what a fantastic language!
lotusrain
May 10, 2010, 01:21 AM posted in General Discussionhello! i am a beginner of Chinese. i found the characters look like pictures and the pronunciation sounds like music. What do you think about it?
dagon
May 10, 2010, 03:47 AMI think learn to speak Chinese is easier than to write Chinese characters.
anna_su
that is right~but there are some interesting stories in chinese characters..
hamshank
May 10, 2010, 04:34 AMHearing the different tones is what I find tricky. Especially when feeling or expression is added to it.
The biggest task for me though is managing learning time between the 3 disciplines...reading, writing and speaking. There is just not enough time in the day!
go_manly
For the students living in China, I'm wondering, how much writing of Chinese characters do you do? I'm not talking about writing practice - how much writing do you do in everyday life? In what areas is it essential?
lotusrain
May 10, 2010, 05:31 AMyeah, the tones,especially the 2 and 3 ones are terrible. My teacher told me to practise time and again, but it's so hard!
go_manly
May 10, 2010, 05:54 AMFor the students living in China, I'm wondering, how much writing of Chinese characters do you do? I'm not talking about writing practice - how much writing do you do in everyday life? In what areas is it essential?
aiservice
May 10, 2010, 06:57 AMI recommend you using Tone Practice to practice the 2nd and 3rd tone.
You can find it at: chinesepod.com/tools/addons/tone
Welcome your try!
BTW, it's free now.
sallyim
May 11, 2010, 02:40 PMhey, here is a good Chinese Share group, 83607800 welcome non-chinese speaking friends join the group to learn and practise chinese together!
lovechn
May 10, 2010, 01:47 AMYes, I agree with you. I plan to make a Chinese character tattoo on my body. It's mysteriously beautiful, and the pronunciation, sounds beautiful too. But neither of them is easy to learn. HAHA~