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Chinese language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chinese morphology is strictly bound to a set number of syllables with a fairly rigid construction which are the morphemes, the smallest building blocks, of the language. Old Chinese (T:上古漢語S:上古汉语P:Shànggǔ Hànyǔ), sometimes known as "Archaic Chinese," was the language common during the early and middle Zhōu Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC), texts of which include inscriptions on bronze artifacts, the poetry of the Shījīng, the history of the Shūjīng, and portions of the Yìjīng (I Ching). Chinese (汉语/漢語, Pinyin: Hànyǔ; 中文, Zhōngwén; 华语/華語, Huáyǔ; or 华文, Huáwén) is a language (or language family) that forms part of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_language#Is_Chinese_a_Language_or_a_Family_of_Languages.3F   (6317 words)

Chinese Language - MSN Encarta As the dominant language of East Asia, Chinese has greatly influenced the writing systems and vocabularies of neighboring languages not related to it by origin, such as the Japanese language, the Korean language, and the Vietnamese language. It forms the basis both of the modern written vernacular, Baihua, which supplanted classical Chinese in the schools after 1917, and of the official spoken language, Putonghua, prescribed in 1956 for nationwide use in schools. Chinese—together with Tibetan, Burmese, and many other languages of South and Southeast Asia—belongs to the family of Sino-Tibetan languages (see Language). encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565543/Chinese_Language.html   (733 words)

Chinese script and language Chinese characters, with some modifications, are also used in written Japanese and Korean, and were once used to write Vietnamese. Chinese is written with characters known as 漢字 [汉字] (hànzi). The earliest recognisable examples of written Chinese date from 1500-950 BC (Shang dynasty) and were inscribed on ox scapulae and turtle shells - "oracle bones". www.omniglot.com /writing/chinese.htm   (960 words)

Chinese (language) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Chinese (language) Language or group of languages of the Sino-Tibetan family, spoken in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Chinese communities throughout the world. The Chinese dialects are tonal; that is, they depend on the tone of a syllable to indicate its meaning: ma with one tone means ‘mother’, with another means ‘horse’. Varieties of spoken Chinese differ greatly, but all share a written form using thousands of ideographic symbols – characters – which have changed little in 2,000 years. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Chinese+(language)   (280 words)

Chinese Cultural Studies:  The Chinese Language and Alphabet Han Chinese is thus to be distinguished from the non-Han minority languages used in China. The 'Sinitic' part of the name refers to the various Chinese languages (often referred to as 'dialects'); the 'Tibetan' part refers to several languages found mainly in Tibet, Burma, and nearby territories. After Chinese, Burmese and Tibetan are the two main languages of this family. acc4.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu /~phalsall/texts/chinlng2.html   (1520 words)

Study Abroad in Beijing with World Link Education and Experience China With the aim of increasing the student's language fluency and awareness of Chinese culture, history, and art, a range of free electives are offered in the afternoons. Activities with Chinese students and native speakers are held throughout the program in order to facilitate the use of Chinese and encourage cultural and social exchange. Chinese Painting: Classes introduce elements of the traditional art of Chinese watercolor painting under the guidance of a professional artist. www.worldlinkedu.com /chinese_language.html   (2667 words)

Chinese written language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chinese characters that are closer to the spoken language were used to write informal works such as colloquial novels. In the field of software and communications internationalization, CJK is a collective term for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and the rarer CJKV for the same plus Vietnamese, all of which are double-byte languages, as they have more than 256 characters in their "alphabet". As with other aspects of the Chinese language, the contrast between different written standards is not sharp and there can be a socially accepted continuum between the written standards. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_written_language   (1901 words)

Chinese spoken language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In addition, the Dungan language (東干語/东干语) is a language descended from Chinese spoken in Kyrgyzstan, and is akin to northwestern dialects of Mandarin. Historically, many of the people who promoted Chinese nationalism were from southern China and did not natively speak the national standard language. Within Chinese, there is a collective term for the Chinese written language (中文 zhōngwén), while there is no collective term that encompasses all of the variations of the spoken language. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_spoken_language   (1901 words)

Chinese language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Chinese language, spoken in the form of Standard Mandarin, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, as well as one of four official languages of Singapore, and one of six official languages of the United Nations. Old Chinese (上古漢語), sometimes known as 'Archaic Chinese', was the language common during the early and middle Zhou Dynasty (11th to 7th centuries B.C.), texts of which include inscriptions on bronze artifacts, the poetry of the Shijing, the history of the, and portions of the Yijing (I Ching). Chinese morphology is strictly bound to a set number of syllables with a fairly rigid construction which are the morphemes, the smallest building blocks, of the language. www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Chinese_language   (1901 words)

