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1. I Want To Learn Chinese
..... That’s right! I want to learn Chinese. Chinese is the new language of today’s world. I look around and I can see where all this is going. Our world is growing at such a alarming rate and the world economy is merging at an unforgiving speed, I think we will all be speaking Chinese and Spanish right along with English. We are fast approaching a multi-lingual world. We won’t need subtitles on films, or an interpreter to hustle us through a Chinese menu, or an old world master to explain the Chinese character’s meaning graced on a wall, if we just learn Chinese. If I learn Chinese, I could talk with them hours on end about the ways of their culture and how to fung shui my house so I can find more tranquility. I could listen to great stories of ancient cultural hero’s and ponder their brilliant minds, wishing one for my next muse. If I learn Chinese, I could scold the angry driver next to me or my children for not picking up their clothes. If I learn Chinese, I could impress my friends and colleagues with my superior command of a higher learning that they don’t have. I could travel to the Asian world and madly shop amongst them, purchasing things I really don’t need, but happier for the engaging conversation between us. .....

2. A Guide To Learning Chinese Online
..... If learning the Chinese language is on your list of things to do, then consider using the first tool at your fingertips…your computer. Today, the internet is chocked full of a multitude of a variety of instructions for learning Chinese. Each site offers something unique and beneficial to that site, however, there are of course, some maintained with a more serious hand in learning and others, well, just plain frumpy. Before you begin, be prepared to do a lot of surfing from your favorite search engines and bookmarking the ones appropriate for your own level of learning. You will have to separate the good sites from the not so good sites. Know what it is exactly you wish to learn. Do you wish to learn to write the beautiful characters? Do you just need to know simple communication phrases? Develop some kind of plan of purpose, to save time and struggle meandering through sites. For starts consider answering these questions: .....

3. About Jin Learn Chinese
..... Out of 2003 came the emergence of Asian rap star “Jin” with social cultural hit “Learn Chinese”. It appeared as refreshing insight into the music subculture of Asian American and attempted to bring a whole new perspective to rap music. It was a shout out at a rapidly growing popular trend by young Asians to get on the rap music money train and express themselves about their social concerns. One of those social concerns is how they are perceived by Americans. Much of the lyrics they sing contain a sort of animosity for racial stereotyping of their culture. Rap music has typically been reserved for the African American culture with a few white rap icons, like Eminem, bursting out into scene sparingly. Thanks to Jin, a message was developed but met with much controversy from Asians themselves. Most agreed the music including some background lyrics in Cantonese was little to be desired, and overall, was not what they would sing, but agreed in was an intriguing relief for his command of the English language. Many were not impressed, and yet some understood and appreciated his attempt at breaking social stereotyping of Asians in American culture. Jin was discovered after a freestyle competition landed him into the arms of Ruff Ryder records where he was promptly signed. Since then, he has fused his career tight into the business of rapping. He did well in aggressively voicing his pride of “being a chinaman” in his lyrics, while dismissing the need for him to fall into the stereotype of Asian Americans by saying “your gonna learn Chinese”. .....

4. Bad Reasons Not To Learn Chinese
..... “Because it’s to hard” Well, yea…it can be if you approach it with a bad attitude, or you have the wrong learning tools, or little discipline. Anything worth learning takes time, practice and perseverance. But remember, knowledge is power and in tomorrow’s world, you may just need to know Chinese somewhere in your career or personal life. “It’s useless, we live in an English world, they should learn English” Guess what? They have learned English and well. The business world has called for them to know English and us to know Chinese for the best interest of our economy and world relationships with each other. More employers today are looking for bilingual or multilingual job candidates. We are assimilating at a faster rate more than ever before. With America as a melting pot, learning Chinese enables us to communicate in interpersonal relationships, show cultural sensitivity and appreciation. .....

