Belvedere College SJ

u003cstrongu003eSpeaking Chinese gives you more opportunitiesu003c/strongu003ernrnChina is now the world’s second largest economy, which presents many business opportunities. If you can speak Chinese, it will be easy for you to find those opportunities in the process of China’s rapid economic growth. China will play a major role in world affairs in the future.rnEmployers seek Mandarin speakers: If you can speak Chinese, it will look great on your CV.rnIf you would like to be involved in international business, this is a great opportunity for you!rnIreland has a growing Chinese community and learning the culture help us grow as an inclusive society.rnTo learn about Chinese history and culture Ancient Chinese Culture more 5000 years old. When visiting China, you will be immediately confronted with the various ways this culture is lived out by millions of Chinese people every single day. If you can speak Chinese, it will be easy to travel to the beautiful country and enjoy delicious Chinese food.rnrnStudying Chinese at Secondary LevelrnrnDownload PDFrnrn• Chinese is easy, fun, and interesting!rn• Chinese vocabulary is extremely logical.rnrn电脑 diànnăo = Electricity + brain = Computerrn电话 diànhuà = Electricity + speech = Telephonern电视 diànshì = Electricity + to view = Televisionrn小学xiǎoxué = small study = elementary schoolrn中学zhōngxué = middle study = middle schoolrn高中gāozhōng = middle highrn大学dàxué=big study = collegern学生xuésheng = study + unripe = studentrnrnChinese words are artistically formed. If you know the most 1000 commonly used characters, you will recognize 90% of the characters in Chinese newspapers.rnrnu0026nbsp;rnrnu003cimg class=u0022size-full wp-image-971 aligncenteru0022 src=u0022https://belvederecollege.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/image3.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022566u0022 height=u0022486u0022 /u003ernrnKǒuzìpáng 口字旁 u002du002du002du002d mouth/classifier for things with mouths.rnYou’ll find 口 in characters related to the mouth, openings and entrances.