How long does it take to be able to read Chinese?

Anecdotally, most students who study language full-time at a university in China are able to pass the HSK 5 after 1–2 years. As another generalisation from all the people I’ve met who’ve learned Chinese to a proficient level (both spoken and written), I’d estimate that it took most people somewhere between 3–5 years.

What is the best way to learn how do you read Chinese?

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1. Learn to Read Chinese with Pinyin. The one aspect of Chinese that characters don’t cover is tones, which can greatly influence the meaning of your Chinese words.
2. Learn to Recognize Characters.
3. Learn How to Remember Your Chinese.
4. Practice Reading Chinese Online.

How can I read Chinese characters fast?

Force yourself to read slightly more quickly than you normally do: Use a pointer of some kind (your finger, a pencil) and run it along the lines of characters at a specific pace and read at that pace. Time yourself to see that this speed is slightly faster than you normally read (perhaps +10\%).

How can I memorize Chinese words quickly?

How to Memorize Chinese Characters: It’s Easier Than You Think

1. Break Down Chinese Characters.
2. Go Back in Time.
3. Write, Write, Write!
4. Read Parallel Texts.
5. Sign up for Calligraphy Classes.
6. Watch Chinese TV Shows, Movies and Videos.
7. Embrace the Wonders of Karaoke.

How long does it take to learn Chinese fluently?

However, to become fluent, experts estimate that it’ll take 2,200 class hours. If you put the rest of your life on hold and focused only on studying Chinese – at 5 hours of practice a day, it would take you 88 weeks. Here’s the long story. When it comes to Chinese, you have two options – Mandarin or Cantonese.

How do I learn to read Chinese characters?

You can use other methods to help you read characters, such as this ‘story’ method. Once you’ve learned some pictographs, you’ll soon be able to put some of them together (or break them apart) to learn more complex characters, known as 会意 (huì yì) combined Ideographs or ‘meeting of ideas.’

Are pictographs a good way to learn Chinese characters?

Of course, you can learn radicals first, but pictographs are an excellent ‘unscary’ introduction to Chinese characters that served me well! A significant step of learning to read Chinese characters is to understand radicals. No, not the revolutionary type, the ones that we like to call the ‘building-blocks’ of Chinese characters.

Can a visual system teach you to read Chinese?

ShaoLan Hsueh, a Taiwanese entrepreneur and venture investor living in London, has developed a visual system for learning to read Chinese, called Chineasy, that transforms cornerstone Chinese characters known as radicals into clever illustrations and stories to teach people a basic vocabulary.