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How To Get Chinese Fonts For Word

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a learner of Madarin Chinese, being able to write Chinese characters is a huge part of studying. Even though I learned how to actually write Chinese characters with hours and hours of hard practice, most of the communication I am involved with that requires Chinese characters is all digital: on the computer or smartphone.…

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Chinese and Korean Similar Words: 80 Common Vocabulary Pairs

Reading Time: 14 minutesWhen I first started learning Korean, I kept having these little “Wait… I know that word!” moments. Before moving to South Korea, I had already studied Mandarin Chinese and lived in China for a while. As I learned more Korean, I noticed that certain words sounded incredibly familiar. Sometimes the pronunciation was almost identical. Other…

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Chinese Words That Should Be Used in Other Languages As Well

Reading Time: 3 minutesSince I moved back to China, my Chinese has gotten better and better. Being the only foreigner in my company and almost only hanging out with Chinese people made me speak the language on a different level than before. When I speak English or German again, though, I sometimes like to use certain Chinese words…

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The Hardest Chinese Characters 最难写的汉字

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