5. Beginner Chinese Calligraphy
..... The Han Dynasty in 100 A.D. is the first origin of Chinese characters. The Chinese dictionary completed at that time included around 9,353 characters. The next version of the Chinese dictionary came out of Qing Dynasty and was called the “Kangxi” dictionary. The 42 booklets contained over 46,964 characters, which most are not even used today. There are variants on the characters, revised and refined in the current simplified edition of the Chinese language. This edition was put out by the People’s Republic of China in 1956. This book narrowed the characters down to about 6,500. This is considered a simplified form and is the most common form used today, although some remain committed to using the old traditional ways. Chinese characters have been defined as complicated yet beautiful in their meaning. They are complex in relation to other writing languages. Romanization is used in terms of relation or simple visual information, however the meaning of the character remains mysterious as the art styles behind it. Some Chinese characters mimic similar tones of other characters, yet have different meanings. Some characters written with just an added dot or stroke, turn into something completely different. .....

6. Being Bilingual In America
..... America is the cultural melting pot of the world. More so today than even as defined in history. The future looks as though children will have to speak at least one other language than English in their adult lifetime. The second most widely used language in the world, contrary to beliefs, is Chinese. In classrooms around America, multi-cultural classes are popping up to incorporate traditional lessons with cultural diverse studies. By doing so, children are learning to appreciate the diversity and traditions of other cultures along with their own. On the pacific coast, in Bellevue, Washington, children have the opportunity to learn Chinese along side of cultural traditions and history. The philosophy being the socio-economical need for those who speak Chinese to be available to meet the demands in tomorrow’s world. .....

7. Chinese Calligraphy As An Art Form
..... There is a quiet appreciation for Chinese calligraphy (called “Shu Fa” in Chinese). We see it everywhere. It has been around for thousand’s of years, and has danced it’s way into the western world. Character techniques were refined throughout the history of China as their culture’s social circumstances changed. Self expression thru disciplined understanding of form and technique has been handed down by the great masters of Chinese calligraphy, with each master leaving a unique, individual style. Within this heritage many artists have taken some influence from it for their own works. Picasso and Matisse are two artists who used some Chinese calligraphy in their art. It is considered an art form and with it’s amass of many followers, it is now a sought after as a class in which one can learn the art of Chinese calligraphy. There are many avenues to explore in Chinese Calligraphy. Before you embark on a furious intended study of learning Chinese calligraphy, introduce yourself to the all the aspects involved. Start by searching out the fun stuff, to keep yourself entertained momentarily and intrigued further into learning more. One particular fun concept to do with Chinese calligraphy is to see what your name means in Chinese and how beautifully it is written. You most likely will spend a little time giving Chinese names and meanings to everyone dear to you. The western world likes intense, spiritual and deep meanings for names, well, the Chinese do too. And when written in Chinese, your name takes on even more in depth personal magic. Also recommended is to spend time with other words commonly used in Chinese art. Words like love, hope, tranquility, all become so immersing and identified with personally when witnessed in Chinese calligraphy form. So much do they affect the eye of the beholder, that often they end up permanently expressed in a tattoo. Chinese calligraphy is a very popular request for tattoos. .....

8. Chinese Calligraphy As Tattoos
..... Today, I went on a search for the perfect tattoo. I wanted something beautiful, simple and with deep spiritual meaning. I hadn’t a clue what I was looking for. Then I tripped over Chinese calligraphy. I was taken back by the words brush stroked eloquently and masterfully on the paper. They spoke to me. Without even knowing what they meant, I could tell each word held a world of thought within it’s own. As I went thru the page, the calligraphy got only better, making it difficult which one I should choose to eternalize on my skin. I was so entranced with the Chinese calligraphy letters, I impatiently pushed right on thru to see how they were put together as words. Even more beautiful. All had a deep meaning applicable to the personality of one. Chinese calligraphy is an ancient art form stemming back to almost 3000 years ago. This style of writing is said to be abstract art. Many masters throughout Chinese history have left behind their own unique interpretation of the Chinese characters. It was Tu Mang, however, who correlated it all together with form identification and style. He established names for the techniques used to describe the words. For instance, a “carefree” style has an unfixed or unknown direction. On the opposite end, a “carefully executed” form insists on careful execution and thought behind the work. “Mysterious” is to use your imagination. There are 120 existing expressions used for Chinese calligraphy, many born by great masters. .....

