Approximately 1.39 billion people, or 17% of the global population, speak one of the varieties of Chinese as their first language. [1] The different Chinese language varieties together form the largest branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages.

China is the world's largest manufacturer and has the second-largest economy by nominal GDP. International organizations have criticized China, alleging authoritarianism and human rights abuses.

By completing all free online Mandarin Chinese lessons provided here, you should be able to manage basic pronunciation, learn some vocabulary and acquire certain simple Chinese sentence structure.

Learn to speak, read and write Chinese using these free online Chinese lessons. All levels - from basic to intermediate.

Welcome to the first and only living Chinese dictionary that is growing every day with its Chinese learners. You have the opportunity to contribute ways that you remember Chinese characters and photos of your Chinese writing as you learn from other students of Chinese.

Learn Mandarin Chinese from scratch with free pinyin charts, tone practice, character and stroke-order lessons, flashcards and interactive quizzes.

Our free, fun, and effective course helps you learn Chinese (Simplified) with quick, science-based lessons personalized to you.

Tools and resources to help students of Mandarin learn how to read and write Chinese characters.

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漢語 又稱 華語[10][11] 、 中國語[12] 或 中國話[13]，是源自 东亚 的 分析语，为 汉民族 的 母语 [14][11][15]，也是 汉藏语系 中规模最大、复杂度最高的一支。若把整个 汉语族 的所有 汉语方言 都視為單一語言的不同 地方变种，则汉语为 世界上母语使用者人数最多的语言，目前全世界有近五分之一 ...