Not all of our computers can read the Big-5, Chinese star, etc. generated characters. It might work better if people who need help with a translation would...
Hi there! For those of you interested in learning Madarin or Asian culture by hosting an exchange student, please contact me via email at jennifer.fiea@f... or...
Hello all, I hope this is the right place to post this question. I am interested in learning Chinese (probably Mandarin first). I believe that in mainland...
Hi Jimmy, I know why you are confused. Chinese is a very interesting and meanwhile a difficult language with a variety of dialects. They share the same...
And if I recall correctly from an article I read in Xinhua some time last year, the goverment is trying to move towards a single dialect, namely Mandarin. I...
I think Mandarin (traditional) and Cantonese (simplified) are the same thing when you speak. But, the writing is different. Am I wrong? Correct me please...
Hey Guys, listen!! In mainland China the use simplified ´chinese characters, right so far. In HK they use traditional characters, but modern MANDARIN grammar...
Thank you all for your replies. Very informative. The reason I asked is that I want to learn Mandarin, but I have numerous DVDs that come from Hong Kong and...
Hi Jimmy, yes, the syntax and grammar in the subtitels are normally typical Madarin styled. They are only, as you already said, in traditional style. Actually...
Hey there members, It seems like there are some members who can read Chinese pretty well. Would anyone be interested in discussing different topics in Chinese?...
Hello members, I wasn¡¦t able to post anything for a long time. Just finally found the way to fix my bouncing mail account¡K didn¡¦t know that affects the...
Hi. Does Taiwan have bookstores, either new or used, that have books in simplified Mainland Chinese? I've been learning knitting and needlework terms but I...
Hello tsp, I'm in Kaohsiung. Have you been to Taiwan? There are some used book store, however, the problem is that people here don't use simplified characters,...
I haven't been outside the US. Maybe someday... As I look around on the internet, it seems like there will probably not be many Simplified Chinese books in...
Hi!! If you buy books in Taiwan then be sure 1. the characters won´t be simplified 2. the taiwan chinese is very very different from Mandarin. As a result,...
I don't really have problem with understanding my Mainland friend¡¦s Chinese. However, if there's any, I would say the pronunciation of the words/accent, and...
Hello!! Well, your uestion is very good!! The situation is, my chinese teacher is 1. from Heilongjiang Province and used a very strong BEIJINGSTYLED chinese to...
It's probably not always easy to tell what would appear "arrogant" in mainland China, "primitive" in Taiwan, or whatever. I guess that animosities are...
Hmmm.....interesting issue!! I have never met someone from Taiwan who is able to read jianti, but ´the case in HK is different. After HK had been given back...
Thanks! Very Useful!! I am organizing a chinese conversation club - for those interested to improve their mandarin and cantonese speaking skills - these would...
naughtyteaspoon, I checked the address that you gave me, and found that the book store only sales books in English... I also check other book stores in...
We have an old piece of embroidered cloth with Chinese or Japanes characters. I would like to send a picture to someone who could say which script and if...
I can try to help, just send me the pic of the cloth. Ming ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web...
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I am interested in beginning to learn Madarin Chinese and came upon this yahoo group on a web search. I was hoping to come in contact with others who are in a...
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