{"id":5590,"date":"2022-04-24T08:13:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T08:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=5590"},"modified":"2024-11-14T08:13:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:13:57","slug":"6-major-differences-between-english-and-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/6-major-differences-between-english-and-chinese.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Major Differences between English and Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are some important differences between English and Chinese. It is important to be aware of these major differences between the two languages to reduce the number of mistakes you make in Chinese and make your Chinese better and more fluent. This article discusses 7 of the major differences between English and Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"wpex-responsive-media\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"7 major differences between Chinese and English\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=ec99ou2jx0y5374.html  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Table of Contents\" class=\"simpletoc custom_toc wp-block-simpletoc-toc\"><ul class=\"simpletoc-list\">\n<li><a href=index.html#1-the-appearance-written-words\">1. The Appearance &#8211; Written Words<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=index.html#2-tones\">2. Tones<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=index.html#3-sentence-length\">3. Sentence Length<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=index.html#4-passive-amp-active-voice\">4. Passive &amp; Active Voice<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=index.html#5-the-use-of-idioms\">5. The use of Idioms<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=index.html#6-abstract-vs-concrete\">6. Abstract vs Concrete<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=index.html#7-emphasis\">7. Emphasis<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=index.html#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-the-appearance-written-words\">1. The Appearance &#8211; Written Words<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The most apparent difference is, no surprise, the written appearance of the language. \u2192 Chinese uses characters, which cannot be sounded out, while English words use the alphabet, which allows the speaker to sound out the word because it is a phonetic language. Luckily, for language learners, Pinyin helps by providing a phonetic representation of Chinese characters. Pinyin uses romanized letters, but the sound associated with each is unique to Pinyin. While that may seem like a huge disadvantage, there is another aspect that must be considered. Chinese characters are, in some ways, like a picture. There are elements, called radicals, that hold meaning. So while you can&#8217;t sound the character out, you can pull meaning from the character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know that \u76ee(m\u00f9) means eye\uff0c \u6c34(shu\u01d0) means water and that \u6c35is another form of \u6c34 (shu\u01d0), then it&#8217;s easy to figure out that \u6cea(l\u00e8i) indicates water of the eyes or tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=index-471.html><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"202\" src=index-471.html alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shui.jpg 591w, https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shui-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=index-472.html><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" src=index-472.html alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mu-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that some character components do have sound attached to them. After getting really comfortable with Chinese, you may be able to guess the sound of a character based on the components &#8211; but this isn&#8217;t a fool-proof