Pronunciation Challenge This is The Hardest Language In The World

Host : Columbus 哥倫布
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There are apparently over 80,000 Chinese characters, which can seem pretty intimidating – but guess what you only need to know 3,500 in Standard Chinese. This might still seem like a lot, but you can actually get by with only 1,000 of the most frequent characters.

Key Vocabulary

1. apparently

apparently

[əˈpɛrəntli ] (adv.)

evidently

[ˈɛvədəntli ] (adv.)

2. intimidating

intimidating

[ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ] (adj.)

scary

[ˈskɛri ] (adj.)

frightening

[ˈfraɪtənɪŋ] (adj.)

3. get by

cope

[koʊp ] (v.)

4. frequently

frequently

[ˈfrikwəntli] (adv.)

regularly

[ˈrɛgjələrli] (adv.)