Is it difficult to learn Chinese?
Of course it is!! It takes an average Chinese student a good 13 years (6 years of Primary + 3 years of secondary + 4 years of high school) to learn it.
Wait…. Isn’t that the same for an English student to learn English?
Exactly. So learning any language properly is never an easy job. But why is Chinese “especially difficult” for English speakers?
OK. Let us work at one thing at a time. While it is true that Chinese do not use alphabets, there are some basic elements that make up each character – Chinese STROKES. There are mainly 8 basic Chinese strokes (that’s a lot less than 26 alphabets!!):
We have prepared some practice sheets for you, from each single stroke to putting them together in characters. Download the PDF and practice. There is a saying 字無百日功, which means that it will take at least 100 days for a student to see improvements at penmanship. We invite you to share your work on any of our social media platforms.
我們會經常為大家探討漢字和語文的課題。
要是你有特別的相關課題希望我們探討,歡迎您告訴我們。
We discuss Chinese language and culture related topics on a regular basis.
If you would like us to discuss certain topics about Chinese, please let us know.
很多家長都已是我們 Facebook 群組【講媽 · 講爸園地】 的成員。歡迎你也加入我們,一起互相鼓勵和支持,共同為孩子的學習而努力。
Many parents are already part of our Facebook Group. If you’d like to take advantage of the collective wisdom of your fellow parents, please join us.
We’d love to hear from you.
Sagebooks Hongkong promotes independent reading and life-long learning by nurturing the child’s confidence, autonomy and self-teaching abilities. Since 2006. Find out more About Us.
© 2020 Sagebooks Hongkong. All rights reserved.
Sagebooks Hongkong promotes independent reading and life-long learning by nurturing the child’s confidence, autonomy and self-teaching abilities. Since 2006. Find out more About Us.
© 2020 Sagebooks Hongkong. All rights reserved.
Sagebooks Hongkong promotes independent reading and life-long learning by nurturing the child’s confidence, autonomy and self-teaching abilities. Since 2006. Find out more About Us.
© 2020 Sagebooks Hongkong. All rights reserved.
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