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HUMA1030 Structure of the Chinese Language What does Chinese or the Chinese Language mean or refer to?

? How would you describe the Chinese Language to a foreigner or what are the characteristics associated with the Chinese Language?

Characteristics of the Chinese Language


1. In writing, it is represented by characters rather than roman alphabet (except in the case when a romanization system, such as pinyin, is used) E.g. E.g. big, small vs. d, xio

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