Chinese sounds "x-, q-, and j-" don't exist in English. These sounds require training mouth to make new sounds
"Wǒ ài nǐ" (我爱你) is the literal translation of "I love you" in Mandarin. "Wǒ xǐ huān nǐ" (我喜欢你) is the most common way to say "I love you". Text messages use numbers like 520 (wǔ èr líng) for "I love you"
There are over 80,000 Chinese characters total. Basic literacy requires around 2,000 characters. By 3,500 characters, 99.5% of modern Chinese writing is recognized. College-educated Chinese people know around 8,000 characters
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Basic greetings include "你好" (hello) and "喂？" (hello on phone). Common greetings vary by time of day: "早上好", "下午好", "晚上好". "幸会" (nice to meet you) is a formal greeting
你好 (nǐ hǎo) is the standard greeting but rarely used with friends. 您好 (nín hǎo) is respectful version used with teachers. 大家好 (dà jiā hǎo) is common greeting for groups