What is the official system for writing Mandarin sounds with Latin letters called?
AnswerPinyin
Hanyu Pinyin spells Mandarin pronunciation with Latin letters and tone marks.
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Chinese facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about the Chinese language, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Which Mandarin phrase is the standard way to say 'hello'?
AnswerNǐ hǎo
Nǐ hǎo (你好) literally means 'you good' and is the everyday greeting.
Going deeper
In Chinese writing, what is a radical?
AnswerA character component used to group and look up characters
Dictionaries sort characters by radicals, components that often hint at meaning.
Which of these places officially uses Traditional Chinese characters?
AnswerTaiwan
Taiwan uses Traditional characters, while mainland China and Singapore use Simplified ones.
Which single Chinese character means the number 10?
Answer十
十 (shí) means ten; 一 is one, 八 is eight and 千 is one thousand.
Expert level
As a general rule, in what order are strokes in a Chinese character written?
AnswerTop to bottom, left to right
Basic stroke order runs from top to bottom and from left to right.
The earliest large body of Chinese writing was carved onto what?
AnswerOracle bones (turtle shells and ox bones)
Shang dynasty oracle bone inscriptions are the oldest substantial Chinese writing known.
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