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Why Chinese is a Fun Language to Learn, but Also Extremely Important
Why Chinese is a Fun Language to Learn, but Also Extremely Important
学汉语不只为了好玩，还很重要
学汉语不只为了好玩，还很重要
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好玩 - hǎowán - fun / amusing
重要 - zhòngyào - important / significant / major
母语 - mǔyǔ - native language / mother tongue
英语 - Yīngyǔ - English (language)
世界 - shìjiè - world
语言 - yǔyán - language
美国 - Měiguó - United States / USA
研究 - yánjiū - research / a study
阿拉伯语 - Ālābóyǔ - Arabic (language)
日语 - Rìyǔ - Japanese (language)
韩语 - Hányǔ - Korean (language)
达到 - dádào - to reach / to achieve / to attain
水平 - shuǐpíng - level
汉字- hànzì - Chinese character
句子 - jùzi - sentence
结构 - jiégòu - structure / composition / makeup / architecture
方便 - fāngbiàn - convenient / suitable / to make things easy
旅行 - lǚxíng - to travel / journey / trip
提高 - tígāo - to raise / to increase / to improve
记忆力 - jìyìlì - faculty of memory / ability to remember
注意力 - zhùyìlì - attention
方式 - fāngshì - way / manner / style / mode
了解 - liǎojiě - to understand / to realise / to find out
外孙女 - wàisūnnǚ - granddaughter (daughter's daughter)
Grammar
为了... - Expressing "in order to / for the purpose of…" with "wèile..."
学汉语不只为了好玩，还很重要
总的来说，学汉语不只为了好玩，还很重要。
对 + Noun + 来说 - Expressing a more formal "for / according to sb / sth" with "duì + Noun + láishuō"
对母语为英语的人来说，世界上哪些语言最难学？
为 + Noun / Noun Phrase - Expressing a more formal "for / because of sb / sth..." with "wèi + Noun / Noun Phrase"
对母语为英语的人来说，世界上哪些语言最难学？
根据... - Expressing "according to..." with "gēnjù..."
根据美国的一个研究，阿拉伯语、汉语、日语和韩语是最难学的四种语言。
拿...来说 - Expressing "take sth for example" with "ná...láishuō"
拿汉语来说，如果一个人想学汉语，那么他需要88个星期（1.7年）才能达到一般的水平。
如果…，那么… - Expressing "if…, then…" with "rúguǒ…，nàme …"
拿汉语来说，如果一个人想学汉语，那么他需要88个星期（1.7年）才能达到一般的水平。
如果你想了解中国，那么学习汉语，用汉语来想问题是最好的方式。
才 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing that the speaker thinks the time required for the actions completion was long / late with "cái + Verb / Verb Phrase"
拿汉语来说，如果一个人想学汉语，那么他需要88个星期（1.7年）才能达到一般的水平。
那么 + Adj. - Expressing "so / so much…" with "nàme + Adj."
为什么汉语那么难学？
既 + A + 也 / 又 + B - Expressing "both A and B" with "jì...yě / yòu..."
但是，学汉语有很多好处。第一，学习汉语既能方便你在中国旅行，又能提高你的记忆力和注意力。
用 + Verb / Noun Phrase + (来) + Verb Phrase 2 - Expressing a way or a method to do sth with "yòng + Verb / Noun Phrase 1 + lái + Verb Phrase 2" (in this phrase 来 is optional)
如果你想了解中国，那么学习汉语，用汉语来想问题是最好的方式。
Subject + 让 + Sb / Sth + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "to make or let sb / sth to do sth" with "Subject + ràng + sb / sth + Verb / Verb Phrase" (causative verb)
第三，学习汉语可以让人们的心更近。
总的来说… - Expressing "generally speaking..." with "zǒngdeláishuō…"
总的来说，学汉语不只为了好玩，还很重要。
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