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letmesee · 06-08-2006, 08:50 AM

Many foreign friends of mine are complaining that Chinese is so hard to learn: the ridiculously difficult writing system, the confusing four tones, the extensive system of measure words, so a lot of things to memorize… It seems that I should thank God just for being born Chinese. Is Chinese really that hard to learn as a foreign language?

Actually, I don't think so. The Chinese language is really not that difficult to learn as you imagined or heard about. It's just very different from your mother tongue, but difference does not necessarily mean difficulty, right? You might be interested to know more about my opinion here.

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letmesee Brand New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 letmesee is an unknown character at this point	Is Chinese really so hard to learn as a second language? Many foreign friends of mine are complaining that Chinese is so hard to learn: the ridiculously difficult writing system, the confusing four tones, the extensive system of measure words, so a lot of things to memorize… It seems that I should thank God just for being born Chinese. Is Chinese really that hard to learn as a foreign language? Actually, I don't think so. The Chinese language is really not that difficult to learn as you imagined or heard about. It's just very different from your mother tongue, but difference does not necessarily mean difficulty, right? You might be interested to know more about my opinion here.
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