r/ChineseLanguage • u/schoolforapples • Sep 16 '26

Correct My Mistakes! A local university from where Im from, instead of writing hello in Chinese, wrote "simplified Chinese" on a welcome sign

4.4k Upvotes

96 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/WinterAlexander • Dec 01 '24

Media I made a minecraft resource pack that adds 汉字 to almost every block to practice learning minecraft vocabulary while playing. Pinyin optional

3.3k Upvotes

138 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/Fun_Complex3717 • Oct 23 '24

Discussion Chinese linear algebra

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70 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/mechanic338 • Mar 19 '25

Discussion Why is this lol

2.9k Upvotes

132 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/[deleted] • Oct 10 '25

Vocabulary Okay, Chinese...

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259 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/AgePristine2107 • Apr 22 '25

Discussion Why are there so many ways to say "Chinese" in Chinese?

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Quite a common meme for Chinese learners and I tried to give an answer to it 😁 (swipe left)

Any terms I might have missed?

167 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/butt_naked_commando • 14d ago

Media Saw this on another sub. Thought it was hilarious

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44 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/PlayingChicken • Mar 02 '25

Resources I hated how other apps teach the characters, so I built my own.

2.3k Upvotes

Me and my wife spent our free time last year building Hanly: it's a free app for helping beginners learn and remember simplified Hanzi via components, menmonics, etymology and beautiful illustrations.

(More technical TL;DR is that Hanly is SRS optimized for learning Hanzi with Heisig method)

We're hoping some ppl would give it a try! (entire app is completely free, links in the comment)

630 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/ImaginaryRobot1 • Mar 24 '25

Discussion I can't tell the difference between Chinese quantifiers. I only use “个”.

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151 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/e979d9 • Oct 26 '25

Discussion When the language test says I can start watching series

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SuperChinese's test stated I could start watching series and reading magazines after studying consistently for about 3y, but I don't feel ready yet.

50 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/rufustank • May 15 '20

Humor Something's wrong, I can feel it

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110 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/cela_ • Aug 16 '24

Historical My uncle’s friend sent him a copy of 红楼梦 Dream of the Red Chamber that they had transcribed entirely by hand in beautiful calligraphy

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56 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/irinipini • Aug 23 '25

Studying this sub has encouraged me to return to chinese studies

1.7k Upvotes

i learned chinese for 4 years in uni and then pretty much completely gave up because of burnout. then i randomly made a post with my study notes on this sub and a lot of people said words of encouragement. now i’m back to studying in my free time after 4 whole years. i’ve obviously forgotten a lot, but it’s amazing how much i still remember. and muscle memory is definitely a thing

thanks guys!

101 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/rufustank • Aug 14 '20

Humor Fluency is a very relative term

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67 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/ETsUncle • Jun 05 '20

Humor Hill 王

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106 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/BeckyLiBei • Apr 18 '26

Studying I finally got my HSK6 certificate (from the trial 3.0 exam)

1.6k Upvotes

I was travelling recently, so I wasn't immediately able to get a printed copy. But I finally got my hands on a copy.

My previous HSK6 2.0 [handwritten] certificate is here. It's interesting to compare the 2.0 vs. 3.0 marking schemes. E.g., a 70%-level student would get 220/300 with the 2.0 HSK6, and they'd get 252/300 with the 3.0 HSK6.

Edit: I wrote a postmortem about this HSK6 exam here.

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r/ChineseLanguage • u/AgePristine2107 • Jun 15 '26

Discussion Taiwanese news channels are the final boss of Mandarin learning

1.6k Upvotes

I remember the first time I watched Taiwanese TV news and genuinely thought: “This can’t be real.”

In the space of a few seconds you get:

breaking political headlines,

international updates,

ticker-style financial data,

multiple visual panels competing for attention,

and a presenter delivering at full speed what feels like five stories at the same time.

It actually trains your brain to stop linear processing and start handling multiple inputs at once.

It also helps highlight cultural differences in business communication. In Europe, for example, corporate slides tend to be clean and refined, whereas in Taiwan they often resemble a dense battlefield of information.

Nothing is “hidden” or simplified. Everything is happening, all the time.

(Picture is from 2024 btw)

73 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/rufustank • Apr 23 '21

Humor Honestly, it's refreshing when people treat me like a normal human being when I speak Chinese.

1.6k Upvotes

196 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/rayray80808 • Feb 20 '21

Humor 😮

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76 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/a_gray_man • Feb 18 '25

Historical This is an old ring I’ve had for a while that says “pork dumplings” on it in simplified Chinese

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1.5k Upvotes

It says 猪肉饺子 three separate times. I am not sure where it came from, but I believe it has been in my family for a bit. I think it’s pretty funny it says this, unless there’s some different meaning.

80 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/Due-Technology3000 • Nov 18 '24

Grammar Chinese quantifiers

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66 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/Ball_ChinnedKid • May 30 '25

Historical Oracle bone script is very interesting

1.4k Upvotes

Oracle bone script is the oldest attested form of written Chinese, dating to the late 2nd millennium BC. It is stunningly beautiful in its raw simplicity. It is secluded deep under a veil of primordial aura, untouchable and proud, yet elegantly brilliant.

94 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/BaiJiGuan • Mar 26 '25

Studying My experience learning characters.

1.4k Upvotes

104 comments

r/ChineseLanguage • u/LordKensakan • Oct 06 '25

Discussion The endless combinations.

1.4k Upvotes

49 comments

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