way of reading Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Posts<\/strong>: <a href=index-22.html>A Comprehensive Guide to Chinese Characters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-tones\">2. Tones<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>You have probably seen Pinyin before and noticed some lines above a few of the letters. Those are <a href=index-148.html>the tones<\/a>. There are 4 basic tones in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tones are a very unique concept for most of the English speakers. We need to pay attention to them when both listening and speaking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you pronounce the same syllable in different tones, the corresponding meanings vary vastly. In English, the intonation indicates emotion, but in Chinese, intonation indicates meaning. Here are some examples of tones and definitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\/shui jiao\/<br>\u7761\u89c9 \/ shu\u00ec ji\u00e0o\/ sleep<br>\u6c34\u997a \/ shu\u01d0 ji\u01ceo\/ dumplings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">\u6211\u53ef\u4ee5\u95ee(w\u00e8n)\u4f60\u5417\uff1fvs \u6211\u53ef\u4ee5\u543b(w\u011bn)\u4f60\u5417\uff1f<br>May I ask you? vs May I kiss you?<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-sentence-length\">3. Sentence Length<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>English emphasizes the structure of sentences, while Chinese focuses on the meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In English, it is very common to see one long sentence with long modifiers including pronouns like \u201cwe\u201d, \u201cshe\u201d, and \u201cthey\u201d in addition to \u201cthat\u201d and \u201cwhich\u201d, to avoid recurrences. The sentence may be long and complicated, but it is still clear enough to understand. In Chinese, the situation is very different, where a long sentence in Chinese would be very complicated and extremely difficult to understand. Therefore, in Chinese, we can only find short sentences or long sentences divided into short phrases separated by commas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude, we can say: English sentences are usually long, and Chinese sentences are usually short. When learning Chinese, you should \u201cGet the meaning, forget the words\u201d. Let\u2019s look at some examples here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">The sights of Beijing are so numerous that you can spend several weeks here and leave without having seen all of the important ones.<br>\u5317\u4eac\u7684\u540d\u80dc\u5f88\u591a\uff0c\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u5c31\u662f\u5728\u8fd9\u513f\u5446\u4e0a\u51e0\u4e2a\u661f\u671f\uff0c\u79bb\u5f00\u65f6\u4e5f\u6ca1\u80fd\u628a\u4e3b\u8981\u7684\u666f\u70b9\u770b\u5b8c\u3002<br>(B\u011bij\u012bng de m\u00edngsh\u00e8ng h\u011bn du\u014d\uff0cy\u012b g\u00e8 r\u00e9n ji\u00f9 sh\u00ec z\u00e0i zh\u00e8r d\u0101i sh\u00e0ng j\u01d0 g\u00e8 x\u012bngq\u012b\uff0cl\u00edk\u0101i sh\u00ed y\u011b m\u00e9i n\u00e9ng b\u01ce zh\u01d4y\u00e0o de j\u01d0ngdi\u01cen k\u00e0n w\u00e1n.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">The Great Wall traverses plains and mountains, being 1,300 meters above sea level at some points. The wall averages 7.8 meters in height and 5.8 meters in width at the top.<br>\u957f\u57ce\u8de8\u8d8a\u5e73\u539f\u9ad8\u5c71\uff0c\u5728\u67d0\u4e9b\u5730\u65b9\u6d77\u62d41,300\u7c73\uff0c\u5e73\u5747\u9ad87.8\u7c73\uff0c\u9876\u5bbd5.8\u7c73\u3002<br>(Ch\u00e1ngch\u00e9ng ku\u00e0 yu\u00e8 p\u00edngyu\u00e1n g\u0101osh\u0101n\uff0cz\u00e0i m\u01d2uxi\u0113 d\u00ecf\u0101ng h\u01ceib\u00e1 1,300m\u01d0\uff0cp\u00edngj\u016bn g\u0101o 7.8m\u01d0\uff0cd\u01d0ng ku\u0101n 5.8m\u01d0.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">The computer program is completely in computing mode and will only do computing tasks.