What are the pros and cons of learning Mandarin Chinese?

As to the language itself: Some pros: -You should be able to speak to at least 1/10 of the world's population. -Every single character is now one syllable long. You will not have to worry about pronouncing some monstrously long word that takes up half a line on the page. read more

Still, it is important to bear in mind some of the cons as you continue your learning journey. Pros: Pinyin helps you to pronounce a word properly. Even native Mandarin speakers sometimes forget how to pronounce characters, and use sounds to remind themselves. Pinyin also reinforces the standard pronunciation. read more

I agree with the pros of learning mandarin. As a Chinese teacher of han bridge mandarin, I thinks it is very useful and helpful to learn Chinese. The development of Chinese economy, Chinese culture, Chinese landscape, etc, attract many foreigners. read more