Hi, I feel attracted to Chinese language, but I really need to know whether Chinese language has become a popular one in the world today?? Besides, which is more popular, Chinese language or Japanese?

“Death and life have determined appointments, riches and honor depend upon heaven.” and also, “Life and death are decided by fate, wealth and honor are from heaven.”

Right now I’m attempting to learn Spanish, but my mom keeps telling me that later the language to learn will be Mandarin Chinese...I see her point and why she would think that but I would like more opinions. What do you think would be the language worth learning? I'm still going to keep on learning Spanish but after that I want to try to learn another that's why Id like to figure out what language I should learn next though I know its my choice I want some ideas first....Oh and another thing what might be some of the best ways to approach learning a different language?

I need the phrases "ni de di yi ge chong wu jiao shenme?" "ni shi na li ren?" and "dan shi?" translated, a Chinese speaking person hacked my WoW account and I'm talking to them.

I'm learning simplified Mandarin Chinese, but I'm not sure if I'd the correct Chinese translation. Do these sound/look correct? Let me introduce, this is my friend Hong Wang. 我来介绍一下， 这是我的朋友王红。 How many roommates do you have? 你有几室友？ I have two roommates. 我有两个室友。 I often speak French with international students. 我常说法文跟留学生。 He often helps us practice Chinese. 他常帮助我们练习中文。 Are these correct?

How do you tell what occupation your parents have in Chinese language? My dad is a ship builder and my mom is a stay at home mom. How would I say this in Chinese?

This is the sentence: "It is not my intention, were it in my power, to enter into the inquiry as to the true method of dividing the cetacea into groups and families"

There are tall mountains as well as plateaus in Yunnan. Therefore, geographical conditions differ greatly. Everywhere the landscape is very beautiful. In many places, it's neither too cold nor too hot no matter when you go. It is very suitable for tourism.

I am getting a ring for my g/f this Christmas, (she is Chinese) and obviously I cannot understand the language (I am a white guy from Alabama). Does anyone know how to say "you are amazing and beautiful" Chinese (western lettering)? Perhaps in Mandarin or something Fujainese people would understand? Any help would be GREAT!

I would like to write a formal thank-you letter to my Chinese teacher for my last year of Chinese at school, but I'm terrified of making a mistake! Could someone please _roughly_ translate the following into Chinese for me? [NO ONLINE TRANSLATIONS!!!] ----- Dear 萧老师， I am writing to thank you for being such an outstanding teacher of Chinese this year. Thanks to your tireless assistance, I now feel a lot more confident in speaking, reading and writing Chinese. I particularly appreciated all the support you gave me in preparing for the oral examination. No matter what grade I get at the end of the year, I feel I have done my best thanks to your teaching. I hope that you and your family have happy New Year. Hopefully we can stay in touch. Yours sincerely, ZZZ

Here is the pinyin, what do these statements mean in English? 1. ni sheng bing le ma? 2. ni dui shen me guo ming? 3. ni dui shen me yao guo ming? 4. ni kan yi sheng le ma? 5. ni chi yao le ma? 6. Wo mei you guo min. If you can help me with any of the 6 that would be great!

Is this originally a Chinese expression?

我 的 家 我 叫 木可思。 我 的 家 有 四 个 人。 我 有 爸爸， 妈妈，和 孪生妹 。 我 家 在 __________。我 的 爸爸 名字 是 _____，和 我 的 妈妈 名字 是 ______。 今 年 我 的 爸爸 和 妈妈 是 五十五 岁。我 的 孪生妹 名字 是 _______，还 是 木可灯。 今 年 我 的 孪生妹 和 我 是 十九 岁。 我 会 先 介绍 我 的 妈妈。 她 美 和谦虚。 她 是 个 很 好 的 艺术家。 我 的 孪生妹 在 是 大学生。她比我一分年轻。 她 在 _______ 大学 工作 在 Rec。 barn。 去年 她 工作 在 中国餐馆，叫 幸运的龙。她 周末 在 幸运的 龙 工作。她 常常 加班。她 常常 忙。她 一月 和 二月 在 New York City 会 工 作 。 I haven't learned past tense yet, and it's hard to describe my sister's work without it. Also, 木可思 is my name in Chinese class and 木可灯 is my sister's.

Hello! I will begin to learn Chinese (Mandarin and maybe Cantonese or Hokkien dialect I think) next year, and I am excited and curious to know...what my name is like...in Chinese! :) I know that my name cannot be translated directly to Chinese since my name is in roman alphabet letters, so I would like to ask if it is not too much trouble, if I give the meaning of my names will someone help me and translate please? :) My family name's meaning is "new town" or "new city" and my given name's meaning is "beloved" or "love" but it is a very simple name. If it cannot be done though, I understand. So I hope it's okay! Thank you very much!! Thank you for answering though! the "bu" is pronounced more like "beh" though. Sorry I am so inconsistent! lol

But, I don't know which self study book is the best to help me learn beginner Mandarin language or which is really suitable for a learner like me.

any proverbs about family for a Christmas card for grandparents.

It is more like I want to say that I don't have a living room for my (non existent) sofa to be in. (Before I wrote about having a sofa and big white cat that slept on it. But, I don't have the sofa. I don't have a cat.). I don’t know whether the Chinese grammar in this sentence is right or not. I need someone who is really good at Chinese grammar to answer my question.

A: Do you know the art of chopsticks? B: Could you teach me how to use chopsticks?

Just give me the Chinese pinyin or Chinese characters for it