Learning Chinese - Time Expressions in Chinese

Time is very important when you travel in China. Learn some simple Chinese words will benefit a lot during your tour in China. more Chinese Lesson

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Time and Places in Chinese

 

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Lesson 05: Seasons & Days of the Week
There are two ways to remember the month in China. The lunar calendar and the solar calenda. The Lunar calenda always has a month later than the solar calendar. When the solar calenda was Auguast, the lunar calendar will be July. There are often two same month in the lunar calendar. It is very easy to say the month and dates as they use the same number.

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Some useful words and sentences people usually to use in their trip, that can be pronounced by the phonetic English. more Chinese Phrasebook

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FAQs About Learning Chinese

  1. How many people use Chinese?
    Chinese is used by approximately 1.3 billion people around the world, that is almost one sixth of the world’s population.
  2. Is it difficult to learn Chinese?
    Learning Chinese, like learning any other foreign languages, always poses a challenge for non-native speakers. It is important to practice on a regular basis, ideally spend some time on it every day or every week.
  3. How many Chinese characters do I need to know?
    By mastering 3000-4000 frequently used characters is enough to cover daily conversations and readings.