9. How To Learn Chinese In China
..... Chinese is swiftly becoming a language to master. Whether for business or pleasure, all the demands of the future lie in being able to fuse cultural boundaries and one of those areas, is Chinese. For business men today, speaking Chinese can be an successful career tool to have. The Chinese language is becoming just as important to speak as is English, even Spanish. Children today are being offered Chinese language with the ideology that it will be necessary into tomorrow’s world. There are many avenues of learning available for those wishing to pick up the Chinese language. A thorough and sure way to adopt the eloquent language is to learn Chinese in China. There are many programs in China available for study of Chinese. The one month program, immerses the student directly into Chinese lessons, and ideally provides much one on one. This is the best reason to learn Chinese in China, to have individual attention and hear the language being spoken on a repetitive, daily basis. The Chinese phonetics and meaning of tones within their language are so unique to them, that it is encouraged in learning, to hear the application of Chinese to ensure better results. The other advantage to these courses taught in native homeland is the surety of a personal assistant/chaperone/tutor to help reinforce the studies with daily activities, exploration of culture, and consistent practice of the language. In one month, the ability to comprehend and apply the Chinese language is so immense, it remains incomparable to traditional methods of language arts taught in English communities or universities. .....

10. Its Easy To Learn Chinese Characters
..... The Chinese language is most notably known for the written and beautiful characters stroked on the flat page. As old as 4000 years ago, this exquisite language exists as even more popular today. There are several masters of it’s legend left behind in history their work more as art then language. There are many resources available to learn Chinese characters. The Chinese language has become a popular study area for more and more people and continues to expand the supply and demand of good available teaching tools. At any given point, you can access many different ways to learn Chinese or learn Chinese characters. The traditional way to learn a foreign language was to incorporate the study within some form of primary or secondary education. Then continuing adult classes started springing up all over and with a host of other available subjects, the Chinese language was thrown in as an afterthought. The demand for learning Chinese characters came heavy onto the home study market after eastern art and culture, including the art of Chinese characters, graced the masses of the western world. People were wanting these beautiful Chinese characters as tattoos, because they represented so much meaning in just a simple brush stroke. Cultural influences touched from films/tv entertainment (like movie star Jacki Chan, or the movie “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”), to home decorating (Fung Shui), Chinese food, and of course art, with the tranquility of expression from Chinese characters. Now you can learn Chinese characters with just a little effort from your computer. .....

11. Its Easy To Learn Chinese Characters2
..... The Chinese language is most notably known for the written and beautiful characters stroked on the flat page. As old as 4000 years ago, this exquisite language exists as even more popular today. There are several masters of it’s legend left behind in history their work more as art then language. There are many resources available to learn Chinese characters. The Chinese language has become a popular study area for more and more people and continues to expand the supply and demand of good available teaching tools. At any given point, you can access many different ways to learn Chinese or learn Chinese characters. The traditional way to learn a foreign language was to incorporate the study within some form of primary or secondary education. Then continuing adult classes started springing up all over and with a host of other available subjects, the Chinese language was thrown in as an afterthought. The demand for learning Chinese characters came heavy onto the home study market after eastern art and culture, including the art of Chinese characters, graced the masses of the western world. People were wanting these beautiful Chinese characters as tattoos, because they represented so much meaning in just a simple brush stroke. Cultural influences touched from films/tv entertainment (like movie star Jacki Chan, or the movie “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”), to home decorating (Fung Shui), Chinese food, and of course art, with the tranquility of expression from Chinese characters. Now you can learn Chinese characters with just a little effort from your computer. .....