<br>\u73b0\u5728\uff0c\u7a0b\u5e8f\u7684\u663e\u793a\u533a\u5b8c\u5168\u5904\u4e8e\u8fd9\u79cd\u5de5\u5177\u7684\u6a21\u6001\u4e2d\u3002<br>(Xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i\uff0cch\u00e9ngx\u00f9 de xi\u01censh\u00ecq\u016b w\u00e1nqu\u00e1n ch\u00f9y\u00fa zh\u00e8zh\u01d2ng g\u014dngj\u00f9 de m\u00f3t\u00e0i zh\u014dng.)<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-passive-amp-active-voice\">4. Passive &amp; Active Voice<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In English, the passive voice is very commonly used. Unlike English, Chinese usually uses an active voice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are ways to show the passive tense in Chinese, and there are more specific words you would use to show that. So let\u2019s take a look at some examples of the active voice in Chinese that translates to the English passive voice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">Tea is drunk widely all over the world.<br>\u4e16\u754c\u5404\u5730\u4eba\u4eec\u90fd\u559d\u8336\u3002<br>(Sh\u00ecji\u00e8 g\u00e8d\u00ec r\u00e9nmen d\u014du h\u0113 ch\u00e1.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">But sometimes the tables were laid outside in the gardens of stately homes.<br>\u4f46\u6709\u65f6\u4e5f\u628a\u9910\u684c\u6446\u5230\u8c6a\u95e8\u5927\u5b85\u7684\u82b1\u56ed\u91cc\u3002<br>(D\u00e0n y\u01d2ush\u00ed y\u011b b\u01ce c\u0101nzhu\u014d b\u01cei d\u00e0o h\u00e1om\u00e9nd\u00e0zh\u00e1i de hu\u0101yu\u00e1n l\u01d0.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">Parties are held when the weather is nice.<br>\u5929\u516c\u4f5c\u7f8e\u65f6\u53ef\u4ee5\u770b\u5230\u5bfb\u5e38\u767e\u59d3\u5bb6\u7684\u91ce\u9910\u3002<br>(Ti\u0101ng\u014dngzu\u00f3m\u011bi sh\u00ed k\u011by\u01d0 k\u00e0nd\u00e0o x\u00fanch\u00e1ng b\u01ceix\u00ecng ji\u0101 de y\u011bc\u0101n.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">Bananas are widely believed to grow on trees.<br>\u666e\u904d\u8ba4\u4e3a\u9999\u8549\u662f\u7ed3\u5728\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u679c\u5b9e\u3002<br>(P\u01d4bi\u00e0n r\u00e8nw\u00e9i xi\u0101ngji\u0101o sh\u00ec ji\u00e9 z\u00e0i sh\u00f9 sh\u00e0ng de gu\u01d2sh\u00ed.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 It must be pointed out that\u2026 <strong>\u5fc5\u987b\u6307\u51fa<\/strong>\u2026\u2026\uff08b\u00ec x\u016b zh\u01d0 ch\u016b\uff09<br>\u2022 It must be admitted that\u2026 <strong>\u5fc5\u987b\u627f\u8ba4<\/strong>\u2026\u2026\uff08b\u00ec x\u016b ch\u00e9ng r\u00e8n\uff09<br>\u2022 It is imagined that\u2026 <strong>\u4eba\u4eec\u8ba4\u4e3a<\/strong>\u2026\u2026\uff08r\u00e9n men r\u00e8n w\u00e9i\uff09<br>\u2022 It can not be denied that\u2026 <strong>\u4e0d\u53ef\u5426\u8ba4<\/strong>\u2026\u2026\uff08b\u00fa k\u011b f\u01d2u r\u00e8n\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Posts<\/strong>: <a href=index-26.html>Basic Chinese Sentences Structures<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-the-use-of-idioms\">5. The use of Idioms<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In Chinese, <a href=index-473.html>idioms and short four-character expressions<\/a> are very widely used to make the language more vivid, live, and concise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English is not so rich in this kind of short idioms and expressions. In English, idioms are used scarcely because they tend to be more specific and direct. Here are some to read and compare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">Sincere Buddhists take vows of celibacy and abstinence from meat and wine, wearing no fur or woolen garments and shaving their heads.<br>\u8654\u8bda\u7684\u50e7\u4eba\u7acb\u8a93\u7981\u6b32\uff0c\u4e0d\u6cbe\u9152\u8089\uff0c\u4e0d\u7740\u76ae\u6bdb\uff0c\u524a\u53d1\u4fee\u884c\u3002<br>(Qi\u00e1nch\u00e9ng de s\u0113ngr\u00e9n l\u00ecsh\u00ec j\u00ecny\u00f9\uff0cb\u00fa zh\u0101n ji\u01d4r\u00f2u\uff0cb\u00fa zhu\u00f3 p\u00edm\u00e1o\uff0cxu\u0113f\u00e0 xi\u016bx\u00edng.