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Living in China's Shadow: Why China will dwarf the US in under a decade (www.worldeconomics.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hope to have learned Chinese by then, I haven't even learned English completely yet. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm in the process of learning Mandarin now, and it's definitely a lot more challenging than English.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm learning it little by little too, but I'm still at the very beginning. I agree It is known for its complexity. And It's quite different at least from European languages. But it's more interesting to study something unusual for you. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

For sure, it's an enjoyable kind of challenge. I also find some aspects of the language are actually easier than other languages I've learned. Not having conjugation is really nice since you just learn the word once, and the grammar is generally pretty straight forward. I got flustered about the tones at the start, but then just learned not to worry about it. People will understand you from the context even if you screw the tones up. Writing is the hardest part, but it's just a matter of repetition in the end.