12. Learn Chinese Calligraphy
..... You have seen it everywhere. The beautiful strokes in black brushed on a canvas. Meaning something, but were not sure what. You see it in tattoo’s left on the skin to declare deep significance to the wearer, and often out of curiosity we ask what it means. It is a peaceful mystery, we are drawn to it naturally. The infamy of Chinese calligraphy has become an art to be understood and learned. Not only do we want it on our walls and skin, we want to become even more personal with it. You can learn Chinese calligraphy, and create the same beautiful words as do the masters. Chinese calligraphy began in 213 B.C. by Prime Minister Li Szu who created over 3000 characters to be used by the Chinese scholars. The five different styles, zhuan-shu, li-shu, kai-shu,xing-shu, and cao-shu, are all forms used in Chinese calligraphy. One word can be written in different ways depending on the style and the execution of that style. The word can be fluid, formal, exact, whimsical…it all is in the hand of the application and unique individual deliverance of the strokes. Many masters from the beginning of origin to now have left their work for us to enjoy as art today. When you begin to study calligraphy, you will adopt a style which is distinctive to you and perfect the strokes as your own form of self expression. The artistic value of Chinese calligraphy is in the skill and method is exclusive to the particular creative ability delivering it. When well done, the words interpretations are more leaning to abstract art, then anything else. .....

13. Learn Chinese Free
..... There is reason enough to learn Chinese in today’s world. In the business world, relationships with China are increasing it’s influence in our economy. Attractive candidates for employers will encompass the skills of being bilingual. In our personal relationships, we are becoming elbow to elbow with combining cultures. Even online, our communications to pen pals exist in Asian countries and the need to break the language barrier stronger than ever. In social-patterns, we have to adopt cultural sensitivities to those merging into Americanism. By learning Chinese we, with or without consciously knowing, have created more doors of opportunity all the way around. For many, learning Chinese is not an option but a necessary means to higher objective. And equally, for many there is limited budget available in which to acquire the skill of Chinese. Thank god for the online resources abundant and available in which to learn Chinese free. .....

14. Learn Chinese
..... The Chinese language is illusive to English speaking world, almost seems to be a complex mystery intimidating to unravel and to understand. If you wish to learn Chinese, then approach it delicately and thoroughly as a bridge to not only communication with this beautiful culture, but learn Chinese to harvest the history and ways of their world as well. Historically, the Chinese language evolved from Proto-Sino-Tibetan and has ascended into modern day with most Chinese communities speaking either Mandarin or Cantonese forms of the Chinese language. There are different varieties on both of these depending on the geographical localities. The linguistics of the Chinese language are easier to trace back in time than are the characters used for Chinese alphabet, as there is rare documentation found to support the origins. .....

15. Learn How To Write Chinese
..... It is said Mandarin Chinese is one of the top languages difficult to learn. The Chinese language embraces so many levels of complex spoken and written components within their language that it can almost seem to frustrating. In order to understand Chinese, you have to dissect the pronunciations, the written characters (and there are thousands upon thousands of them), and the tonal dialects used in each word. If the task of mastering the language becomes to cumbersome, it is often the choice to just give up. There are means accessible to make writing Chinese somewhat easier. Some instructors suggest learning a few characters first which are most frequently used. Practice them over and over. Learning the direction of strokes, the difference in brushstrokes and pen (like thickness and style), and thorough repetition will be the best beginning point. Once familiarity of common used characters sets in, then a Chinese dictionary will come in handy to put meaning to the characters. A good guide to Chinese characters will encompass pages of most frequently used characters in the Chinese language. Practice writing Chinese and the characters. It is said that if you learn at least 800 of them, you will be able to retain at least, if not more, 86% of the characters commonly used. Double that and the comprehension rises to around 95% recognition. With that much understanding of the characters you are ready to begin grammatical lessons as well as beginning reading. .....

16. Learn To Read Chinese
..... If you ever sat down to eat in a Chinese restaurant, there’s a good chance you have had the opportunity to hear Chinese spoken fluently. The menu most likely contained beautiful Chinese characters depicting food offerings. This beautiful language lends its self to roots that began over 4000 years ago from the Sino- Tibetan vernacular form. Today, the most common style of Chinese used is the Mandarin Chinese language. There are many methods available to learn to read Chinese. The written characters have been narrowed down to about 30 strokes for over 40,000 characters used. Chinese grammar is different and easier than English, as there is no noun inflections and verbs are basic in structure. If you are going to tackle the art of reading Chinese, begin with memorization and consistency in character identification of each character, and there are a lot. It can become overwhelming to the untrained eyes, but understanding of these characters is foremost before learning to read Chinese. The use of a Chinese dictionary can be your best friend, as you start to identify the relationship and categories of each character. It cannot be stressed enough to consistently use word association, memorization and dictionary definitions to develop skill in reading Chinese. The idea being able to put together characters you see on paper and pull up the information stored from the learning process so you can recognize what you are reading. .....