Yamada Language Center: Chinese WWW guide Mandarin is taught at the University of Oregon by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures Cantonese is taught as a self-study language by the Yamada Language Center Chinese News Digest - Several issues per week, dealing with global and regional chineese issues. babel.uoregon.edu /yamada/guides/chinese.html   (224 words)

On-line Chinese Tools From the novice Chinese language student to the advanced programmer, I hope there is something here for everyone. Rather than being a Chinese language course, it provides tools to people who are already studying and using Chinese. These pages hope to provide tools to assist people in learning and using the beautiful Chinese language. www.mandarintools.com   (575 words)

Chinese spoken language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In addition, the Dungan language (東干語/东干语) is a language descended from Chinese spoken in Kyrgyzstan, and is akin to northwestern dialects of Mandarin. It is the basis for Standard Mandarin, the official spoken language of Chinese. Linguists divide the variations in spoken Chinese language into seven to ten groups. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_spoken_language   (575 words)

Chinese language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Chinese language, spoken in the form of Standard Mandarin, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, as well as one of four official languages of Singapore, and one of six official languages of the United Nations. Chinese morphology is strictly bound to a set number of syllables with a fairly rigid construction which are the morphemes, the smallest building blocks, of the language. Old Chinese (T:上古漢語S:上古汉语P:Shànggǔ Hànyǔ), sometimes known as 'Archaic Chinese', was the language common during the early and middle Zhou Dynasty (11th to 7th centuries B.C.), texts of which include inscriptions on bronze artifacts, the poetry of the Shijing, the history of the Shujing, and portions of the Yijing (I Ching). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_language   (575 words)

Spoken Chinese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In addition, the Dungan language (東干語/东干语) is a language descended from Chinese spoken in Kyrgyzstan, and is akin to northwestern dialects of Mandarin. Chinese makes a very strong distinction between written language (文 wén) and spoken language (语/語 yǔ), and Chinese tend to conceptualize the variations of Chinese as different spoken languages which use a common written standard and share a literary and cultural tradition. However, the linguistic distance between different Chinese dialects is often much greater than forms of speech in other parts of the world, and thus are unquestionably considered distinct languages. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_spoken_language   (1932 words)

MSN Encarta - Chinese Language As the dominant language of East Asia, Chinese has greatly influenced the writing systems and vocabularies of neighboring languages not related to it by origin, such as the Japanese language, the Korean language, and the Vietnamese language. More people speak Chinese than any other language in the world. Chinese—together with Tibetan, Burmese, and many other languages of South and Southeast Asia—belongs to the family of Sino-Tibetan languages (see Language). encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565543/Chinese_Language.html   (1932 words)

Learn Chinese Characters Chinese characters, Chinese dictionary, learn Chinese, learn Chinese characters, study Chinese, Chinese chat, Chinese literature, putonghua, Chinese writing, language, etymology, hanzi, zhongwen, hanyu, guoyu, learn, study, kanji, shuowen, pictographs, glyphs, sinographs, zipu, Chinese movies, Chinese calligraphy, fengshui, chinese paintings, chinese art Learn Chinese characters by understanding their origins and interconnections. www.zhongwen.com   (50 words)

Chinese electronic dictionary and language translators. Chinese - other languages dictionaries. This dictionary is designed for Chineses who are studying English as a second language. Chinese Translator is one of the world's few electronic dictionaries that offer two-way sentence translation that carries up to 82% of the source meaning. It recognizes Chinese handwriting and will store a photo album, linked to your address book — great for the caller ID purposes; the 32-polyphonic melodies will be good to your ears. chinese.dictionaries.ectaco.com   (3722 words)

Learning Chinese Language It displays a whole document in Chinese [GB] or [BIG5], and gives individual word's definition, pronunciation as well as many more information when you click on that word. It is outside of the scope of "China the Beautiful" to provide the teaching materials for learning Chinese. If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool. www.chinapage.com /learnchinese.html   (187 words)

Chinese Language Center List of Chinese Radicals No, not the Gang of Four variety but the kind that is the closest thing to a Chinese alphabet. Online Chinese Talking Flashcards Our free flashcards are keyed to specific book series and programs to match your study programs. Classics of Chinese Literature like the Analects of Confucius and the Art of War in side-by-side translation. www.yellowbridge.com /language   (272 words)

Chinese language and dialects from ALS International Yue, including the well-known Cantonese (the language of Guangzhou -also known as Canton) is spoken in many part of the Chinese Diaspora, particularly Hong Kong and overseas Chinese settlements in the United States, Europe and South-east Asia.. Chinese, unlike many other languages, denotes a large family of dialects and written forms. Spoken Chinese is especially complex with more than 5 recognized dialect groups, but even the written language has two recognized alphabets. www.alsintl.com /languages/chinese.htm   (272 words)

