There are a total of five tones in the Chinese language, and you’ll need to learn how to consistently pronounce all of them correctly if you want to speak the language. One of the best ways to practice Chinese tones is by shadowing native speakers. Tones are one of those things that m...
Theoretically, you don’t even need to know how to pronounce these to know their meaning. They provide a visual way to break down the word, to a certain extent (if you are familiar with them). Which is another advantage to kanji: Because the pieces contain more information in and of th...
Seems like a kind of fancy way to say that thing in the second clause. I note that to myself and move on. As our esteemed Koichi-sensei has wisely said elsewhere, "Most people spend way too much time obsessing over the things they can't figure out." I've got the general idea wha...