17. Learn To Speak Chinese
..... So, you want to learn to speak Chinese? And it’s no wonder why…with today’s world aggressively tapping into each other, we are culturally merging rapidly. The Chinese language has become increasingly popular, almost tripling the demand to learn the Chinese language in the past decade. High thanks to modern technology such as computers, cell phones, even MP3 players, language accommodation in these instruments is becoming the norm. Gone are the days of primary English communications on these devices, now you can speak and write the Chinese characters, as well as many other languages. In order to keep up with the technology advances, it is become crucial to pick up a second language in business as well. If you learn to speak Chinese, and you can demonstrate ability for the language, you are more than one step above others in career paths such a business, marketing, engineering and technology. Our world is hungry for multi diverse individuals who can communicate effectively with other cultures. And why wouldn’t you want to learn to speak Chinese? It’s eloquent nature lends to the desire of understanding. The characters have become an art form themselves, basked across walls declaring deep meaning. It would be nice to be able to know what these refined instruments of communication were inspiring us to. There is a peace and balance somewhere within the Chinese culture and in their language. From their ways of life to ours is a bridge and by learning to speak Chinese we have began to cross it. With the call to learn to speak Chinese, countless sources have emerged for doing just that. Traditional methods of learning include classes, and private instructors. But today, it is easy to study the Chinese language online. Available resources include everything from history of the language to audio lessons. .....

18. Mandarin Chinese
..... After the Ch’ing dynasty fell in the early 17th century, it was necessary to come to agreement of a national language for China for proper dialects and pronunciations. It was until around 1913 however, until the Ministry of Education actually established the national language. The requirements were for the language to go beyond local dialects and include prominent properties used universally in the Asian world. Mandarin Chinese dominated and successfully became the superior and dominant Chinese usage. Starting in 1956, it is now the mandated language taught in Asia countries. Throughout the country it is still referred to as “guanya” or “national speech”, but in the west we call it Mandarin. What makes mandarin Chinese different to learn than English, is it’s tones assigned to words which vary in high to low levels, and pitches. It is also a monosyllabic language with little or no modulation. Unlike the English alphabet, The Chinese language contains over 3000 frequently used characters and over 6500 listed in the Chinese dictionary. The characters denote deep meaning then just surface print. An addition or subtraction of a brushstroke changes the meaning of the character. As do tones used in pronunciation of Chinese words. .....

19. Using Declans Flashcards To Learn Chinese
..... Learning the Chinese language can be a difficult task to embark on. Unlike other foreign languages, or the English language, the Chinese language embraces different layers of tones, phonetics, and over 3000 characters. However, the grammar and syntax of sentence structure remains simple in comparison to the English language. With the increasing demand to learn the Chinese language, many teachers have developed new instruction tools to help their students learn better and learn faster. Declan’s Flashcards used to teach Chinese are an effective resource for learning Chinese. What are Flash Cards? .....

20. Usingyour MP3 Player To Learn Chinese
..... The rush of everyday life lends to time constraints on the things we want to do or even the things we need to do. MP3 players originally were designed to give us a mobile soundtrack of our lives, allowing us opportunity to carry our favorite tunes wherever we went. With the technology of MP3 thrust upon us, it wouldn’t be long until the multiple capabilities for the player were enhanced, allowing us other possibilities of use for the mini system. Now available for download on the MP3 player are programs to learn Chinese. This makes it possible to acquire a second language skill while caught in the rush of life. Whether walking to and from your job, sitting in your car, or even in the grocery…you can learn Chinese. It’s productive. And it’s an accomplishment. For people who’s time is limited who have always wanted to master being bilingual or for those who absolutely must learn it quick before a trip to the Asian world, this is resolution. The Chinese language can be accomplished simply by reaching out to resources you already have. .....

21. What To Learn In The Chinese Language
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22. Where To Learn Chinese Online
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23. Why Learn Chinese
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24. Wishing To Learn Chinese
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