Chinese Language Chinese, together with Tibetan and Myanmar (formerly known as Burmese) and the many tribal languages of South and Southeast Asia, belongs to the family of Sino-Tibetan languages. The Chinese written language is of an old and conservative type that assigns a single distinctive symbol, or character, to each word of the vocabulary. More people speak Chinese than any other language in the world. www.connect.net /ron/chineselanguage.html   (272 words)

Cantonese (linguistics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Yụet (Guangdong) language") is one of the major dialect groups or languages of the Chinese language or language family. As more and different kinds of Chinese emigrate, however, the situation is now changing, so that Min (Hokkien, or Fujianese dialect speakers) and Wu dialect speakers are also now heard, as well as Mandarin in increasing numbers from Taiwanese and Northern mainland immigrants. Another problem is with Chinese characters: Cantonese uses the same system of characters as Mandarin, but it often uses different words, which have to be written with different characters. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cantonese_Chinese   (272 words)

Chinese script and language Chinese characters, with some modifications, are also used in written Japanese and Korean, and were once used to write Vietnamese. Chinese is written with characters known as 漢字 [汉字] (hànzi). The earliest recognisable examples of written Chinese date from 1500-950 BC (Shang dynasty) and were inscribed on ox scapulae and turtle shells - "oracle bones". www.omniglot.com /writing/chinese.htm   (960 words)

Chinese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chinese nationalism, cultural, historiographical, and political theories, movements and beliefs that assert the idea of a cohesive, unified Chinese people and culture under state(s) that are primarily Chinese. Overseas Chinese in southeast Asia (particularly in Malaysia and Singapore) and supporters of Taiwanese independence within Taiwan make a clear distinction between Hua ren (Chinese in the ethnic sense) and Zhongguo ren (Chinese in the political sense). The Chinese expression Zhongguo ren (中國人 or 中国人) literally means "Chinese person" but usually refers to a person of Chinese nationality. www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Chinese   (960 words)

Languages of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chinese spoken language, despite the fact that they are more different from each other than, for example, the Romance languages of Europe. Supporters of Chinese policies argue that both in theory and in practice that Chinese policies are rather supportive of multilingualism and the development of minority languages, and that China has a far better track record in these issues than some other countries, namely the United States. Language policy within China is the subject of a number of political controversies mostly having to do with the political status of minority nationalities in China. evil-wire.luvfeed.org /cache/3951   (960 words)

Chinese script and language Spoken Chinese (Cantonese, Dungan, Gan, Hakka, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Taiwanese, Teochew, Xiang) Chinese characters, with some modifications, are also used in written Japanese and Korean, and were once used to write Vietnamese. Chinese is written with characters known as 漢字 [汉字] (hànzi). www.omniglot.com /writing/chinese.htm   (960 words)

The Chinese Outpost A Language Learning and Culture Site For eight years now, The Chinese Outpost has been reducing the dreaded Mandarin Learning Curve for countless students and other netizens eager to learn about the Chinese Language. FOR KIDS The father of two girls--ages 4 and 2--shares the results of his quest for quality Chinese language learning materials for children. GALLERY View a selection of engravings depicting Chinese scenes from China Illustrated, printed in four volumes in London, England, between 1843 and 1847. www.chinese-outpost.com   (312 words)

Chinese Language Software - Learn Chinese 6.0 Learn Chinese 6.0 is for people who are serious about learning Chinese language. It's a simple, efficient, and comprehensive tool and designed for the beginners and senior learners to learn Chinese language and culture. 1, Learn Chinese Character is an English-Chinese double language Dictionary which includes over 12,000 Chinese words and phrases. www.language-chinese.net   (236 words)

Studying Chinese Language and Culture Chinese-forums.com is an online community of people with an interest in Chinese language and culture. For example, there is a requirement of an HSK 4 or better to enter Chinese Medical School. Besides, rather than always try to compete for customers with other schools I think part of my job is to cultivate people's interest in learning Chinese and grow the market... www.chinese-forums.com   (451 words)

Download details: Office XP Tool: Traditional Chinese Language Pack The Traditional Chinese Language Pack is designed to work with the Office XP Tool: Global IME (Traditional Chinese) download and is only required if you are not running Microsoft Windows® 2000 AND you are not running a Traditional Chinese language version of the operating system. The Traditional Chinese Language Pack installs Traditional Chinese language support files for the operating system. You do not need to download the Traditional Chinese Language Pack if any of the following are true: www.microsoft.com /downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=C2E0C5A2-66FE-4854-BE35-7A5E539A0980&displaylang=EN   (217 words)

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