Unlike English, Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language, which means the meaning of words can change based on the speaker’s inflection. There are five different tones: Though most native speakers ...

It has been a common misconception for many years that the Chinese language (Mandarin) is the most difficult language to learn. Although I admit that it is by no means easy to learn, I believe that ...

An introduction to China and Mandarin, the official Chinese language. It shows how Mandarin is taught in schools with the correct tones and using pinyin, a romanised form of spelling. There's a ...

Mandarin characters don't give us the sound of a word, so the Chinese invented pinyin to help ... And with four tones plus a neutral tone, we can create every sound in the Mandarin language.

JAKARTA — Around 20 years ago, Lu Fang landed in Indonesia from China to begin her career as a Mandarin teacher. Now, she is thrilled as more Indonesians love to learn the Chinese language and its ...

Learning Mandarin tones and pronunciations used to be challenging for her, but persistent practice has improved her skills. "Learning Chinese characters was difficult at first. I had to memorize ...