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Chinese Language Facts:

The challenging part about the Chinese language is being able to comprehend the different spoken dialects.

Chinese writing should be easier to learn since there is only one common written format - Chinese characters, which are used to transfer messages between different dialect speakers.

The sound system of the official Mandarin language is relatively simple to master compared with other languages since there are approximately only 400 basic syllables.

Chinese is a tonal language, most Chinese syllables are pronounced with one of four tones. The same basic syllable pronounced with different tones can have completely different meanings.

The following pages will introduce the major features of Chinese, Chinese language groups, dialects and more, provide you with solid understanding of different aspects of Chinese language.