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">China is a vast country.<br>\u4e2d\u56fd\u5730\u57df\u8fbd\u9614\u3002<br>(Zh\u014dnggu\u00f3 d\u00ecy\u00f9 li\u00e1oku\u00f2.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">He always looks very funny.<br>\u4ed6\u7684\u6837\u5b50\u603b\u662f\u6ed1\u7a3d\u53ef\u7b11\u3002<br>(T\u0101 de y\u00e0ngzi z\u01d2ng sh\u00ec hu\u00e1j\u012bk\u011bxi\u00e0o.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">In retrospect, the past 100 years of human existence have been extremely fantastic, and extremely frightening as well.<br>\u56de\u9996\u8fc7\u53bb\u4e00\u767e\u5e74,\u4eba\u7c7b\u4e16\u754c\u53ef\u8bf4\u7cbe\u5f69\u7edd\u4f26,\u4f46\u4e5f\u60ca\u5fc3\u52a8\u9b44\u3002<br>(Hu\u00edsh\u01d2u gu\u00f2q\u00f9 y\u012bb\u01cei ni\u00e1n, r\u00e9nl\u00e8i sh\u00ecji\u00e8 k\u011b shu\u014d j\u012bngc\u01ceiju\u00e9l\u00fan, d\u00e0n y\u011b j\u012bngx\u012bnd\u00f2ngp\u00f2.)<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-abstract-vs-concrete\">6. Abstract vs Concrete<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>English widely uses abstract nouns while Chinese usually uses concrete nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes from the Chinese philosophy which interprets the human being and his life as a microcosm within the natural macrocosm. Therefore, many abstract terms are expressed in Chinese with concrete objects from the natural world. Here are numerous examples of how this looks and what the Chinese literally means in English:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Disintegration <strong>\u571f\u5d29\u74e6\u89e3<\/strong> \uff08t\u01d4 b\u0113ng w\u01ce ji\u011b\uff09<br>Lit. Landslides and tiles disintegrate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total exhaustion <strong>\u7b4b\u75b2\u529b\u5c3d<\/strong> \uff08j\u012bn p\u00ed l\u00ec j\u00ecn\uff09<br>Lit. The muscles are weary and the strength has been used up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Careful consideration <strong>\u6df1\u601d\u719f\u8651<\/strong>\uff08sh\u0113n s\u012b sh\u00fa l\u01dc\uff09<br>Lit. Deep thinking and careful thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perfect harmony <strong>\u6c34\u4e73\u4ea4\u878d<\/strong>\uff08shu\u01d0 r\u01d4 ji\u0101o r\u00f3ng\uff09<br>Lit. Mix well like milk and water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feed on fancies <strong>\u753b\u997c\u5145\u9965<\/strong>\uff08hu\u00e0 b\u01d0ng ch\u014dng j\u012b\uff09<br>Lit. To allay one\u2019s hunger using a picture of a cake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With great eagerness <strong>\u5982\u9965\u4f3c\u6e34<\/strong>\uff08r\u00fa j\u012b s\u00ec k\u011b\uff09<br>Lit. Like hunger as thirst<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of perseverance <strong>\u4e09\u5929\u6253\u9c7c\uff0c\u4e24\u5929\u6652\u7f51<\/strong>\uff08s\u0101n ti\u0101n d\u01ce y\u00fa \uff0cli\u01ceng ti\u0101n sh\u00e0i w\u01ceng\uff09<br>Lit. Spent three days fishing and two days drying nets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a little contribution <strong>\u6dfb\u7816\u52a0\u74e6<\/strong>\uff08ti\u0101n zhu\u0101n ji\u0101 w\u01ce\uff09<br>Lit. Contribute bricks and tiles for a building<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the verge of destruction <strong>\u5371\u5728\u65e6\u5915<\/strong>\uff08w\u0113i z\u00e0i d\u00e0n x\u012b\uff09<br>Lit. The crisis is in the coming daybreak or in the coming dusk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-emphasis\">7. Emphasis<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>English puts more emphasis on the first part of the sentence while Chinese puts the emphasis on the last part of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This characteristic is especially apparent in sentences that include logic with drawing conclusions or expressing results. In English, the conclusion is described first, and the facts are described at the end of the sentence. In Chinese, it is the opposite. First, the facts will be described, and then the results, conclusions, etc. