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!

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.

Do kids in China learn to read and write Chinese characters or the spelled out Chinese words?

I plan to do business in China, so I think I should try to know more about business Chinese, such as business Chinese words, business Chinese etiquette and so on.

If you don't know the answer, please DON'T GUESS. How do you say "of" and "the" in Chinese language?

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 am using Rossetta stone and the pinyin setting is not that difficult but simplified Chinese characters are difficult. Are there any tricks to learning simplified Chinese characters, I find it difficult that I can't see any patterns in it?

What is the difference between jia ren and jia li in Chinese? Are they interchangeable? I got this question on an online Chinese test.

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've heard that "Never write a letter while you are angry" is commonly referenced as a Chinese proverb. Is there a 4-word 成语 idiom that corresponds to this? Or a 谚语 phrase? How would I actually speak Chinese idiom for it (I don't think it would be a direct translation..?)

I grew up speaking Chinese but I pretty much forgot it now. I can't read characters, and there's no one around to speak Chinese to me, so I figured I can review by reading simple Chinese pinyin sentences. I studied Chinese pinyin a little when I was in elementary school, so I know about the tones and how x makes a sh sound and q makes a ch sound. Help greatly appreciated!

I love animations and action movies that are based in china and have Chinese culture. Also all books.

I've had 3 friends die since last April. I want to get the Chinese characters for heaven tattooed on my wrist, so it's not anybody specific but for losing people close to me in general. I do not want to end up getting the wrong symbol so if anybody can send me a link with pictures and make sure it's accurate that'd be great.

I'm interested in spending summer break in Beijing, China in order to learn teens Chinese. Does anyone know a good program that teaches reading, writing, and speaking?

Anyone know some deep and/or meaningful quotes about loneliness in Chinese? Quotes about wandering or the rain, or wandering around in the rain (lol) will also do. Please also include the source (name of book, website link, etc.) and the whole quote in the actual Chinese words (Han characters).

I am going to Chinese Sunday school in UK on Sunday and I am 13 and it is my first time. I will be put in the bottom class as I don't know any mandarin. However I understand Cantonese so is mandarin similar?? Also, how shall I prepare for my first lesson? I don't want to look unprepared because I have been told that all the other pupils are 5 years old!! What shall I do on my first lesson? Thanks any advice will help

I need to know how to pronounce Chinese words I just need a huge list of Chinese words with pronunciation. Longest list gets best answer！

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?

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