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Mandarin vs. Japanese writing
If you don’t know either language, you’ll probably feel that both Mandarin and Japanese are very similar in their look. And of course they are. When I was in Japan, I was amazed at how much I could understand just … Continue reading
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Business Chinese Test (BCT)
I had earlier written about the various tests you could do to assess your Chinese language proficiency. As I took part in the Business Chinese Test (BCT) this weekend, here’s some more background of the test and my own experience … Continue reading
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Traditional vs. simplified Chinese characters
The topic of simplified vs. traditional Chinese characters can be confusing if you are new to the Chinese language. The difference between these two written forms of Chinese is not to be confused with the difference between the Chinese dialects of Mandarin and Cantonese: both can basically be written in either simplified or traditional characters. In this post, I’m giving some background as to what the difference is, why it occurred occurred and where each writing method is used. Continue reading
