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[quote=MAGISTER,478064]Definitely learn the characters! Like you I didn't enjoy learning languages at school but since I started working in china I've really enjoyed learning Chinese. What I found is it's not just good enough to try and learn a language by thinking that you can just translate your own native language into Chinese. There is an entirely different thought process, way of communicating and structure to the chinese language and learning characters is a very important way of being able to understand that. Furthermore, you'll be able to learn Chinese much more quickly if you can read characters. Just walking down the street you'll be able to read signs,etc. that will reveal new vocab and structures that you wouldn't be able to understand otherwise. It's certainly not an easy process and you'll have to spend time each day with flash cards or practice writing the characters on a regular basis. Pinyin is a useful study tool and is very easy to master for English speakers but it is not practical once you get out on the street in china.[/quote]
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