currently working on a story which has got quite a few Chinese conversations in it. I need someone to translate a few English sentences into Chinese, but not Chinese pinyin (e.g. 'ni hao' and 'xie xie'). if possible, could my sentences be translated in the mainland tongue (I don’t know whether it is mandarin or Cantonese)? The sentences I need the Chinese translation are: "please help me. my head hurts." "give me food. I am hungry." "I don’t like you. Take me home." "I’m scared. take me home." "I hate you. I hate this place. I don’t want to stay here. Please take me back home." any and all help with be greatly appreciated. Cheers!

In Chinese pinyin, if I get the Chinese tones wrong, will I still be understood?

Where can I learn mandarin Chinese? Any websites or books for Chinese learning?

I'm going in Taiwan for working. um my question is it ok if I learn Chinese language if I go work there. If not, is it ok to communicate them using my English?

每天我七点半起床。我一边洗澡一边唱歌以后上课我学中文。中午吃午饭在我的宿舍然后我…

Or are there any more popular languages spoken in most countries? Just curious to know, and would appreciate your sincere opinions! :-))

The word "xi" in chinese means west the word "xie" in chinese means thanks do you pronounce them the same? Xie = She

For someone who grew up to the English language. I'm 18 years old, and wondering, for how long it will take at my age to learn Chinese (including common quotations and sayings).

I.e. a proper course or any materials; I am a beginner. Look for a low cost but excellent Chinese language programme that can take me up to a good level of Chinese language. Perhaps with options to progress further. Thank you very much!

What does “lao po da ren” in Chinese pinyin mean? Does it mean the person who is my wife?

I've always wondered- does Chinese have any roots like how Spanish has Latin roots? Where did Mandarin Chinese come from?

I am getting a tattoo and I want Chinese symbols in the tattoo that mean battles beside angels. in as few symbols as possible as long as it shows that meaning. no more than 3 or 4.

How come in Pimsleur the phrase "keyi" or "can" gets rid of the "yi" when asking the question "Ni ke bu keyi gei wo yidiar qian?"-- is this unique to the verb "can" or is it optional to remove the "yi"?

I plan to take Chinese lessons next month, so I want to know something first about Chinese characters. Since there are now two Chinese writing systems I can learn in Chinese lessons, how much does simplified Chinese differ from traditional? Seeing as there are thousands of characters in Chinese, they couldn't have changed all of them. So how many were "simplified"? Especially ones that are seen in common usage.