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">I was most delighted when it proved possible to reinstate the visit so quickly as a result of the initiative of your Government.<br>\u7531\u4e8e\u8d35\u56fd\u653f\u5e9c\u7684\u63d0\u8bae\uff0c\u624d\u5f97\u4ee5\u8fd9\u6837\u5feb\u5730\u91cd\u65b0\u5b9e\u73b0\u8bbf\u95ee\u3002\u8fd9\u4f7f\u6211\u611f\u5230\u7279\u522b\u9ad8\u5174\u3002<br>(Y\u00f3uy\u00fa gu\u00ec gu\u00f3 zh\u00e8ngf\u01d4 de t\u00edy\u00ec \uff0cc\u00e1i d\u00e9y\u01d0 zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng ku\u00e0i de ch\u00f3ngx\u012bn sh\u00edxi\u00e0n f\u01cengw\u00e8n. Zh\u00e8 sh\u01d0 w\u01d2 g\u01cend\u00e0o t\u00e8bi\u00e9 g\u0101ox\u00ecng.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"custom_example_style\">His assertion that \u201cit was difficult, if not impossible, for a people to enjoy its basic rights unless it was able to determine freely its political status and to ensure freely its economic, social and cultural development\u201d was now scarcely contested.<br>\u5982\u679c\u4e00\u4e2a\u6c11\u65cf\u4e0d\u80fd\u81ea\u7531\u5730\u51b3\u5b9a\u5176\u653f\u6cbb\u5730\u4f4d\uff0c\u4e0d\u80fd\u81ea\u7531\u5730\u4fdd\u8bc1\u5176\u7ecf\u6d4e\u3001\u793e\u4f1a\u548c\u6587\u5316\u7684\u53d1\u5c55\uff0c\u8981\u4eab\u53d7\u5176\u57fa\u672c\u6743\u5229\uff0c\u5373\u4f7f\u4e0d\u662f\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd\uff0c\u4e5f\u662f\u4e0d\u5bb9\u6613\u7684\u3002\u8fd9\u4e00\u8bba\u65ad\u51e0\u4e4e\u662f\u65e0\u53ef\u7f6e\u8fa9\u7684\u4e86\u3002<br>(R\u00fagu\u01d2 y\u012b g\u00e8 m\u00ednz\u00fa b\u00f9 n\u00e9ng z\u00ecy\u00f3u de ju\u00e9d\u00ecng q\u00ed zh\u00e8ngzh\u00ec d\u00ecw\u00e8i \uff0cb\u00f9 n\u00e9ng z\u00ecy\u00f3u de b\u01ceozh\u00e8ng q\u00ed j\u012bngj\u00ec \u3001sh\u00e8hu\u00ec h\u00e9 w\u00e9nhu\u00e0 de f\u0101zh\u01cen \uff0cy\u00e0o xi\u01cengsh\u00f2u q\u00ed j\u012bb\u011bn qu\u00e1nl\u00ec \uff0cj\u00edsh\u01d0 b\u00fa sh\u00ec b\u00f9 k\u011bn\u00e9ng \uff0cy\u011b sh\u00ec b\u00f9 r\u00f3ngy\u00ec de. Zh\u00e8 y\u012b l\u00f9ndu\u00e0n j\u012bh\u016b sh\u00ec w\u00fak\u011bzh\u00ecbi\u00e0n de le.)<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>From the above points, we can clearly see an interesting point that Chinese emphasizes short and clear expressions so that the listener (or reader) will easily get the accurate meaning of the idea expressed. For this aim, Chinese \u201cgives up\u201d long and complicated sentences which are based on grammar, and prefer to use simple and short sentences. English sentences tend to be longer because they need to be specific. In addition, Chinese also doesn\u2019t omit repeated words in order to make sure that the listener or reader will not misunderstand the meaning of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my eyes, this is an example of how culture and philosophy may influence a language since Chinese philosophy and thinking are very pragmatic. English, on the other hand, has a variety of cultures and philosophies where it becomes necessary to elongate the way things are expressed. The other method the Chinese language uses to make expressions the most accurate is using idioms. Idioms are an integral part of Chinese culture and wisdom since almost each of them is a conclusion of a traditional Chinese legend and expresses a sort of insight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in learning more about the basics of the Chinese language, you might find this resource helpful:<a href=index-21.html> Chinese for Beginners<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you learned a lot about the differences between the two languages and understand how to start comprehending the Chinese language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some important differences between English and Chinese. 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