Comments on: Learn Chinese In The Next Few Years Or It Will Be Too Late http://www.words-chinese.com/2010/01/learn-chinese-in-the-next-few-years-or-it-will-be-too-late.htm Learn to Speak, listen, read and write Chinese. Abundant free lessons and tools for Chinese language learning, mandarin Chinese, Chinese speaking, reading, Chinese letters, Chinese words, Chinese characters, Chinese writing and calligraphy. Thu, 17 May 2012 13:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.words-chinese.com/2010/01/learn-chinese-in-the-next-few-years-or-it-will-be-too-late.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3271 Anonymous Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:48:35 +0000 http://www.words-chinese.com/?p=1024#comment-3271 Cinese is a good language, but some people's brains can't learn it. It's true. Cinese is a good language, but some people’s brains can’t learn it. It’s true.

]]> By: David Dunn http://www.words-chinese.com/2010/01/learn-chinese-in-the-next-few-years-or-it-will-be-too-late.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3251 David Dunn Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:39:36 +0000 http://www.words-chinese.com/?p=1024#comment-3251 The real "too late" is too late for an individual to learn effectively. In my experience, people learning a new language are most effective if they start learning early. If you wait until 25 your very late and your chance of success are reduced. If you wait until your 30s you probably don't have a shot. It's also highly consequential if you know another similar language. Vietnamese do very well in Chinese. Thais too. Korean are more difficult to predict but they're probably better than Japanese. As for the rest, generally they're not good but it depends on the individual of course. I started Chinese at 16 and studied 4 hours a day for 5 years. I was pretty good but I keep learning and kept getting better. The real “too late” is too late for an individual to learn effectively. In my experience, people learning a new language are most effective if they start learning early. If you wait until 25 your very late and your chance of success are reduced. If you wait until your 30s you probably don’t have a shot. It’s also highly consequential if you know another similar language. Vietnamese do very well in Chinese. Thais too. Korean are more difficult to predict but they’re probably better than Japanese. As for the rest, generally they’re not good but it depends on the individual of course. I started Chinese at 16 and studied 4 hours a day for 5 years. I was pretty good but I keep learning and kept getting better.

]]> By: YG http://www.words-chinese.com/2010/01/learn-chinese-in-the-next-few-years-or-it-will-be-too-late.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3208 YG Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:23:52 +0000 http://www.words-chinese.com/?p=1024#comment-3208 iM LOOKING FOR A Dictionary of Ping Ying , where can I get one ? iM LOOKING FOR A Dictionary of Ping Ying , where can I get one ?

]]> By: Sean (艺) http://www.words-chinese.com/2010/01/learn-chinese-in-the-next-few-years-or-it-will-be-too-late.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1182 Sean (艺) Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:55:40 +0000 http://www.words-chinese.com/?p=1024#comment-1182 First off, at this point who cares if China is a communist country? In theory if properly applied a communist society would be better than a democratic one. (btw, we the US are a republic and there's a difference). And has China done anything bad to you? Honestly, they've taken 50% of a massive population and brought them out of poverty, free education and a national healthcare system. Yeah the government is highly corrupt and I'm less than happy about how they're raping the environment, but that brings me to my next point (well, I'd also like to point out the US is equally corrupt and our care for the environment is only minimally better). China's decision to welcome capitalism, which has fueled this shift in power on a global-political level also shifts the local political situation. As more people move to the middle class they will have money and money is power. There will come a point that the current government will have to clean up and keep the people happy or a revolt becomes inevitable as they will be backed by the power their newfound wealth has provided them. First off, at this point who cares if China is a communist country? In theory if properly applied a communist society would be better than a democratic one. (btw, we the US are a republic and there’s a difference). And has China done anything bad to you? Honestly, they’ve taken 50% of a massive population and brought them out of poverty, free education and a national healthcare system. Yeah the government is highly corrupt and I’m less than happy about how they’re raping the environment, but that brings me to my next point (well, I’d also like to point out the US is equally corrupt and our care for the environment is only minimally better).

China’s decision to welcome capitalism, which has fueled this shift in power on a global-political level also shifts the local political situation. As more people move to the middle class they will have money and money is power. There will come a point that the current government will have to clean up and keep the people happy or a revolt becomes inevitable as they will be backed by the power their newfound wealth has provided them.

]]> By: Luo Ge http://www.words-chinese.com/2010/01/learn-chinese-in-the-next-few-years-or-it-will-be-too-late.htm/comment-page-1#comment-465 Luo Ge Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:44:05 +0000 http://www.words-chinese.com/?p=1024#comment-465 The thought that a non-democracy might become the world's dominant power is a bit frightening. But, precisely because it is a non-democracy, and true freedom of thought does not exist there, the capacity to become a world leader is lacking in China. The thought that a non-democracy might become the world’s dominant power is a bit frightening. But, precisely because it is a non-democracy, and true freedom of thought does not exist there, the capacity to become a world leader is lacking in China.

]]> By: Jamie (詹浩然） http://www.words-chinese.com/2010/01/learn-chinese-in-the-next-few-years-or-it-will-be-too-late.htm/comment-page-1#comment-293 Jamie (詹浩然） Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:19:58 +0000 http://www.words-chinese.com/?p=1024#comment-293 In my opinion that is great news. I have been learning Mandarin (普通话) for the past two years and I can type it good now. I am getting better and better at speaking it and I am planing on moving to China soon. In my opinion that is great news. I have been learning Mandarin (普通话) for the past two years and I can type it good now. I am getting better and better at speaking it and I am planing on moving to China soon.

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