Think of three very common situations.
You spend a whole week planning a picnic, and just as you’re about to leave, it starts pouring.
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If you’re learning Chinese, thinking about starting, or simply curious about the language, you’ve probably heard this before:
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Chinese characters often give you two clues at once. One part suggests the sound. Another suggests the meaning.
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When you hear the word “elephant,” you probably picture an animal: huge, long-trunked, with tusks.
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When we think about Chinese, we often think first of characters. But Chinese is much more than what we see on the page. Beneath those characters is a language with a remarkably structured sound system, a unique grammar, and its own way of organizing meaning.
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