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I would totally avoid the writing system if learning Chinese fresh. Study the language for a year, and if you want to stick with it at that point, then start le
by oh_sigh 8y ago
I would totally avoid the writing system if learning Chinese fresh. Study the language for a year, and if you want to stick with it at that point, then start learning characters. Otherwise it is just a futile waste of memory and time
- jason_slack 8y agoIt’s not a waste. You would learn the radicals which helps you understand a words origin among other things.
- FabHK 8y agoIt depends on the purpose. If your goal is to communicate with people, then focusing on the spoken language makes a lot of sense, given how laborious the writing system is and how divorced from the spoken language written Chinese is.
- jason_slack 8y agoYup, I do agree you should focus where you need to. My focus was reading and writing mostly but I can speak (tones need work as expected)
- oh_sigh 8y agoNot a waste, but an inefficient use of a beginners time.